On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:32:35 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 7/8/2016 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> Here's the article that came out last month. It's one of the better
>> written articles I've read recently.
>>
>> http://kut.org/post/meet-austins-real-people-walmart
>>
>>
>> -sw
>>
>Gotta love this sentence: "And being next to a Walmart helps with little
>and big things, like Wi-Fi."
>
>If I ever wind up living in a parking lot I sure hope I have my [Wi-Fi]
>priorities straight.

I read the article too. Such a sad situation, in what's supposed to be
a first world nation.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:11:25 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, Walmart does tend to attract that type of people. Could
>> have
>> something to do with the fact that they allow people to camp in their
>> parking lot.
>
> An article about the camping came out locally here - there is no
> corporate policy that allows/disallows vehicle camping. It's up to
> the store managers weather they allow vehicle camping in their parking
> lots. The story focused on a about a half dozen people using their
> cars and the parking lots as their home.
>
> Now all the homeless without vehicles have set up camps in the
> outskirts of the parking lots and on the islands between the parking
> aisles. Now the Walmart looks even more like Hell. It was always
> Hell inside, but now outside, too.
>
> -sw

Yep. All the more reason for me to shop online.

"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 23:44:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:11:25 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Unfortunately, Walmart does tend to attract that type of people. Could
>>> have
>>> something to do with the fact that they allow people to camp in their
>>> parking lot.
>>
>>An article about the camping came out locally here - there is no
>>corporate policy that allows/disallows vehicle camping. It's up to
>>the store managers weather they allow vehicle camping in their parking
>>lots. The story focused on a about a half dozen people using their
>>cars and the parking lots as their home.
>>
>>Now all the homeless without vehicles have set up camps in the
>>outskirts of the parking lots and on the islands between the parking
>>aisles. Now the Walmart looks even more like Hell. It was always
>>Hell inside, but now outside, too.
>>
>>-sw
>
> I thought it was corporate policy to not allow camping. There was an
> article in our paper several years ago that said they were no longer
> going to allow it.
> Janet US

I think they still do but I think they have a limit as to how many days.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:32:35 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 7/8/2016 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> Here's the article that came out last month. It's one of the better
>>> written articles I've read recently.
>>>
>>> http://kut.org/post/meet-austins-real-people-walmart
>>>
>> Gotta love this sentence: "And being next to a Walmart helps with little
>> and big things, like Wi-Fi."
>>
>> If I ever wind up living in a parking lot I sure hope I have my [Wi-Fi]
>> priorities straight.
>
> Having access to the Internet is important for homeless people. It
> helps connect them to services and programs and to find jobs - even if
> they're just temporary day jobs on Craig's list. Do you know a better
> way to accomplish those things?
>
> -sw

And that's pretty much the only way to get a job these days. Our library is
full of homeless people, many using the computers there.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/7/2016 4:35 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> at the end of the line, woman in front of us now goes over to make
>>> sure the cashier knows what's been going on because they did that
>>> to her before we even showed up. So Ron went over to put in his
>>> two cents, you can't know how rare that is. Much yelling and arguing
>>> by the rude customer.
>
>> Three cheers for Ron!!! I think there are those that will 'try it on'
>> wherever they can!
>>
>> We need more Rons!!!
>
> I was busy checking out, I had no idea he went over there to
> say anything. He said he did it to back up the woman who
> spoke up. You know, just in case they thought she was some
> troublemaker. Those crazy people got everyone going.
>

Yes and so long as they can get away with it, they will.

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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/7/2016 1:58 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-07-07 1:15 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> Long story short, cashier is refusing to check out newcomer, Get
>>> at the end of the line, woman in front of us now goes over to make
>>> sure the cashier knows what's been going on because they did that
>>> to her before we even showed up. So Ron went over to put in his
>>> two cents, you can't know how rare that is. Much yelling and arguing
>>> by the rude customer.
>>>
>>> And as we were leaving, the woman went to get *more* stuff even
>>> though they were already surrounded by security and angry customers.
>>>
>>> That's the most excitement I've ever seen at laid back Costco.
>>
>> Good for the cashier. Some time ago I was in the express checkout line
>> to pay for a box of berries. There are two guys ahead of me, one being
>> check out and the other, and 5-6 people behind me. A woman snuck up on
>> my left, reached over and put something down in front of me.
>> I said "Excuse me?" and she said she only had one thing and was in a
>> hurry. I told her I had one thing and I was in a hurry, and the people
>> behind me only had a few things each. She asked "Can't I go ahead of
>> you? " ...... "No".
>>
>>
>>
>
> Last week I had a few items and went to the 12 or fewer express lane.
> Seconds before me an employee ending her shift pulled in ahead of me.
> I don't know the total, but she handed the cashier a can of cat food and
> said "48 of these" among about 20 other items.
>
> Frustrating mildly, but then she started searching for coupons. I put my
> stuff back in the cart and went to the self checkout and finished before
> they did. I made it a point to stop and let them know it was not good for
> employees to abuse the lines. No manager was around.

Good. It might have been good to ask them to bring the manager.

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"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Well Costco is more upmarket than Walmart:
>> http://globalnews.ca/news/2809216/wa...-womans-dress/
>
> Really has nothing to do with Walmart and everything to do with the people
> involved.

Yes. People will try it on anywhere.


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On 7/8/2016 2:34 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:32:35 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 7/8/2016 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> Here's the article that came out last month. It's one of the better
>>> written articles I've read recently.
>>>
>>> http://kut.org/post/meet-austins-real-people-walmart
>>>
>> Gotta love this sentence: "And being next to a Walmart helps with little
>> and big things, like Wi-Fi."
>>
>> If I ever wind up living in a parking lot I sure hope I have my [Wi-Fi]
>> priorities straight.
>
> Having access to the Internet is important for homeless people. It
> helps connect them to services and programs and to find jobs - even if
> they're just temporary day jobs on Craig's list. Do you know a better
> way to accomplish those things?
>
> -sw
>
No, I guess I don't. Still, I donated a computer and monitor to a
church group that set up a school for homeless children (inside) so I
sort of figured if they needed that kind of access there are places like
that where they can go.

Jill

On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:32:35 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 7/8/2016 12:58 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> Here's the article that came out last month. It's one of the better
>> written articles I've read recently.
>>
>> http://kut.org/post/meet-austins-real-people-walmart
>>
>>
>> -sw
>>
>Gotta love this sentence: "And being next to a Walmart helps with little
>and big things, like Wi-Fi."
>
>If I ever wind up living in a parking lot I sure hope I have my [Wi-Fi]
>priorities straight.
>
>Jill

for 20 and 30 year old Americans, a "Smartphone" is now a necessity of
life.

William

On 7/8/2016 12:44 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:11:25 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, Walmart does tend to attract that type of people. Could have
>> something to do with the fact that they allow people to camp in their
>> parking lot.
>
> An article about the camping came out locally here - there is no
> corporate policy that allows/disallows vehicle camping. It's up to
> the store managers weather they allow vehicle camping in their parking
> lots. The story focused on a about a half dozen people using their
> cars and the parking lots as their home.
>
> Now all the homeless without vehicles have set up camps in the
> outskirts of the parking lots and on the islands between the parking
> aisles. Now the Walmart looks even more like Hell. It was always
> Hell inside, but now outside, too.
>
> -sw
>

Sounds classy. I've seen a couple of real campers here for an
overnight, never setting up housekeeping.

WalMart used to have their own edition of the Rand McNally atlas showing
all the locations and it encouraged visits.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> I've never had a situation where I was in such a hurry that I didn't let someone go ahead of me. I figure if they ask it's true. I don't try to find some hidden agenda.


I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between 6-6:30
each time. Being that early and very few shoppers, they only have the
express lane open....15 items or less...something like that.

I usually buy more and would go into a different lane but none are open
that early. I don't shop "heavy" though... I usually don't have too many
items. I prefer to shop light several times a week rather than fill up a
large grocery cart.

Anyway....anytime someone gets in line behind me with only a few items,
I always offer to let them go ahead of me. I don't care. In winter, it's
warmer inside the store than outside. In summer, it's cooler inside than
outside. I just like getting out early and I don't care about a quick
checkout. It's a social event for me often.

I like going early too as now I know all the early employees and also
all the other early shoppers. It's kind of a social event early morning.
If I go there later in the day, I don't often see anyone I know.

:-D

Welcome Home, Winnie!@ (just thought I'd throw that in as I know she
was relieved)

On 7/9/2016 10:39 AM, Gary wrote:

> I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between 6-6:30
> each time.

If you're up anyway, why not? Though when there are fewer customers,
all the aisles I want to go down are blocked with employees stocking
the shelves, that's how it seems to me where I shop.

> Being that early and very few shoppers, they only have the
> express lane open....15 items or less...something like that.

I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
store.

> I usually buy more and would go into a different lane but none are open
> that early. I don't shop "heavy" though... I usually don't have too many
> items. I prefer to shop light several times a week rather than fill up a
> large grocery cart.

I'm about half and half, I make a lot of small trips, in general, but
I also do big shopping. I live close to the store so it's not a big
trip.

> Anyway....anytime someone gets in line behind me with only a few items,
> I always offer to let them go ahead of me. I don't care. In winter, it's
> warmer inside the store than outside. In summer, it's cooler inside than
> outside. I just like getting out early and I don't care about a quick
> checkout. It's a social event for me often.

We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
He was very cute, and only 17 1/2, not yet beaten down by life. Heh.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
news
> On 7/9/2016 10:39 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between 6-6:30
>> each time.
>
> If you're up anyway, why not? Though when there are fewer customers,
> all the aisles I want to go down are blocked with employees stocking
> the shelves, that's how it seems to me where I shop.
>
>> Being that early and very few shoppers, they only have the
>> express lane open....15 items or less...something like that.
>
> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
> store.
>
>> I usually buy more and would go into a different lane but none are open
>> that early. I don't shop "heavy" though... I usually don't have too many
>> items. I prefer to shop light several times a week rather than fill up a
>> large grocery cart.
>
> I'm about half and half, I make a lot of small trips, in general, but
> I also do big shopping. I live close to the store so it's not a big
> trip.
>
>> Anyway....anytime someone gets in line behind me with only a few items,
>> I always offer to let them go ahead of me. I don't care. In winter, it's
>> warmer inside the store than outside. In summer, it's cooler inside than
>> outside. I just like getting out early and I don't care about a quick
>> checkout. It's a social event for me often.
>
> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
> He was very cute, and only 17 1/2, not yet beaten down by life. Heh.
>

Most of our cashiers are like that)


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On 7/9/2016 12:49 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
>> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
>> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
>> He was very cute, and only 17 1/2, not yet beaten down by life. Heh.
>>
>
> Most of our cashiers are like that)

They are in lots of places, here too, just not in this particular
store. They aren't mean but they are all business.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/9/2016 12:49 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
>>> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
>>> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
>>> He was very cute, and only 17 1/2, not yet beaten down by life. Heh.
>>>
>>
>> Most of our cashiers are like that)
>
> They are in lots of places, here too, just not in this particular
> store. They aren't mean but they are all business.

Ahh ok


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In article >,
says...
>

> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.

In better smkts here, it's part of their customer-relations training
protocol to "engage the customer" with a personal question. They must
do it in case you're a Mystery Shopper checking they obey their training
:-) Then they have to wait, focussed on you, while you put away your
purse and step away, before they start engaging with the customer
waiting behind you.

It's artificial but much more pleasant than the old days when
cashiers would chat to each other as if their customers were invisible.


Janet UK

On 2016-07-09 3:07 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>
>> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
>> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
>> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
>
> In better smkts here, it's part of their customer-relations training
> protocol to "engage the customer" with a personal question. They must
> do it in case you're a Mystery Shopper checking they obey their training
> :-) Then they have to wait, focussed on you, while you put away your
> purse and step away, before they start engaging with the customer
> waiting behind you.
>
> It's artificial but much more pleasant than the old days when
> cashiers would chat to each other as if their customers were invisible.
>
>


I live in a small town. People have time to talk. A simple purchase
can take a long time because it generally ends up in a conversation.

On 7/9/2016 3:07 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>
>> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
>> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
>> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
>
> In better smkts here, it's part of their customer-relations training
> protocol to "engage the customer" with a personal question. They must
> do it in case you're a Mystery Shopper checking they obey their training
> :-)

So funny that you said that! Not that I was under any delusion that
he cared what we were doing today, but as he's giving me the receipt
he circled the bottom part and said There's a survey here, if you
like me say so.

It was a funny choice of engaging dialog, What are you doing today?

> Then they have to wait, focussed on you, while you put away your
> purse and step away, before they start engaging with the customer
> waiting behind you.

He managed to be cute despite being well over 6 feet tall, and
I got a kick out of him. It's going to be a long day if people
start actually answering his question.

> It's artificial but much more pleasant than the old days when
> cashiers would chat to each other as if their customers were invisible.

You've got that right. That's how they used to be before the
supermarket chain was acquired by another. They'd talk to each
other all day and this involved ceasing all scanning of your
groceries to turn and discuss with each other their weekend
plans of whatever.

I'm an easy customer, you don't even have to talk to me, just
check my stuff, accept my payment, don't be grouchy.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/9/2016 10:39 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> > I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between
> > 6-6:30 each time.
>
> If you're up anyway, why not? Though when there are fewer customers,
> all the aisles I want to go down are blocked with employees stocking
> the shelves, that's how it seems to me where I shop.
>
> > Being that early and very few shoppers, they only have the
> > express lane open....15 items or less...something like that.
>
> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
> store.
>
> > I usually buy more and would go into a different lane but none are
> > open that early. I don't shop "heavy" though... I usually don't
> > have too many items. I prefer to shop light several times a week
> > rather than fill up a large grocery cart.
>
> I'm about half and half, I make a lot of small trips, in general, but
> I also do big shopping. I live close to the store so it's not a big
> trip.
>
> > Anyway....anytime someone gets in line behind me with only a few
> > items, I always offer to let them go ahead of me. I don't care. In
> > winter, it's warmer inside the store than outside. In summer, it's
> > cooler inside than outside. I just like getting out early and I
> > don't care about a quick checkout. It's a social event for me often.
>
> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
> He was very cute, and only 17 1/2, not yet beaten down by life. Heh.
>
> nancy

Went shopping today. Nice Cashier about same age. Told him I can bag
as fast as he can ring probably and he made it into a fun game where we
came out even draw.

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On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 20:07:32 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In better smkts here, it's part of their customer-relations training
>protocol to "engage the customer" with a personal question.

I'd avoid the place like the plague if they do that kind of thing.

>They must
>do it in case you're a Mystery Shopper checking they obey their training
>:-) Then they have to wait, focussed on you, while you put away your
>purse and step away, before they start engaging with the customer
>waiting behind you.
>
> It's artificial but much more pleasant than the old days when
>cashiers would chat to each other as if their customers were invisible.

That doesnt seem to be much of an issue here IME, not something that
would be tolerated for very long.

On 7/9/2016 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 7/9/2016 10:39 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between 6-6:30
>> each time.
>
> If you're up anyway, why not? Though when there are fewer customers,
> all the aisles I want to go down are blocked with employees stocking
> the shelves, that's how it seems to me where I shop.
>
>> Being that early and very few shoppers, they only have the
>> express lane open....15 items or less...something like that.
>
> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
> store.

There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
shopping cart of unbought items.

On 7/10/2016 6:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 7/9/2016 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
>> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
>> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
>> store.
>
> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
> shopping cart of unbought items.

I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
be the thing to do.

Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
same thing about customers.

nancy

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 7/10/2016 6:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 7/9/2016 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
>>> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
>>> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
>>> store.
>>
>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>
>I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>be the thing to do.
>
>Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>same thing about customers.
>
>nancy

Customers can be rude as well - I notice that rarely do other people
say thanks. Or please for that matter as in 'I was looking for xxx
and couldn't find it' 'oh, would you like me to have them bring you
some?" Yes.

After a day of that, I'd be feeling rude too. Here if the cashier is
going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
queue there.

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On 2016-07-10 8:15 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
> same thing about customers.
>

I saw a woman get all upset about a cashier a couple weeks ago. She had
her stuff on the conveyor, they rolled forward, the cashier looked at
the woman and smiled. Another cashier came up behind him and took over
for him. The woman got all huffy and asked her why he had looked at her
and walked away. The replacement cashier said he was going on his break.
It was pretty obvious that the was customer was suggesting that it was
because she was black, but it was pretty obvious to me that he was just
being relieved to go on break.

On 7/10/2016 5:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:

>
> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
> shopping cart of unbought items.
>

On the few occasions that has happened to me I take the cart to the
customer service desk and leave it there, letting them know why I am
walking out of their store.

wrote:
>
> Here if the cashier is
> going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
> place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
> queue there.

In my area they do the same or....more often, they bring in another
person to take over while they are on break.

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:16:03 -0400, Gary > wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> Here if the cashier is
>> going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
>> place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
>> queue there.
>
>In my area they do the same or....more often, they bring in another
>person to take over while they are on break.

Yes, that too. I really don't know how some of them cope with a days
work with customers.

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On 7/10/2016 8:32 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>> cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>> be the thing to do.
>>
>> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>> same thing about customers.

> Customers can be rude as well -

Of course. More likely to be, that's why I said cashiers say
the same.

> I notice that rarely do other people
> say thanks. Or please for that matter as in 'I was looking for xxx
> and couldn't find it' 'oh, would you like me to have them bring you
> some?" Yes.

That's probably the most innocuous of the rude behavior, but
cashiers and customers alike don't say thanks.

> After a day of that, I'd be feeling rude too. Here if the cashier is
> going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
> place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
> queue there.

Of course that's what they do here, too, why on earth let a
customer load up the belt if you're not going to check their
groceries. It's ludicrous.

nancy

> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>>On 7/10/2016 6:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> On 7/9/2016 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
>>>> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
>>>> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
>>>> store.
>>>
>>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>
>>I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>>cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>>be the thing to do.
>>
>>Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>>but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>>are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>>same thing about customers.
>>
>>nancy
>
> Customers can be rude as well - I notice that rarely do other people
> say thanks. Or please for that matter as in 'I was looking for xxx
> and couldn't find it' 'oh, would you like me to have them bring you
> some?" Yes.
>
> After a day of that, I'd be feeling rude too. Here if the cashier is
> going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
> place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
> queue there.
>

That is what ours do.



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"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2016 8:32 AM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>
>>> I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>>> cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>>> be the thing to do.
>>>
>>> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>>> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>>> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>>> same thing about customers.
>
>> Customers can be rude as well -
>
> Of course. More likely to be, that's why I said cashiers say
> the same.
>
> > I notice that rarely do other people
>> say thanks. Or please for that matter as in 'I was looking for xxx
>> and couldn't find it' 'oh, would you like me to have them bring you
>> some?" Yes.
>
> That's probably the most innocuous of the rude behavior, but
> cashiers and customers alike don't say thanks.
>
>> After a day of that, I'd be feeling rude too. Here if the cashier is
>> going to close they pick a moment closest when there is a gap and
>> place a 'This checkout is closing' sign on the belt, so you won't
>> queue there.
>
> Of course that's what they do here, too, why on earth let a
> customer load up the belt if you're not going to check their
> groceries. It's ludicrous.
>

Yes it is. I would most likely complain until they brought someone to check
it out, because I wouldn't want to do all that shopping again.


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On 2016-07-10 8:41 AM, dejamos wrote:
> On 7/10/2016 5:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>>
>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>
>
> On the few occasions that has happened to me I take the cart to the
> customer service desk and leave it there, letting them know why I am
> walking out of their store.

I used to leave carts full of groceries at one store where we used to
shop. They had a dozen and a half checkouts but cashiers at only four or
five, If I was in line long enough that ice cream started melting I
walked away. The last time I left a cart I only had about 20 items
and went to the express lane, 1-8 items because there were long lines at
the others and no one at the express lines. She said I had too many
items. She insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line,
but she was standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check
out my relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see
it that way, so I left.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2016-07-10 8:41 AM, dejamos wrote:
>> On 7/10/2016 5:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>>
>>
>> On the few occasions that has happened to me I take the cart to the
>> customer service desk and leave it there, letting them know why I am
>> walking out of their store.
>
> I used to leave carts full of groceries at one store where we used to
> shop. They had a dozen and a half checkouts but cashiers at only four or
> five, If I was in line long enough that ice cream started melting I
> walked away. The last time I left a cart I only had about 20 items and
> went to the express lane, 1-8 items because there were long lines at the
> others and no one at the express lines. She said I had too many items. She
> insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line, but she was
> standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check out my
> relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see it that
> way, so I left.

No surprise there. I imagine you were in a hurry to get out there to check
the handicapped parking spaces for people that are parked there while you
determine if they're really handicapped or not.

Cheri

"Cheri" wrote in message ...


"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2016-07-10 8:41 AM, dejamos wrote:
>> On 7/10/2016 5:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>>
>>
>> On the few occasions that has happened to me I take the cart to the
>> customer service desk and leave it there, letting them know why I am
>> walking out of their store.
>
> I used to leave carts full of groceries at one store where we used to
> shop. They had a dozen and a half checkouts but cashiers at only four or
> five, If I was in line long enough that ice cream started melting I
> walked away. The last time I left a cart I only had about 20 items and
> went to the express lane, 1-8 items because there were long lines at the
> others and no one at the express lines. She said I had too many items. She
> insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line, but she was
> standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check out my
> relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see it that
> way, so I left.

No surprise there. I imagine you were in a hurry to get out there to check
the handicapped parking spaces for people that are parked there while you
determine if they're really handicapped or not.

===============

Rofl I can see it now ...


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On 7/10/2016 6:32 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/10/2016 6:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> On 7/9/2016 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
>>>> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
>>>> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
>>>> store.
>>>
>>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>
>> I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>> cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>> be the thing to do.
>>
>> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>> same thing about customers.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Customers can be rude as well -

The type that really annoys me is the person who argues with the clerk
over a company policy about which the clerk has no control.
Graham

On 7/10/2016 12:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>
> I used to leave carts full of groceries at one store where we used to
> shop. They had a dozen and a half checkouts but cashiers at only four or
> five, If I was in line long enough that ice cream started melting I
> walked away. The last time I left a cart I only had about 20 items
> and went to the express lane, 1-8 items because there were long lines at
> the others and no one at the express lines. She said I had too many
> items. She insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line,
> but she was standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check
> out my relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see
> it that way, so I left.
>
>

I've had the opposite where the cashier waved me over with a modest but
over limit cart. Overall it benefits everyone.

On 7/10/2016 12:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/10/2016 12:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>> items. She insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line,
>> but she was standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check
>> out my relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see
>> it that way, so I left.

> I've had the opposite where the cashier waved me over with a modest but
> over limit cart. Overall it benefits everyone.

Express lanes are a convenience but not a God given right,
if no one else is in line, why stand there and refuse to
check out a customer with 20 things so you don't offend a
customer with 5? Makes no sense.

nancy

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 10:28:31 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 7/10/2016 6:32 AM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/10/2016 6:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>> On 7/9/2016 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
>>>>> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
>>>>> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
>>>>> store.
>>>>
>>>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>>>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>>>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>>
>>> I did that once. I had all my stuff on the belt and the
>>> cashier closed up and left. So I left, since it seemed to
>>> be the thing to do.
>>>
>>> Most of the cashiers I come across are pleasant or all business,
>>> but once in a while you get a hostile or distracted one. Those
>>> are the ones who make things unpleasant. I'm sure they say the
>>> same thing about customers.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> Customers can be rude as well -
>
>The type that really annoys me is the person who argues with the clerk
>over a company policy about which the clerk has no control.
>Graham

Agreed, that is so unfair. Ask for the manager or somesuch in those
cases.

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On 2016-07-10 12:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/10/2016 12:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> The last time I left a cart I only had about 20 items
>> and went to the express lane, 1-8 items because there were long lines at
>> the others and no one at the express lines. She said I had too many
>> items. She insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line,
>> but she was standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check
>> out my relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see
>> it that way, so I left.
>>
>>
>
> I've had the opposite where the cashier waved me over with a modest but
> over limit cart. Overall it benefits everyone.

I try to appreciate the fact that they have an express line for the sake
of customers who are only getting a few things and that the stores will
dedicate a lane to the shoppers who they are making the least from in
that transaction in order to keep them in the habit of shopping in their
store. I would not normally go to an express line with more than the
limit, but in this case there were line ups at the other checkouts and
there were absolutely no customers at the express check-out. I am sure
that the store manager would rather have her checking out someone with
more than the arbitrary limit for that line rather than having her
doing nothing.

I have little tolerance for long lineups at checkouts. The way I figure
it is that, regardless of prices and mark-ups, stores are not making
anything at all until the merchandise is being checked out and paid for,
and that they are making money from cashiers checking us out. No
customer should have to stand around and wait if there is a cashier with
no customers.

On 2016-07-10 1:21 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 7/10/2016 12:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 7/10/2016 12:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> items. She insisted on maximum 8. No a problem if there are been a line,
>>> but she was standing there doing nothing so I figured she could check
>>> out my relatively small order instead of doing nothing. She didn't see
>>> it that way, so I left.
>
>> I've had the opposite where the cashier waved me over with a modest but
>> over limit cart. Overall it benefits everyone.
>
> Express lanes are a convenience but not a God given right,
> if no one else is in line, why stand there and refuse to
> check out a customer with 20 things so you don't offend a
> customer with 5? Makes no sense.
>
Exactly. The idea of the express checkout is to keep people in the habit
of shopping in that store. Check them out, take their money and send
them on their way happy. All that cashier managed to do, other than to
avoid doing her job of scanning products and taking money, was to ****
me off. The important thing in that particular situation was that there
was no one else in line. I was not holding anyone up. Hell, she could
have run my items through her scanner and taken my money in less time
than she spent arguing. I am stubborn enough that I would rather drive
somewhere else and stand in line again that to put up with that.

On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 07:41:48 -0500, dejamos >
wrote:

>On 7/10/2016 5:23 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>>
>> There were a couple times when a check out clerk was being incredibly
>> stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
>> shopping cart of unbought items.
>>
>
>On the few occasions that has happened to me I take the cart to the
>customer service desk and leave it there, letting them know why I am
>walking out of their store.

The manager at the store in town will call people over to the service
desk to check out occasionally when for whatever reason the clerk at
the register needs to leave, only thing she can't check out stuff
needs to be weighed, she has no scale... no biggie... I don't mind and
I can understand that the clerk could have a personal problem... I
know all the clerks and they are all very helpful so I have no problem
with them when they have a problem at home and need to leave. Dosen't
happen often but sometimes people have to deal with something and I
fully understand. If I need to wait another five ten minutes its no
biggie. I have no problem with check out clerks having to leave, they
are mere human beings after all... if I need to wait ten minutes
longer I don't freak, gives me more time to check out the wimmens.