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chewingthefat 14 years, 10 months ago.
If you have 30 checkout counters, 30 checkers should be working them.
Your beef is in the meat counter?
Hey, mine too.
i notice in tops out here they put the lottery machines at the end of the checkout ,on the far wall and people just won’t move or 1 or 2 deep studying them.another beef of mine is the meat counter .thay all take their carts with them and block some of the meat i want to look at.i just put my cart to the side and walk over.
I do barrel around the corners when I’m in a hurry. But I haven’t hit anybody yet! I especially do this at Costco. I go in for 2-3 certain items and when I have them in the cart I make a beeline for the check-out. Otherwise I’ll be tempted to stop, look, buy more, buy more, buy more. I have to get out of there in a hurry!
I love to play Bumper Cars at the Fair AND at the Supermarket!
Leave your Cart in the middle of the isle???
BAM!!
I’ll send it 20 feet down the isle and then say, “Excuse me, I’m sorry’ and move on![lol][lol][lol]
Someone needs to set the two of us loose in the same grocery store.
I must admit I have an old friend who can be an embarassment in stores. She is a little elderly lady who would not harm a soul but she can be oblivious to the fact that she can be a bump in the road. I remember one time she caught me right at the door of the grocery. She had a story to tell me and she was going to tell it RIGHT THERE. There was a fair amount of traffic and I did my best to prompt her and move her out of the way but I sure had to use a lot of ‘excuse us’s and apologetic smiles. It was the darndest thing I ever saw. She would look at the people moving around her and smile but wouldn’t MOVE. Boy, for a person of 4’9” and about 90 pounds, she made a dandy road block. Just like a boulder in a stream. She is hard of hearing, English is her second language and, for all I know, a little confused.
Ironically, with all of you complaining about being slowed down, what really worries me in stores are people who run and barrel around corners. These are usually children and exuberant people of all ages. Since I can’t get off the floor without help, this can be scary for me. I just have to be aware. Like with emergency vehicles, I pull over and wait till the danger is past. I’m not going to compete with it.
I was joking about no kids, I realize it impossible for moms not to bring them…that said, they frequently can be a pita! Same as when they come in here and start screaming bloody murder, which apparently, the parents cannot seem to hear!
Around here, they used to tow cars in fire lanes, but it was bad for business. The cops and firefighters are aware, but as public servants, they understand when leadership would rather that they focus their time on other “crimes”.
Yeah, we’re just blowing off steam. I’ve reached cans on the top shelf for old ladies and men, let people go ahead of me in the check-out and have even given out recipes to folks that say, “How are you going to cook that?” We’re not all Scrooges! But every once in a while…….you just get annoyed!
I’ve found there is a huge difference between pulling your cart as close to the side of the aisle as possible if you have to stop for whatever reason and leaving it sitting in the middle of the aisle while you do so. If someone’s cart is pulled over, they can stand there all day if they want; I’ll go around. What I can’t stand are the people who randomly stop in the middle of what would be room for at least one (if not two) to pass, leaving no room for anyone. I don’t care if they’re reading labels, talking to a friend, or daydreaming, I’ll say, “Excuse me” politely twice (louder the second time), and if they’re still oblivious then I will make a production out of moving their cart to the side.
Costco I have never had a problem with people blocking the way that I can remember, but then I don’t go there all the time. The grocery store, on the other hand, regardless of which one, is full of people who apparently think they are the only ones on Earth. Which is why I am eternally grateful that for the most part the only time I can get there is after midnight on my way home from work. Late nights, the only thing you really have to dodge is pallets of items being stocked on shelves and the occasional drunk. I’ve also learned the floor waxing schedule, so I rarely get caught on a night when they’ve got several aisles at a time blocked off.
The fire lane thing I am technically guilty of…except it’s not me. Since I do go on my way home from work, 99.9% of the time I am in a taxi. They drop me off at the door and then pull forward to wait. I can’t control what they do. We do have a deal where if they get another run while I’m shopping they should take it and I’ll call them when I’m done, though, so sometimes they’re not there for long. And traffic can still get through as the fire lane is separate from the traffic lane, as well as they are there with the car running so if a fire truck did need access they could quickly get out of the way. It always feels weird to me to come out and get in a car parked there, though.
Are you serious about no children???? Do you think those people WANT to have to take their children shopping?? And god forbid someone can’t walk fast. Those with physical disabilities apparently don’t need to shop, either. I’d have been screwed the last two years if that was the rule, since I walked with crutches which I would then put in my cart and use the cart for support as I shopped.
Maybe I’ve just been lucky but the majority of people I have shopped with are friendly and certainly INTEND to be considerate. Much like myself. I find that ‘excuse me’s, polite requests, forbearance, good timing and a sense of humor help a lot. Rude reactions do not help. I happen to be diabetic and somewhat handicapped so at times I have to read labels and may not realize I am slowing you down. A smile and an ‘excuse me’ which I can HEAR is the best way to get an ‘oh, I’m sorry!’ and rapid acommadation out of me. Although I’m no saint, I try to be kind remembering all the times people have been kind to me to me. I have ‘known’ you all long enough to believe you are all nice people who, hopefully, are just blowing off steam. [:)]
People in supermarkets are WAY WORSE than Costco folks. It’s like they’ve never gone shopping before! And then the senior citizens who keep bumping your rear end in line to check out because they’re in such a hurry. Sheesh. Chill out…….you’re retired and have nothing to do and nowhere to go except home with your groceries!
I am fairly certain you are joking, Foodbme…..
When I can force myself to go to the store very early, it’s great because I practically have the place to myself, comparatively. BUT, it drives me crazy that invaraibly they have only one or two lanes open so all five customers are lined up waiting with cartsful.
I love to play Bumper Cars at the Fair AND at the Supermarket!
Leave your Cart in the middle of the isle???
BAM!!
I’ll send it 20 feet down the isle and then say, “Excuse me, I’m sorry’ and move on![lol][lol][lol]
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