The Lemonade Bomb

[Lace Neil Singer]

Or "When life gives you lemons, make a huge fuss and demand an apology."

This happened during my break, however I was able to piece together what happened when I got back. These customers had a basket of shopping, including 2 2litre bottles of lemonade. Now, they were both standing up; as the belt moved, one fell onto the floor; and exploded. Lemonade went over my relief, over the till, all over the floor, over the customers, over the belt and accross the keypad. O_o

Said customers then started to scream, demanding an apology and money for compensation, even tho technically it was their fault for standing the sodding thing up on the belt in the first place. Needless to say, they didn't get either; it's not like we wired the bottle up to explode in their faces. And I came back to a huge sticky mess to clear up, as the cleaner only mopped the floor, not cleaned up the belt or till.

[TwoScoopsSciath]

Oh man. Are we talking American or European Lemonade? Because, I've had a bottle of pink lemonade explode on a tile kitchen floor and it never stopped being sticky or slightly rosy.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Supermarket own brand see thru lemonade. XD I could still feel the stickiness on the till even after wiping it down countless times. *sigh*

[TwoScoopsSciath]

Oh, god. The fizzy stuff? You should get whatever the UK equivalent of a Purple Heart is. My red fedora goes off to you!

[Pagan]

You should get whatever the UK equivalent of a Purple Heart is.

The medal, the drink, or both?!

[lordlundar]

The medal, the drink, or both?!

You get the medal after you survive the drink.

[AirHostess]

What kind of idiot stands up bottles on a belt?

[solemnwarning]

What kind of idiot stands up bottles on a belt?

A human being

[rvdammit]

What kind of idiot stands up bottles on a belt?

One who gives them a good shake first?

[Becks]

Lace, plastic bottle or glass?

What kind of idiot stands up bottles on a belt?

I always stand bottles up on the belts. Does that make me an idiot? (Not angry, I promise, just wondering.)

[NightAngel]

Becky- if you're an idiot then so am I. At least the company is good, eh?

[Andara Bledin]

I stand my bottles up on the belt, too.

But I also either prop them up with my other purchases or watch them to make sure they don't go over when the belt moves. Some belts have a smooth action, and some belts need a mechanic to slow them down.

^-.-^

[batmoody]

...and bottles of wine, those always tip when the belt starts up. The worst is 40oz soda's from the deli. That hardly ever ends well.
My number one belt peeve though, is when ppl put their money on the belt. Dollars usually make it out ok but the change just gets suked down. Do ppl not realize the mechanics of a belt? It rotates, and if you put your change on it, it will get sucked in...bye bye....duh.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Lace, plastic bottle or glass?

Plastic.

And you're only an idiot if you scream at the cashier and demand compensation and an apology.

[Sliceanddice]

Lol i stand up my bottles but build a chip or ice cream fortress around them.