Apparently birdseed is perishable.

[Dreamstalker]

So a woman came through with assorted items including a pack of toilet paper and smallish bag of birdseed (this will become important).

"Double bag everything IN PLASTIC and bag the perishables separately from the nonperishables." OK.

I know how to bag and she doesn't need double bags, but do not fight with the crazy and get her out as soon as possible.

So on to the double bagging (takes twice as long and wastes bags). The only items that could fit with the toilet paper are the birdseed or cold cuts, and ZOMG DON'T PUT THE MEAT WITH ANYTHING!!!111 So in goes the seed.

After I put the last set of bags in her cart, she leans over and starts pawing through the bags (elbowing me in the head in the process), and...

"What did I tell you about perishables and nonperishables separate?!" (holding up the bag with toilet paper and birdseed)

So I remove the birdseed with the intent of putting it in yet another bag, but "Nonono I told you I want them together!" (two seconds ago you told me you didn't) I was ready to chuck the birdseed at her.

I get called for basket/handheld scanner duty by the FEM so manage to escape. The woman apparently tries to lodge a complaint with customer service; all I can overhear is "perishables and nonperishables separate!" and the waving of the toiletpaper/birdseed bag. I don't know if anything ever came of it; I never got talked to during my shift anyway (I don't have a name tag yet so she didn't actually have an employee to bitch about).

Okay, birdseed could be 'perishable' once open (maybe if you leave it a few years so it gets moldy), but it's not perishable by the usual grocery sense.

[barainga]

I never have any type of pet food at my house long enough for it to perish.

Consumed, processed and returned to the earth, but thats about it. I call them Beagle Bombs!!

[BeenThereDoneThat]

To borrow a phrase...that woman is a nutter. (Literally, maybe, if the birdseed mix happens to contain any nuts...)

You would LOVE me at your store. When I shop I use my own reusable bags and I pack them as I go around the store. Things don't roll around the cart, heavy things don't crush light things, a package of fresh pork chops doesn't touch greeting cards, etc. Also, refrigerated or frozen items go into insulated bags. When I get to the cashier, all he or she needs to do is take the stuff out of one bag at a time, scan it and rebag it (I trust them to bag it carefully since I'm sure they were trained to do so), and give the bag to me to put back in the cart. If there are items I don't want bagged I ask them politely not to bag them and then I just put them in or underneath the cart loose. Then I cheerfully pay, thank the cashier and wish him/her a nice day, and go on my merry way. It rarely works out badly, and I don't expect the bags to be repacked EXACTLY as I put stuff in. That's my no-suckage policy.

[blas]

I hate the overly anal people who aren't consistent, or are just looking for a fight with grocery baggers.

[mattm04]

I hate the overly anal people who aren't consistent, or are just looking for a fight with grocery baggers.

You just described about half of our 50+ is female customers form a nearby town that decided they were "wealthy" and special. Never before have I seen so many people complain bout so many minute details.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Reminds me of one SC at the petstore who picked a fight cuz the shop didn't stock "luxury" bird seed. I still have no idea what she was banging on about, as in my experience, budgies don't give two shits what state the food is in, whether it's plain seed or this mystery "luxury" item (which I did wonder if she was getting mixed up with some other foodstuff) they'll eat it.

Luckily for my sanity, the CCL (Crazy Cat Lady; a favourite customer of mine as she was nice, interesting to chat to and always leaped to my rescue if she was there when an SC was attacking me) butted in and told the woman off. SC left in a huff and I was saved. XD

[Dreamstalker]

I think we only carry one or two 'generic' seed brands for outdoor feeders; you want anything better go to the boutique pet store across the street. Don't like their prices? Too bad, you want fancy seed that's your only option unless you want to fight the traffic on Route 9. WTF is 'luxury' birdseed? Gold-flake vitamin additives?

You just described about half of our 50+ is female customers form a nearby town that decided they were "wealthy" and special. Never before have I seen so many people complain bout so many minute details.

My town has some of these as well. Way to feed the 'elitist' image that a lot of non-residents already have...

I think a lot of them, as predicted, think anyone who works at the grocery store is 'not smart enough' to do anything else...but many of the same cuss-tomers throw a fit at the SCOs (bag your own unless there's a valid reason you can't). Methinks if they didn't have people to bag for them they'd forget how to bring the food home and starve.

[dalesys]

Reminds me of one SC at the petstore who picked a fight cuz the shop didn't stock "luxury" bird seed.

I love Christine Kane's story about wandering into an "Organic Pet Treat Bakery".

"Does modom's dog enjoy a touch of dill?"

<Thought, didn't dare say>
Ma'am, my dog eats cat turds.

[XCashier]

I hate the overly anal people who aren't consistent, or are just looking for a fight with grocery baggers.

QFT. And there are far too many people like that in the world today.

[MoonCat]

Birdseed could get stale eventually, but not for a long time. What was she planning to do, store the TP somewhere for five years? And even if she was, what was stopping her from taking the birdseed out of the bag first? Idiot.

My brother worked at several supermarkets in town years ago. He told me about one old biddy who would insist that all of her groceries be packed according to her own specific system, based on how she stored them in her cabinets. A major pain in the ass.

[lordlundar]

Consumed, processed and returned to the earth, but thats about it. I call them Beagle Bombs!!

Oh I like that one. I'll have to remember it.