How To Grocery Shop - A Rant

[Smapti]

Hard to believe the gall of the scooter thief who claimed the machine clearly marked with the store's logo was hers.

The worst part of it is that we didn't have a car big enough to fit the scooter into, so someone had to drive it back to the store, in December, at a quarter to nine at night. Guess who that someone was?

At least it wasn't raining that night. I did the math on the 20 minutes it took me to get back to the store and figured out that those carts go exactly 1.4 miles per hour.

[PepperElf]

Before coming to the store, make sure you have money.

Yeah, being able to buy what you want does usually help.

(although I can confess that a couple of times I've driven to the store only to realize I left the wallet at home although I didn't try buying anything at least... except once at college. but i just gave them the food back cos I couldn't buy it. )

Pick out what you can afford.

Indeed. I hate the concept of telling a cashier to "stop when you get to $whatever". This is why items have PRICES listed. If you aren't sure if you can afford it then bring a calculator or a piece of paper and a pen and try addition.

[EricKei]

My mom is apparently a master of the *good* side of this -- She sent me to the store to grab a few things for her when she was sick...Gave me a list, did not appear to account for sales, etc., handed me a twenty. Got everything she wanted, and the total? $19.55 o_O

[blas]

Feeling the pain of the OP....I worked at a grocery store when I was in high school.

Good thing I got a job there before I failed all the personality tests at every other place

[XCashier]

Coupons and you. While our chain doesn't put out its own coupons, we accept manufacturer's coupons. The correct time to offer coupons is during the transaction - not after you swipe your card, while I'm handing you your change, or two weeks later.

Oh dear God, the coupons...I feel your pain. Such a simple little thing, yet it's the Be All And End All Of Existance to so many people, and none of them have a clue how to use them correctly.

to Smapti! We've plenty of booze and Brain Bleach, and you'll finding yourself needing both eventually.

[Aethian]

See the coupon thing is why I'm really loving that places like couponmom and a few others allow you to load coupons right onto your store card.

[smileyeagle1021]

Some stores, like mine, have a large bulk foods section where you can buy products by the pound. If you are buying from this section you are expected to write the bin number from the product you are buying on the bag's twist-tie. Please DO THIS. Our cashiers are not capable of memorizing the appearance and product numbers of the 700+ products we carry in bulk. If you fail this step, please be prepared to tell the cashier what the item is that you're buying. If I ask you "What is this?" and your response is "I don't know", it raises the question of why you would even buy something you can't identify.

I think I shop at a different location of your store chain... the bulk food section is AWESOME
My partner gets all the spices and herbs that he can imagine and I don't have to file Chapter 7, win-win
Also, as a pasta lover, all the different varieties of pasta (even whole wheat and rice pastas)... oh, I love it.
That said, seriously people just don't get how to shop in bulk food sections. I simply can't comprehend people who don't get the idea of find what you want, put it in a bag, write the number on a twist tie, tie twist tie on bag, place in cart.

Unfortunately, this brings us to one that you did not have on your list, that I fortunately did not witness or have happen to me, but must be added to the list.
Do NOT sexually assault fellow shoppers in the restrooms
To my knowledge that has only happened once and they caught the guy and he's now enjoying his stay in either the Parr Hotel or the Lovelock Resort.

[mjr]

Here's how I think people should grocery shop:

Get the heck out of my way so I can shop!!

The end.

[smalltownclerk]

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[Flying Grype]

If you can walk on your own, you probably don't need them.

Sorry, my own little nitpick here -- if you can walk from the parking lot to the store front, you still might not be able to walk long enough to do all your shopping. That's who the scooters are for. My mom broke her ankle a year and a half ago, and on a good day she can walk around the store for the shopping but on a bad day she can't, and she'll use the scooter.

[Eddie The 'Ead]

Thanks for coming, we'll see you in 2112, tell the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx we said hey.

All I have to say to this is:

[JoitheArtist]

Thanks for coming, we'll see you in 2112, tell the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx we said hey.

Attention all planets of the solar federation
Attention all planets of the solar federation
Attention all planets of the solar federation:

We have assumed control
We have assumed control
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL.

Gods, I love that album.