Rules on grocery store (and perhaps retail in general) etiquiette

[Diablo]

Rule 24: If your going to pay with a check, don't wait until after the cashier has finished scanning all your items to even begin to fish you checkbook and pen out of that bottomless pit you call a purse. Extra points if even after you write the check out, you complain about having to show ID. God I hate people...

[lizstar]

15a. Any money that is sucked into the bowels of the counter by you placing it on a moving belt now belongs to the cashier. Consider it a stupid tax.

I HATE when people put money on the belt. People don't seem to understand that it's controlled by sensor, that I don't manually stop and start it with each transaction. Now, I admit that before I worked in grocery, I didn't really know exactly how they worked either. However, it still seemed like common sense to not put money on the belt. I seriously can't understand what's wrong with some people.

I had one lady totally flip out on me when the belt started moving and sucking up her money, as if I had intentionally turned on the belt at that moment just to piss her off. And the thing is, anything sucked through just falls out underneath, it's not gone forever or anything.

[Emrld]

in flip out ladies defense . . .some of the original belts were controlled by the cashier flipping a switch.
In fact until about 2 years ago one of our blue light stores still had that type of belt.
So I have to figure that their are some older stores out there that do still have that type system and people are not used to an automatic sensor.

This does not excuse them from thinking the belt is a good place to put monetary payment.

[Broomjockey]

In fact until about 2 years ago one of our blue light stores still had that type of belt.
So I have to figure that their are some older stores out there that do still have that type system and people are not used to an automatic sensor.

To further that, whenever I take notice, the cashier has a little piece of plastic to flip over the sensor, to simulate it being blocked, so there's still the ability to stop it from moving.

It *still* doesn't excuse people from putting their cash on it, but it's another contributing factor.

[Primer]

ok, I'm guilty. The local grocery store has 4 self-checks, for "20 items or less." I went through yesterday with <gasp> 23. However, there was nobody waiting to use the self-checks, and all of the "full-service" lanes were about 3 people deep with carts filled to overflowing.

Had I caused somebody else to wait, or had there been a shorter line elsewhere, I'd not have done it. Forgive me?

[Estil]

Well, at my store, all that matters on the self checklanes is if the products will fit on the bag rack. And we have four of those versus ONE Slow Lane. Big difference.

[Peppergirl]

ok, I'm guilty. The local grocery store has 4 self-checks, for "20 items or less." I went through yesterday with <gasp> 23. However, there was nobody waiting to use the self-checks, and all of the "full-service" lanes were about 3 people deep with carts filled to overflowing.

Had I caused somebody else to wait, or had there been a shorter line elsewhere, I'd not have done it. Forgive me?

Absolutely!

Have you ever noticed the ones that use the small-order self-scans that have the HUGE carts of food, ALSO seem to move in Slllloooow motion? Or to not be able to figure out how to use the damned things at all?

[Lingering Grin]

I love self-checkouts!


I hate shopping, and with self-checkout I can be in and out in under 15 minutes. Plus, not having to talk to people is a bonus at times, especially if I'm in a crappy mood.


I confused one of the employees at a wal-mart once though. She was looking after the self-checkout lanes and I walked up to the one right next to her station and immediately handed her my ID. She kinda gave me a weird look, until she heard the scanner beep, and saw the light come on that says "I need assistance"... I was buying a case of beer. =P

[prb]

I used to be able to bring a cartful of groceries through the little "15-or-less" self-scans at a Shaw's that had them, and be in, out, and done before most customers would be able to run a small order through. Then they screwed with the scanners' software...

I do that at Loblaws, I go to the "16 items or less" U-Scan machine, and in the time that it takes for someone to do 10 items I have 30 done, and paid. I get an evil glare from the cashier watching over the machine, and other customers, until they see how quick I can use these machines.

[Tria]

Could you possibly be thinking?

Edited for accuracy.

[bean]

A self checkout rant...

If your native language is not one offered by the checkout (usually English and Spanish here), and your English isn't very good... please please PLEASE just go through a regular line. I can't begin to count how many times I've gotten stuck behind someone with poor English/Spanish trying to scan two items and taking 10 minutes to do it.

I prefer to use the self checkouts if I have a small order, but like a lot of others here, I've been on both sides of the register.. so I can breeze through the self checkout pretty fast.

On that note - why does it seem like a lot of places have gone to having only the self checkouts open during off peak hours? I'm looking at you, Kroger and Albertsons.

[chops]

On that note - why does it seem like a lot of places have gone to having only the self checkouts open during off peak hours? I'm looking at you, Kroger and Albertsons.

That's odd. I'm used to going to a supermarket during off peak hours and seeing only one regular line open, and the self checkouts closed. Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather go through the self checkout at odd hours.

[marasbaras]

I like the local QFC (local before I moved) who had a 30 items or less rule on the self-checkout.

[Lingering Grin]

If your native language is not one offered by the checkout (usually English and Spanish here), and your English isn't very good... please please PLEASE just go through a regular line. I can't begin to count how many times I've gotten stuck behind someone with poor English/Spanish trying to scan two items and taking 10 minutes to do it.

I just want to take this moment and say I am VERY sorry for all the trouble I caused for the poor cashier once when I accidentally hit Spanish instead of English.

I think she was training, cause she had no idea how to reset the order, and had to go get a manager to help. Sorry!


Was kinda funny though, cause I walked up, hit the language button and all of a suddenly it starts spitting out, what sounded like to me, someone sort of weird alien dialect. Surprised the hell out of me until I realized what I did! (I thought I broke it!)

[retailwrkralum]

Don't come in at 2:55pm on a weekday and expect to be out in time to pick your kid up at school at 3! Everyone else is thinking this too and it never works that way! You had the entire day off , why wouldn't you come do your shopping earlier?

If they are calling for a few inches of snow, there is NO NEED TO PANIC!!!! You probably have a good supply of things to last you a day or so until you can get out!


This one applies to dept stores more than the grocery store


When the store has a coupon sale, do not ask me after I have finished your sale "COULD I HAVE USED THIS????" Most sales associates are not permitted to prompt for coupons so it is your responsibility to provide that before the transaction is made