Supermarket Experiences

Tabbi said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

Thank you :-)

Tabbi

Go to googlegroups. search on supermarket. you'll get all sorts of
threads that have covered this in detail. Do your own homework. This
is not an on-line crib sheet.

Tabbi said:

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with ...

Oh, sure. Start off by insulting us.

-sw

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Tabbi said...

Quoted message said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

Thank you :-)

Tabbi

I'll happily impart all my knowledge of supermarkets if you answer me
this...

How do you keep a [censored] in suspense?

I don't know, how?

Paul

Hello ????

"Tabbi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

I usually pretend I am not staring at the cleavage of the hot checkout
chick. My market has great taste in that department.

Quoted message said:

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

They sure learned how to attract the male market, let me tell ya. Definite
plus.

Quoted message said:

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Who cares! Just as long as they maintain the status quo. The only problem
is the really hot chix always have the lines backed up out the door.

Paul

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Quoted message said:

"Tabbi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

I usually pretend I am not staring at the cleavage of the hot checkout
chick. My market has great taste in that department.

I'm partial to the open freezers in summertime. Lots of stars out, what with
the summery clothing women wear.

"Paul M. Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Tabbi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

I usually pretend I am not staring at the cleavage of the hot checkout
chick. My market has great taste in that department.

Quoted message said:

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

They sure learned how to attract the male market, let me tell ya.
Definite
plus.

Quoted message said:

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Who cares! Just as long as they maintain the status quo. The only
problem
is the really hot chix always have the lines backed up out the door.

Paul

But Paul, did you ever think they might be into each other and not you?
-g (putting another spin on a slowly downward spiralling thread)

Tabbi said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

Thank you :-)

Tabbi

They need to have a seating area next to the magazine rack. I get tire
standing while browsing thru the mags after about an hour.

Paul M. Cook said:

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'll happily impart all my knowledge of supermarkets if you answer me
this...

How do you keep a [censored] in suspense?

I don't know, how?

Paul

Hello ????

Dunno. But the version I heard was:

Q. How do you make a hormone?

A. Don't pay...

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"Tabbi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi everyone,

Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
crave your indulgence.

I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.

I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
to start.

I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
comments -

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
staff slave away)

I usually pretend I am not staring at the cleavage of the hot checkout
chick. My market has great taste in that department.

Quoted message said:

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

They sure learned how to attract the male market, let me tell ya.
Definite
plus.

Quoted message said:

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Who cares! Just as long as they maintain the status quo. The only
problem
is the really hot chix always have the lines backed up out the door.

Paul

But Paul, did you ever think they might be into each other and not you?
-g (putting another spin on a slowly downward spiralling thread)

Hmmm .. well that sure does add yet another angle. I have noticed women in
those lines as well. Very intriguing, now that you mention it.

Paul

Quoted message said:

Scott said:

They need to have a seating area next to the magazine rack. I get tire
standing while browsing thru the mags after about an hour.

Don't like waiting in line? Go at times other than prime time. Our
Kroger is quite busy from about 3:30-7pm most days, and from late
morning til about 7 on Saturday. But go Saturday morning (hey, there
ain't no good cartoons on anymore anyhow!) and you beat the crowds.

There may be two people in line in front of me, but usually it's just
one. Or none. Get there right as they're setting out and marking
down last night's beef and you can get some pretty good buys. Not to
mention that the sale items are often well-stocked on early mornings.

Best -- Terry

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:27:42 -0700, Tabbi <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

(2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
what did they do, what was the outcome?

Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
unless ?? )

Honey, all you need to do is google for the stories. There are plenty
on record already.
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

Andy q said:

'll happily impart all my knowledge of supermarkets if you answer me
this...

How do you keep a [censored] in suspense?

You've asked this so many times, I'm beginning to wonder what the
answer is..... but you don't need to tell me *yet*. <snork>
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

ChattyCathy said:

Paul M. Cook said:

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'll happily impart all my knowledge of supermarkets if you answer me
this...

How do you keep a [censored] in suspense?

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Dunno. But the version I heard was:

Q. How do you make a hormone?

A. Don't pay...

<slapping knee> LOLOL!
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

Steve Wertz said:

Tabbi said:

(1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with ...

Oh, sure. Start off by insulting us.

LOLOL!

--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

Tabbi said:

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

The final straw that got me to stop shopping at Safeway
was when they reprogrammed their computers to rip off
the consumer making change. It used to be if you had
$0.80 change coming, you'd get three quarters and a
nickel. Now you get two quarters and three dimes,
or worse. Even if you have $0.50 coming, you won't
get two quarters. You'll get one quarter, two dimes,
and a nickel.

Why do they do this? It's to reduce the amount of
change they have to stock in the checkout lines.
To save _the_interest_ in the value of the change
(less than a penny per shift), they are willing
to inconvenience hundreds of customers. Safeway
is willing to spit on hundreds of customers for
less than a penny! I can take my business elsewhere.

Now, you might wrongly say that I can always ask
to trade my change for some quarters. The last time
I did that, the checker didn't have any quarters in
her drawer. I pointed to the change machine and
pointed out that it was full of quarters. But she
said they'd changed the machines, and she'd have
to get the quarters from another checker. In all,
it took about an extra three minutes, and I wasn't
about to let them off the hook for those quarters.
I'm sure they hated me for that, which is fine with
me, as long as they also hate their employer at least
as much. They should suffer for having chosen an
employer with so little regard for their employees
and their customers. HATE HATE HATE SAFEWAY.

I now do most of my shopping at Trader Joe's, even
though that's a fair distance from me, and Safeway
is only two blocks away. The employees at TJ's
seem genuinely happy to work there, unlike every
other place that sells groceries. And the prices
are excellent. I'd rather buy more groceries from
a genuinely happy person at TJ's than from a slave
at Safeway.

"Mark Thorson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Tabbi said:

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

The final straw that got me to stop shopping at Safeway
was when they reprogrammed their computers to rip off
the consumer making change. It used to be if you had
$0.80 change coming, you'd get three quarters and a
nickel. Now you get two quarters and three dimes,
or worse. Even if you have $0.50 coming, you won't
get two quarters. You'll get one quarter, two dimes,
and a nickel.

Why do they do this? It's to reduce the amount of
change they have to stock in the checkout lines.
To save _the_interest_ in the value of the change
(less than a penny per shift), they are willing
to inconvenience hundreds of customers. Safeway
is willing to spit on hundreds of customers for
less than a penny! I can take my business elsewhere.

Now, you might wrongly say that I can always ask
to trade my change for some quarters. The last time
I did that, the checker didn't have any quarters in
her drawer. I pointed to the change machine and
pointed out that it was full of quarters. But she
said they'd changed the machines, and she'd have
to get the quarters from another checker. In all,
it took about an extra three minutes, and I wasn't
about to let them off the hook for those quarters.
I'm sure they hated me for that, which is fine with
me, as long as they also hate their employer at least
as much. They should suffer for having chosen an
employer with so little regard for their employees
and their customers. HATE HATE HATE SAFEWAY.

I now do most of my shopping at Trader Joe's, even
though that's a fair distance from me, and Safeway
is only two blocks away. The employees at TJ's
seem genuinely happy to work there, unlike every
other place that sells groceries. And the prices
are excellent. I'd rather buy more groceries from
a genuinely happy person at TJ's than from a slave
at Safeway.

I had to read this post twice. You are annoyed because your change isn't
the correct colour?
e.

Mark Thorson said:

Tabbi said:

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

The final straw that got me to stop shopping at Safeway
was when they reprogrammed their computers to rip off
the consumer making change. It used to be if you had
$0.80 change coming, you'd get three quarters and a
nickel.

And you have a problem with fifty cents coming in the form of a quarter, two
dimes and a nickel because...? Might take up some extra room in your pocket
but it all spends the same.

Jill

Mark Thorson said:

Tabbi said:

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

The final straw that got me to stop shopping at Safeway was when they
reprogrammed their computers to rip off the consumer making change.
It used to be if you had $0.80 change coming, you'd get three quarters
and a nickel. Now you get two quarters and three dimes, or worse.
Even if you have $0.50 coming, you won't get two quarters. You'll get
one quarter, two dimes, and a nickel.

Such thievery! Only 50 cents in coin when they *actually* owe you 50
cents! Bastages!

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Quoted message said:

Mark Thorson said:

Tabbi said:

Essentially, I'm keen to get 'supermakret rage' stories of whatever
degree.

The final straw that got me to stop shopping at Safeway was when they
reprogrammed their computers to rip off the consumer making change.
It used to be if you had $0.80 change coming, you'd get three quarters
and a nickel. Now you get two quarters and three dimes, or worse.
Even if you have $0.50 coming, you won't get two quarters. You'll get
one quarter, two dimes, and a nickel.

Such thievery! Only 50 cents in coin when they *actually* owe you 50
cents! Bastages!

hahaha