General Chat

As one of the "old men" that apparently cause an inconvenience by endlessly and aimlessly roaming around the supermarket, I would just like to point out that we too need to eat.

Having not yet mastered the art of grabbing something off a shelf without stopping, I apologise to anyone that may be behind me when I do stop momentarily to place an item in my trolley.

Many things irritate us if we allow it to - as in all things, a little tolerance and patience would make the world a better place.

Tec.

Mau Lol!!

Tec :-D :-D

I take my old man with me, although I do occasionally lose hime when he decides to potter off on his own. :-D

Oh so that the moan isn't only about shops, how about people who wait for ages at the bus stop then decide to hunt for the fare or bus pass once they are on the bus?

Its only a bit of fun Tec, no harm meant.
I am a pensioner and disabled myself,I do have patience with other shoppers,but this is an observation,by myself and a few friends,some I may add are males.
Its the stopping in the gangway that is annoying and blocking the way for others to pass.
As I said,didnt mean to offend,and this is a light hearted thread.
:-) :-) :-D

Lol Ann !!!!!!!
:-D :-D

I couldnt find my OH,he too had wandered off,seeing that I couldnt keep walking around to find him,I rang him on his mobile.
"Where are you"??
He was right at the other end of the shop.lol!!!!!!
:-D :-D

No offence taken Trish :-). Much of my post was tongue in cheek.

Must admit I too get rattled when people block aisles to have a chat, then glare at you if you have the temerity to ask to pass them :-(

Tec.

Thanks Tec,
:-D :-D :-D <3

When I go through the check out I just put the food straight into the trolley while I am getting my cards out. After paying I move off to some other place to pack them into my bags. That way I am not holding people up too much.

What annoys me is the people who get to the check out queue then decide to go an get some more things, leaving their trolley unattended in the queue. I once had the temerity to move in front of an unattended trolley and when the owner eventually came back and railed at me for taking her place. I pointed out that as she hadnt finished shopping when I got there she could hardly call it 'her' place.

I really dislike food shopping

Off the shelf into the trolley

Out of trolley onto the conveyor belt

Back into trolley

Out of trolley again into the car boot

Out of boot into cupboards

Boring :-\

I hope this thread is not seen by the powers who control the supermarket which advertises itself as 'the biggest' here in Oz. We just hand the checkout operator our bundle of bags and he/she packs as she swipes, whilst we have time to get out our money or cards, ready for when the total appears on the register screen.

I now purchase from them online, but previously, my biggest concern was people who stood to chat and leaned against the shelves - right in front of the item I wanted - then looked at me like I was guilty of interrupting their conversation when I either excused myself or tried to reach behind them.

sorry not guilty for the bus stop one
carnt remember the last time a got on a bus


internet shoping no queueing no packing and no faffing about with handbags card or change

the only thing i dont like about shoping is slow people in front of me
that have all the time in the world to pack and pay :-(

Berona

me and daughter want let the staff pack how shoping thay like to put the bread and egg at the bottom of the bag and put the tattos on top or the tin food

Hate shopping

I do a biggish shop on Tuesday afternoon. I go to a class that finishes about 2.45, good time to go to the supermarket, it's not too busy. I'm always finished by 4.

We also go to the supermarket to pick up bits & pieces on Friday evening (after golf and a few "cool drinks") - usually about 7-8pm, and there's hardly anyone there then.

We're in a small town, only got one supermarket!

my packing method is to reload the trolley, pay, then get to the car and pack the stuff in MY bags there .......no real fuss at all........LOL(unless its raining...)

that is, when I've remembered to take my bags in the first place,

I might sometimes grab a handful of free bags.......just to have some for bagging rubbish for the bin.....

Bob

We never accept the offer to pack for the same reason as Shelley, the same as when they have scouts etc packing, they put things in any old how. We keep separate bags for things like bread, meat, veg. We both pack and we keep up with the check out person. I can't imagine what would happen if check out people were told to pack as they scan, although I have seen it done occasionally.

OH & I are fairly early risers, so try to get to the supermarket for around 9.15 when they open, but if we´re going to Lidl, we never go on Thursday because that´s the day the new stock arrives & it´s like a rugby scrum. Also we don´t go in the afternoon when the children are home from school because they seem to think the supermarkets are some form of adventure playground.
We´re not that old (honestly) but always feel we are being rushed at the checkout if we pack the bags as the stuff comes off, so now we just refill the trolley, pay the price & pack when we get back to the car.

And what about the Self Service checkouts?????

Spend more time asking for help when 'unrecognised item' comes up!!!!!

For crying out loud, it was taken off their shelves surely they must know what they are selling!!!!!!


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OH now does the grocery shopping on his own.

We do not pack our own bags ................ most grocery stores do not allow that here.


He has developed a system ...........

....... he puts the items in order on the conveyor belt ..................... so he makes sure that things like eggs, bread, etc etc are at the very end, so they arrive at the cashier last and so get put either on the top of a filled bag OR in their own bag.

Our cashiers scan and pack ............... that is what they are trained to do, and everything is pretty ergonomically arranged for them to be able to do it as fast as possible.

Some cashiers want the cart pushed round to their side so they can then place the packed bags into it. But mostly, they place the bags on a space on the other side of the pack stand, and the customer then places them in the cart.

If OH hands over our own reusable bags (sometimes forgets :-) ), they pack them, just as they would the plastic or paper ones.

For a short period of time after cotton bags became popular, we did have to pack our own ..................... but it took a lot more time because not even 2 of us packing together could keep up with the cashier!

They really do work that fast!

It was only a matter of weeks before the cashiers were doing it ........ I presume there had been a little bit of training involved.

Both he and I use the time while the cashier is scanning and packing to get out our wallets, open them, get out the store reward card, and then wait with open wallet to find out how much cash we have to hand over.




The one I do hate is the bus one ........... over here, we use either fare cards, fare tickets OR exact cash.

The ones who are really really annoying are the ones who have not got their cash sorted. They stop, dig in their bag for their purse, or in their pockets.

Oh dear, not got the right change, so search through the bag, their pockets, for bits of change, finally ask bus driver if he has any change (NO, they don't carry money) ................ and then walk down the bus asking other passengers if they can change a $5 note or whatever!

If someone takes too long to get their money sorted (more than about 30 seconds!), a bus driver will ask them to stand to one side and let all the other passengers get on.


I never leave the house without my fare ticket (or exact change) in an easily accessible pocket (or clutched in my hot little hand :-D )




sylvia

wooow sylvia think we need your cashiers here in england
hows are to slow to catch a cold
most of the time we are packing and still waiting for goods to be scaned

little one that is almost 3 i stick him in the troly and he like to help put every think on the comvayerbelt

Shelly

ours do work fast!


not sure what the pay is like though!!


you're getting the littlie trained early :-D