Two for one!

[Shironu-Akaineko]

This was the height of stupid this morning.
This guy comes in for a box of croissants he special ordered.

Him he was not the problem.
The cashier was.
she called Lala to the cash (Lala was on the other end of the store while I'm like right next to the cashes) because she needed a barcode.
"This thing has no barcode, wa wa wahh!"
Lala looked at the cashier, then looked at the box, then looked at the cashier again...
then turned the box around.
The cashier, who is a 15 years veteran might I add, was too bloody stupid to turn the box around to look for the damn barcode.

Said barcode is a big as my hand.
On a white sticker.
White sticker on brown box.
You can't miss it.

*****

I have a question. When you go and buy fruit, is the price by fruit, or by weight?
Friend: usually by weight unless otherwise labeled.

Thank you.

Now take that information, and shove it up somewhere moist and stinky in the idiot in front of me at the fast cash.

She was eating a banana and as she was nearing the cashier, she tried to eat it faster and shoved the rest in her mouth.
When she got to the cashier, she waved her banana peel at the cashier and said "I wanna buy this."

If I hadn't been in my work uniform, oh lordy lordy.

Cashier : "I can't do anything about it ma'am, I had to weight it!"

Me : Thinking o O (Sit your fat ass on the scale, tell us what you weighted this morning and we'll deduct!)

It's always been like that, why are people STILL "discovering" this weigh the fruit to buy it thing???

[Andara Bledin]

I, personally, think that stores ought to start charging a set "obviously higher than average" amount for any produce that is not specifically priced per item or pre package that is eaten before reaching the checkstand.

All they need is a single specimen that matches that weight. It should be up to the customer to prove that it wasn't that heavy, right?

^-.-^

[Tito]

She was eating a banana and as she was nearing the cashier, she tried to eat it faster and shoved the rest in her mouth.
When she got to the cashier, she waved her banana peel at the cashier and said "I wanna buy this."

I think we had that lady in our store once. The only difference was she did not try to buy the banana. What happened was, she gave the banana to her young son to eat. When he was done, the lady tried to leave the peeling on the u-boat (sp????) that the produce worker had in the aisle. The following conversation took place:

Produce worker: I don't want that.
Banana lady: *huff* Oh, just give it to me!!!!
Produce worker: Next time you might want to pay for that before you give it to your kid.

Banana lady did not say anymore, but she did get quite a nasty case of CBF as she huffed down the aisle.

[ShinyGreenApple]

Our store is full of these idiots. I remember the great tomato wars well . . .

"Hey, dat ringin' up too much. It supposed to be $1.94 per clusta."

Then they decided they didn't want the off the vine tomatoes anymore when they realized they were sold by weight. Yeah, because it'd be fair to sell a cluster of five and a cluster of two for the same price

Then there was the grumpy old lady who tried to tell me that grapes were 99 cents a BAG. Fine. I had a bagger go and check. He came back and said no, they were clearly 99 per pound. She then drags him back to the display because she was convinced me and him must have had some evil plan against her . . . or something. Then she decided she didn't want the grapes anymore and declared very loudly that she would just get them at Wal-Mart. Good luck, lady. I used to work there and they'll tell you the same thing.

FEM was watching as the lady was dragging the service clerk around and goes "Please tell me she's not doing what I think she's doing."


"She is."

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[HawaiianShirts]

I recently observed a man who needs a medal for his honorable shopping practices. He had a cart with a small girl in the seat (like 3, I would guess) and a boy (maybe 7 or 8) walking beside him. In the check-out line, I hear the dad say, "Has she been eating those all this time?" His son says, "I guess so," and Dad sighs. There was a bag of grapes, open just enough for a 3-year-old's hand to fit in, right behind the daughter in the cart. Apparently she had been surreptitiously eating the grapes while Dad shopped.

Dad sent the boy to get another bag of grapes. When he reached the register, he handed the cashier the new bag and said, "Charge me twice for this one because she ate half of that one." The cashier was momentarily confused, but thanked the man for his honesty.

I was officially impressed. I've seen the bad examples more often than I can count, but this guy was awesome. Now if only he could teach the rest of the grocery-shopping public...

[BookstoreEscapee]

The only produce I can think of that's sold per piece is citrus fruits. Oranges, grapefruit, lemons...usually they are like 3 for $1 or whatever...and certain vegetables that come in natural "packages" like a head of lettuce or broccoli or whatever. Most produce I don't eat until I wash it anyway...who knows who's sticky fingers have been all over it.

[Kara]

Oh, I don't miss working in a grocery store one bit...

You can't miss it.

Trust me. Someone can (and will) miss it. They can be looking at a massive cardboard cutout of Tony the Tiger telling them how much something is written in 12 inch numbers in magic marker, and they'll ask how much it is.

When she got to the cashier, she waved her banana peel at the cashier and said "I wanna buy this."

I hated these. We would send a sacker over to produce to get however many the customer had consumed, weigh them, and make them pay. Or you could have made her wait about around all day until nature called.....

The cashier was momentarily confused, but thanked the man for his

First of all, I've been around for awhile but there are certain things I tend to not talk about until I feel "comfortable." I have 3 children. I have an awesome insurance plan, and my SO and I wanted to have kids. My medical coverage takes care of just about every procedure imaginable, so we have 3. Since I have a great job and was more excited about raising children than carrying them, my SO carried them all. She wanted to, she has a much more powerful maternal instinct that me (I even make enough that she is able to live her dream and be a stay-at-home mom). We have 1 daughter (4), and 2 sons (2 and 10 months). I apologize for not mentioning our children before now, people don't have much of a problem with our lifestyle (well, most people online), but I've taken my share of heavy fire when they find out I have children. Hopefully I won't upset anyone.

I experienced this first-hand last week. We were out shopping, and my 4 year old daughter had been playing with some little knicknacks at the checkout counter. We paid for our stuff and were about to walk out when the following occured.

Guy (had been in line behind me): Ladies?
Me and SO look around at him.
Guy: The little girl broke this.
Sure enough, there's a broken mini-lava lamp keychain thingy. The cashier was already sweeping up the pieces and threw them away. I sighed and told my SO to go walk to the next store and I'd meet them in a minute, then went back to the checkout. I asked the cashier what the price was.
Cashier (confused): Uh.... $4.
ME: Okay. (Rummage through purse and pull debit card back out).
Cashier: Uh.....
ME: It's okay, I'll take care of it.
Cashier: You... you want to pay for it?
ME: Yeah. She's with me, she broke it, so I'll pay for it. I'm really sorry it was broken.

I was a little surprised (and saddened) that it was so shocking for her to see someone actually take accountability and pay for it. It was the right thing to do, why should anyone expect otherwise?

[BookstoreEscapee]

I had someone once pay for a ceramic teapot or some gifty thing (I forget, it was a long time ago) because they dropped the box and it broke (you didn't even have to open it to know it was in several pieces in the box). It was about $15 and the guy didn't even blink about paying for it. Frankly, I was a little surprised, too.

[Gabrielle Proctor]

First of all, I've been around for awhile but there are certain things I tend to not talk about until I feel "comfortable." I have 3 children. I have an awesome insurance plan, and my SO and I wanted to have kids. My medical coverage takes care of just about every procedure imaginable, so we have 3. Since I have a great job and was more excited about raising children than carrying them, my SO carried them all. She wanted to, she has a much more powerful maternal instinct that me (I even make enough that she is able to live her dream and be a stay-at-home mom). We have 1 daughter (4), and 2 sons (2 and 10 months). I apologize for not mentioning our children before now, people don't have much of a problem with our lifestyle (well, most people online), but I've taken my share of heavy fire when they find out I have children. Hopefully I won't upset anyone.

I don't understand why anyone would have a problem with a child growing up in a stable, healthy environment no matter who the parents are. I've noticed that less spoiled children come out of a same sex partnership. Admittedly, the number of children with same sex parents is significantly lower, but still I've noticed very well behaved children in the gay community.

It's sad that people get so caught up in their bigotry and politics to consider the well being of a child. It shouldn't matter, but to a lot of people it does. They suck.

[lordlundar]

Before we get off topic too much, (The info doesn't phase me or upset me, but it was irrelevant) I have to ask, Kara, you've been here for how long and are still shocked that the denial attitude is used so often?

[Sliceanddice]

First of all, I've been around for awhile but there are certain things I tend to not talk about until I feel "comfortable." I have 3 children. I have an awesome insurance plan, and my SO and I wanted to have kids. My medical coverage takes care of just about every procedure imaginable, so we have 3. Since I have a great job and was more excited about raising children than carrying them, my SO carried them all. She wanted to, she has a much more powerful maternal instinct that me (I even make enough that she is able to live her dream and be a stay-at-home mom). We have 1 daughter (4), and 2 sons (2 and 10 months). I apologize for not mentioning our children before now, people don't have much of a problem with our lifestyle (well, most people online), but I've taken my share of heavy fire when they find out I have children. Hopefully I won't upset anyone.

ok before i respond to the origanal post i want to say i love you even more kara. Mostly because one of the few things ive EVER know about myself is that i want to be a mother one day.
and seeing as i am all screwed up its either never going to happen because either im infertile or because i cant handle anything that involves the L word (four letters no seven) or intamecy of a relationship (yet again im all screwed up)
or im going to be a single mother.
so people like you strike awe in my heart and make me want to cry.

on to the origanal post.
stores need to establish a piece price for things people eat that is sold by weight.
10 cents per peel, core, piece of candy that kind of stuff (more depending on by weight price.

[Kara]

I have to ask, Kara, you've been here for how long and are still shocked that the denial attitude is used so often?

Because, jaded and heartless though I am, I can't seem to sever the last remaining shred of hope I have left for humanity.

[Shironu-Akaineko]

stores need to establish a piece price for things people eat that is sold by weight.
10 cents per peel, core, piece of candy that kind of stuff (more depending on by weight price.

Or if you're caught squishing gum in between my breads, you scrape it off and put it back in your mouth, bizznatch.

[edible_hat]

I don't understand why anyone would have a problem with a child growing up in a stable

Umm.... I really need to read the entire comment before I post about the problems of raising kids in barnyards.

[Bagga]

Kara, that's great, I am pleased for you.

It seems such a shame that same-sex couples seem to have far less opportunity to experience the joys (or otherwise!) of children.

Kudos to you.