1) Woman comes through my line, buying $200-$300 worth of groceries. She's on the phone the entire time ... ordering multiple pizzas.
2) We officially closed at 9 p.m. although the staff didn't leave until 9:30 because, ya know ... Had one couple come through my line at 9 on the button with an overflowing buggy. Really, folks ... ? However, they were nice and so was I.
3) I learned about "facing." I think I got through maybe 1/5 of one side of the soup aisle, trying to make it look "pretty."
4) I also learned about colossal wastage. Any dented soup can is marked off and thrown out. I asked why we didn't just sell them at reduced rates. "NOOOOOOO ...." Ditto for the stupid four-pack of yogurt (that image is not the brand involved but it's the same setup). It was marked half off and the foursome was falling apart. However ... one of the little containers was leaking. The family didn't want it (not surprisingly) so I set it aside. Yes, the entire four-pack has to be thrown out. "We can't sell only three ..."
FFS.
5) We were finished doing everything we could possibly do at 9:15 p.m. We then sat around for another 15 minutes because Corporate Gods forbid we should leave early. So basically we got paid double time to sit there and play on cellphones or, in my case, cruise the magazine and books aisle.
2) We officially closed at 9 p.m. although the staff didn't leave until 9:30 because, ya know ... Had one couple come through my line at 9 on the button with an overflowing buggy. Really, folks ... ? However, they were nice and so was I.
3) I learned about "facing." I think I got through maybe 1/5 of one side of the soup aisle, trying to make it look "pretty."
4) I also learned about colossal wastage. Any dented soup can is marked off and thrown out. I asked why we didn't just sell them at reduced rates. "NOOOOOOO ...." Ditto for the stupid four-pack of yogurt (that image is not the brand involved but it's the same setup). It was marked half off and the foursome was falling apart. However ... one of the little containers was leaking. The family didn't want it (not surprisingly) so I set it aside. Yes, the entire four-pack has to be thrown out. "We can't sell only three ..."
FFS.
5) We were finished doing everything we could possibly do at 9:15 p.m. We then sat around for another 15 minutes because Corporate Gods forbid we should leave early. So basically we got paid double time to sit there and play on cellphones or, in my case, cruise the magazine and books aisle.
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