I TRIED to get her to save the bacon...

[Despina83]

This just pissed me off. A woman comes through my lane and has about ten different items sitting on the belt. She says, "I don't want any of this stuff." Er, okay then. That's annoying enough as it is. But there's just one little problem. One of the items is frozen bacon. Here's the conversation that ensued:

Me: "Are you sure you don't want this bacon, because we have to throw it out if you don't want it."

Her: "Huh? You have to throw it out??"

Me: "Yeah, it's a rule that they have to throw it out. YOU can put it back, but we're not allowed to."

Her: "You can't put it back?"

Me: "No, YOU can put it back, but we're not allowed to." *hinthint*

Her: "Oh, that's such a waste." *leaves, leaving bacon sitting on the belt*

Me:

Okay, let me get this straight. Not only do you bring ten items to my register and wait until the last minute to casually tell me you don't want them, but you then act SHOCKED when I tell you that I will have to throw the bacon out unless YOU put it back YOURSELF (Holy Christ, imagine THAT, ladies and gents!!). You gripe about what a waste that is, and then leave. So you think it's unfair that we're going to throw it out, and yet you're too goddamn lazy to put it back yourself?? Way to act like an ignorant, lazy cow. I tried to get the supervisor to let me walk the bacon back myself, but she refused to let me and had it tossed out. Nice. I spend the next five minutes doing something more useful: standing at my register bored to tears because no customers were in sight. A pig died for nothing. People, don't think you can just hand back frozen OR refrigerated items, because we WILL be forced to throw them in the garbage. This is not only disgustingly wasteful when there are people starving out there, it ENRAGES me.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Her: "Oh, that's such a waste." *leaves, leaving bacon sitting on the belt*

RW: *Grabs up the bacon and puts it on top of his pile o' stuff* I'll take it. It's BACON! <3

[Peppergirl]

I've read some dirty deeds (done dirt cheap) 'round here, but I think THIS one was by far the most revolting.

Who the hell causes PERFECTLY GOOD bacon to die a horrible, non eaten death????

She is truly the anti-christ.

[bainsidhe]

Oh RW, I forgot about you and your love of bacon.

I remember complaining about this on another blog. Other posters essentially called me a liar when I mentioned how I toss hundreds in food each shift.

That customer just threw away two bucks. And someone behind her will "reshop" a bag of chicken ($14) and a pizza ($5). It adds up fast and I agree, it's a real waste. If customers are so concerned about how *my store* keeps raising prices rabble rabble rabble, perhaps they should stop throwing money down the drain. Face it, *my store* is still cheaper than most.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Oh RW, I forgot about you and your love of bacon.

My One True Love: Bacon (Sorry, Flea-Bit, but the bacon beats ya). Oh, nomnomnom!

[JoitheArtist]

RW, you totally need to order some of these: http://www.lollyphile.com/maple-bacon.php

(I can vouch for the tastiness of the absinthe lollipops, btw. So I can imagine that the other flavors would be equally good.)

[Monica]

It may be because I am tired, but their is something I don't understand. Why does it have to be thrown out if you put it back, but not if she does? It is still getting put back, regardless.

[Jester]

"Yeah, it's a rule that they have to throw it out. YOU can put it back, but we're not allowed to."

Okay, nothing against you, but your supermarket's rule about this is fucking stupid.

[Mr Hero]

This reminds me of a trip to the store I made. I needed to stock up on food, and a lot of that was frozen including a half gallon of ice cream. When I got to the checkout line, I reached for my wallet, but it was not there. I apologized to the clerk and offered to put everything back. She told me she have it taken care of. I really felt bad and probably was sucky.

[JoitheArtist]

Okay, nothing against you, but your supermarket's rule about this is fucking stupid.

You expected a corporate rule to make sense??

Pardon me while I go off into this corner and laugh myself silly.

[Despina83]

It disgusts me when I walk past guest service and see the girl working there pouring an entire gallon of milk down the drain because someone decided they didn't want it.

[Jester]

You expected a corporate rule to make sense??

No, of course not. But even by corporate standards, this is idiotic.

It disgusts me when I walk past guest service and see the girl working there pouring an entire gallon of milk down the drain because someone decided they didn't want it.

Also fucking stupid. What, pray tell, is the alleged logic behind such rules? Anyone? Anyone?

[RetailWorkhorse]

RW, you totally need to order some of these: http://www.lollyphile.com/maple-bacon.php

(I can vouch for the tastiness of the absinthe lollipops, btw. So I can imagine that the other flavors would be equally good.)

Oh my DOG THAT'S SO COOL!

Too bad I can't have it (Sugar is a no-no).

[JoitheArtist]

Oh my DOG THAT'S SO COOL!

Too bad I can't have it (Sugar is a no-no).

Isn't it though? I need to get some, see if they're any good.

And sooooo sorry, didn't know about the sugar thing! But maybe just the thought that bacon lollipops exist is a happy thing?

[Snowbird]

No, of course not. But even by corporate standards, this is idiotic.

Also fucking stupid. What, pray tell, is the alleged logic behind such rules? Anyone? Anyone?

I agree, it's wholeheartedly stupid and wasteful on an unimaginable scale. The only halfway intelligent reason I could come up with is that it has something to do with the refrigeration and how long the product has been out but that's faulty because if a customer puts it back, it's the same amount of time that it would take an employee and there's no guaranteeing that the customer didn't have it in their cart for the last hour toodling around the store. While I understand not wanting to offer contaminated or spoiled food, there has to be a better way to solve that problem, this one just isn't working.