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Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 1:15:19 PM7/7/16
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Okay, it didn't come to fisticuffs or anything, but there was
yelling.
This happened to us once before, got in line to pay and someone
showed up and said they were with the person in front of us.
That's no big deal except the person in front of us already
had two full carts and this new person also has a mounded, over
the top full cart. Not that one last item.
Today, same deal, we are in line behind someone who has two
very full carts. Fine, not complaining about that. Then
this other person shows up with another overly full cart
and just walks past the line to join them.
Wait, what? The original person is now telling the latecomer
where to find something. They're *still* shopping!
Ron said Do you think you're getting on line now with her?
Yeah, sorry. We went and got on another line. Annoyed and also
amazed at the brass ones some people have, still watching to see
how it's going. They leave the line *again* to find something.
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.
nancy
yelling.
This happened to us once before, got in line to pay and someone
showed up and said they were with the person in front of us.
That's no big deal except the person in front of us already
had two full carts and this new person also has a mounded, over
the top full cart. Not that one last item.
Today, same deal, we are in line behind someone who has two
very full carts. Fine, not complaining about that. Then
this other person shows up with another overly full cart
and just walks past the line to join them.
Wait, what? The original person is now telling the latecomer
where to find something. They're *still* shopping!
Ron said Do you think you're getting on line now with her?
Yeah, sorry. We went and got on another line. Annoyed and also
amazed at the brass ones some people have, still watching to see
how it's going. They leave the line *again* to find something.
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.
nancy
itsjoan...@webtv.net
Jul 7, 2016, 1:24:38 PM7/7/16
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On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 12:15:19 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Okay, it didn't come to fisticuffs or anything, but there was
> yelling.
>
>
> Okay, it didn't come to fisticuffs or anything, but there was
> yelling.
>
> 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.
>
> nancy
>
>
After she left to get MORE items I would have been sorely
> though they were already surrounded by security and angry customers.
>
> That's the most excitement I've ever seen at laid back Costco.
>
> nancy
>
>
tempted to just move her cart out of line. But you did
say you were leaving.
graham
Jul 7, 2016, 1:26:06 PM7/7/16
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http://globalnews.ca/news/2809216/watch-30-person-brawl-erupts-at-walmart-after-teens-laughed-at-a-womans-dress/
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 1:29:20 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 1:24 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 12:15:19 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Okay, it didn't come to fisticuffs or anything, but there was
>> yelling.
>>
>> 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.
> On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 12:15:19 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Okay, it didn't come to fisticuffs or anything, but there was
>> yelling.
>>
>> 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.
> After she left to get MORE items I would have been sorely
> tempted to just move her cart out of line. But you did
> say you were leaving.
We got out early on as we could see where that was
> tempted to just move her cart out of line. But you did
> say you were leaving.
going, but there was a nice line behind them by the
time we were checked out and leaving the store.
nancy
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 1:32:09 PM7/7/16
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> Well Costco is more upmarket than Walmart:
> http://globalnews.ca/news/2809216/watch-30-person-brawl-erupts-at-walmart-after-teens-laughed-at-a-womans-dress/
Holy crow. What a bunch of lowlifes.
> http://globalnews.ca/news/2809216/watch-30-person-brawl-erupts-at-walmart-after-teens-laughed-at-a-womans-dress/
People were going to get bats from sporting goods? That's
a full scale riot.
nancy
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 1:56:35 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 1:41 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> in front of them in the checkout line. One item doesn't make a
> difference but a whole cart does.
Exactly. You scope out how many people, how much stuff and you
accept that or you look for another line.
> I've left my cart in line and gone 30 feet to grab one more thing
> while they're still checking out people in front of me and somebody
> had the nerve to push my cart out of line and move up to my spot.
That takes nerve. If you weren't back before it was your turn
to check out, maybe. I wouldn't think twice about someone going
back for another item assuming they're quick.
> Oh,
> no, no, no, no, no... I was back before the line even moved and only
> gone 14-15 seconds. I shoved my cart right back in line where I was.
I'm glad you were able to get back in there, that was ridiculous.
> I'm very good at The Grocery Game.
I don't usually have any drama going on at the store, some people
might be annoying but not outright rude like these people.
nancy
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:15:08 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>> 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.
>
> It's not fair to people who choose their lines by how much PRODUCT is
>> 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.
>
> in front of them in the checkout line. One item doesn't make a
> difference but a whole cart does.
Exactly. You scope out how many people, how much stuff and you
accept that or you look for another line.
> I've left my cart in line and gone 30 feet to grab one more thing
> while they're still checking out people in front of me and somebody
> had the nerve to push my cart out of line and move up to my spot.
That takes nerve. If you weren't back before it was your turn
to check out, maybe. I wouldn't think twice about someone going
back for another item assuming they're quick.
> Oh,
> no, no, no, no, no... I was back before the line even moved and only
> gone 14-15 seconds. I shoved my cart right back in line where I was.
I'm glad you were able to get back in there, that was ridiculous.
> I'm very good at The Grocery Game.
I don't usually have any drama going on at the store, some people
might be annoying but not outright rude like these people.
nancy
Dave Smith
Jul 7, 2016, 1:57:16 PM7/7/16
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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
> 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.
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".
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 2:03:39 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 1:58 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-07-07 1:15 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> 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.
I don't think she knew at first what was going on. People must
> On 2016-07-07 1:15 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> 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.
have started making a fuss after we left.
> 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".
ahead of you. People.
nancy
dsi1
Jul 7, 2016, 2:07:48 PM7/7/16
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http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/AmcCbRLnHuX9wOKPT7tGOg/o.jpg
Janet B
Jul 7, 2016, 2:34:27 PM7/7/16
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Janet US
graham
Jul 7, 2016, 2:34:45 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 11:15 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
friend in front of you. Just move in front of them both as long as they
are not MMA fighters!
Graham
notbob
Jul 7, 2016, 2:43:17 PM7/7/16
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On 2016-07-07, Janet B <nos...@cableone.net> wrote:
> people like that shouldn't be allowed to breed
Who? The webmaster that includes 28 client-side scripts in that link?
> people like that shouldn't be allowed to breed
Not a record, as I've seen up to 40 scripts. Not only should they not
be allowed to breed, they should be culled from the herd, tout de
suite. ;)
nb
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 2:58:48 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 2:07 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 7:15:19 AM UTC-10, Nancy Young wrote:
>> That's the most excitement I've ever seen at laid back Costco.
> On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 7:15:19 AM UTC-10, Nancy Young wrote:
>> That's the most excitement I've ever seen at laid back Costco.
> I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our Costco
>is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or 3 times the
> action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco can be an
> ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would be just great.
>
> http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/AmcCbRLnHuX9wOKPT7tGOg/o.jpg
Wow, that's too many people for me. I'm a crowd avoider. We don't
>is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or 3 times the
> action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco can be an
> ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would be just great.
>
> http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/AmcCbRLnHuX9wOKPT7tGOg/o.jpg
usually go when we know it's going to be busy like first day of
coupons like today.
Things must happen but I've never seen it for myself. My Costco is
busy but I've seen busier and I don't like it.
nancy
Janet B
Jul 7, 2016, 3:24:57 PM7/7/16
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would have behaved far better. They came from similar stock and will
breed more just like them. Education, talking nice, prison, nothing
helps.
Janet US
Janet B
Jul 7, 2016, 3:30:00 PM7/7/16
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:07:44 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
>I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our Costco is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or 3 times the action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco can be an ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would be just great.
>
>http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/AmcCbRLnHuX9wOKPT7tGOg/o.jpg
My Costco looks like that at that precise location around noon on
Saturdays. The only reason I know is that my husband is not a
first-thing-in-the-morning shopper. The next time he belly-aches
about the crowds he'll have to stay home so I can leave early.
Janet US
wrote:
>
>I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our Costco is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or 3 times the action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco can be an ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would be just great.
>
>http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/AmcCbRLnHuX9wOKPT7tGOg/o.jpg
Saturdays. The only reason I know is that my husband is not a
first-thing-in-the-morning shopper. The next time he belly-aches
about the crowds he'll have to stay home so I can leave early.
Janet US
dsi1
Jul 7, 2016, 3:35:53 PM7/7/16
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dsi1
Jul 7, 2016, 3:38:19 PM7/7/16
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On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 9:30:00 AM UTC-10, Janet B wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:07:44 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsiahoo.com>
I wish my wife would do that to me. Some guys got all the luck.
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:07:44 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsiahoo.com>
Dave Smith
Jul 7, 2016, 3:38:36 PM7/7/16
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that she was better than everyone else and should not have to wait for
the peons to check out. She picked the wrong one to pull it on because
I won't tolerate that sort of rudeness in public. It was kind of funny
after I refused to let her in ahead of me she looked to the guy in front
of me and asked if he would let her in. He looked at me. I shook my head
and he said no. FWIW... she was not in such a hurry that she had to
leave without it. She went to the back of the line.
Dave Smith
Jul 7, 2016, 3:44:24 PM7/7/16
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On 2016-07-07 2:07 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our
> Costco is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or
> 3 times the action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco
> can be an ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would
> be just great.
There have been a number of incidents in the local papers about fights
>
> I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our
> Costco is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or
> 3 times the action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco
> can be an ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would
> be just great.
in parking lots at Walmarts.
>
> http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/AmcCbRLnHuX9wOKPT7tGOg/o.jpg
Last year when we were getting a lot of stuff in preparation for my
wife's birthday bash we went to Costco for the meats. We looked at the
price of meat and a few other things to figure if it was worth it to pay
for the annual membership. We decided that if we did get it we would
have to make trips down there for other stuff to get back the membership
money. Then we saw the long line at the service counter where we would
have to renew our long expired cards. Right next to that was the throng
of people waiting to check out. No thanks. We bought the stuff
elsewhere and paid a little more.
Janet B
Jul 7, 2016, 3:48:26 PM7/7/16
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:45:33 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>On 2016-07-07 2:07 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our
>> Costco is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or
>> 3 times the action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco
>> can be an ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would
>> be just great.
>
>There have been a number of incidents in the local papers about fights
>in parking lots at Walmarts.
>
snip
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>On 2016-07-07 2:07 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm surprised that somebody doesn't get killed at our Costco. Our
>> Costco is not laid back. It's a giant rat race and probably has 2 or
>> 3 times the action of any other Costco in the nation. Going to Costco
>> can be an ordeal. I sure wish our Costco was like yours. That would
>> be just great.
>
>There have been a number of incidents in the local papers about fights
>in parking lots at Walmarts.
>
Just fights? We've had shootings a couple of times.
Janet US
Brooklyn1
Jul 7, 2016, 3:51:04 PM7/7/16
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naturally I know how to embarrass line jumping women, I'll ask why
they're wearing a padded bra. I've yet to expperience a man jumping
in front of lines.
notbob
Jul 7, 2016, 3:57:25 PM7/7/16
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> Just fights? We've had shootings a couple of times.
Which is why I live 100 mi from the closest urban center.
nb
sf
Jul 7, 2016, 3:59:56 PM7/7/16
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:15:08 -0400, Nancy Young
<rjynlyo...@verizon.net> wrote:
> 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.
I would say so!
> 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.
--
sf
dsi1
Jul 7, 2016, 4:01:31 PM7/7/16
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Dave Smith
Jul 7, 2016, 4:07:11 PM7/7/16
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reducing the firearm homicide rates.
Jeßus
Jul 7, 2016, 4:29:36 PM7/7/16
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that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
Ophelia
Jul 7, 2016, 4:36:03 PM7/7/16
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"Nancy Young" <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:D6wfz.76054$H_....@fx36.am4...
wherever they can!
We need more Rons!!!
--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 5:45:05 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 4:35 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> 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.
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.
nancy
>
>
> "Nancy Young" <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> 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
> wherever they can!
>
> We need more Rons!!!
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.
nancy
Dave Smith
Jul 7, 2016, 6:04:23 PM7/7/16
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On 2016-07-07 4:29 PM, Je�us wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> That's unreal. I can't imagine someone being such an asshole like
> that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
>
I can. The odd thing is that if they were doing it to save time getting
>
>> 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.
>
> That's unreal. I can't imagine someone being such an asshole like
> that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
>
through the checkout they likely would have out of the store quicker if
they just did things the normal way, going through the store and getting
what they wanted/needed in one pass.
Nancy Young
Jul 7, 2016, 6:22:46 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 6:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-07-07 4:29 PM, Je�us wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> That's unreal. I can't imagine someone being such an asshole like
>> that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
The first time it happened, people were annoyed but it didn't
> On 2016-07-07 4:29 PM, Je�us wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> That's unreal. I can't imagine someone being such an asshole like
>> that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
blow up like this.
> I can. The odd thing is that if they were doing it to save time getting
> through the checkout they likely would have out of the store quicker if
> they just did things the normal way, going through the store and getting
> what they wanted/needed in one pass.
before you get on line, and if you're together, get on line together.
What's with this running back and forth for this then that then
the other.
nancy
Jeßus
Jul 7, 2016, 6:25:08 PM7/7/16
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:05:32 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>On 2016-07-07 4:29 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> That's unreal. I can't imagine someone being such an asshole like
>> that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
>>
>
>
>I can.
Well I'm glad it's not like that here!
>The odd thing is that if they were doing it to save time getting
>through the checkout they likely would have out of the store quicker if
>they just did things the normal way, going through the store and getting
>what they wanted/needed in one pass.
Yep, I agree.
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>On 2016-07-07 4:29 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> That's unreal. I can't imagine someone being such an asshole like
>> that. At least it wasn't a boring wait in the queue :)
>>
>
>
>I can.
>The odd thing is that if they were doing it to save time getting
>through the checkout they likely would have out of the store quicker if
>they just did things the normal way, going through the store and getting
>what they wanted/needed in one pass.
itsjoan...@webtv.net
Jul 7, 2016, 6:52:39 PM7/7/16
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On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 2:38:36 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> >> 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".
>
> >
> >> 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".
>
> I chalk it up to her selfish sense of entitlement. I guess she figured
> that she was better than everyone else and should not have to wait for
> the peons to check out. She picked the wrong one to pull it on because
> I won't tolerate that sort of rudeness in public. It was kind of funny
> after I refused to let her in ahead of me she looked to the guy in front
> of me and asked if he would let her in. He looked at me. I shook my head
> and he said no. FWIW... she was not in such a hurry that she had to
> leave without it. She went to the back of the line.
>
>
On the rare occasion that I meet someone who states 'they're in
> that she was better than everyone else and should not have to wait for
> the peons to check out. She picked the wrong one to pull it on because
> I won't tolerate that sort of rudeness in public. It was kind of funny
> after I refused to let her in ahead of me she looked to the guy in front
> of me and asked if he would let her in. He looked at me. I shook my head
> and he said no. FWIW... she was not in such a hurry that she had to
> leave without it. She went to the back of the line.
>
>
a hurry' and want preferential treatment I always reply "we're
ALL in a hurry and if you are so impatient you should have been
here when the doors opened." It seems to shut them up in a hurry,
albeit they are fuming.
Ed Pawlowski
Jul 7, 2016, 7:55:11 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 1:58 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-07-07 1:15 PM, Nancy Young 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.
>>
>> 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
>> though they were already surrounded by security and angry customers.
>>
>> That's the most excitement I've ever seen at laid back Costco.
>
> 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.
> 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".
>
>
>
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.
cshenk
Jul 7, 2016, 7:56:37 PM7/7/16
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Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On 7/7/2016 1:41 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:15:08 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > And as we were leaving, the woman went to get more stuff even
> > is in front of them in the checkout line. One item doesn't make a
> > difference but a whole cart does.
>
> Exactly. You scope out how many people, how much stuff and you
> accept that or you look for another line.
>
> > I've left my cart in line and gone 30 feet to grab one more thing
> > while they're still checking out people in front of me and somebody
> > had the nerve to push my cart out of line and move up to my spot.
>
> That takes nerve. If you weren't back before it was your turn
> to check out, maybe. I wouldn't think twice about someone going
> back for another item assuming they're quick.
>
> > Oh,
> > no, no, no, no, no... I was back before the line even moved and
> > only gone 14-15 seconds. I shoved my cart right back in line where
> > I was.
>
> I'm glad you were able to get back in there, that was ridiculous.
>
> > I'm very good at The Grocery Game.
>
> I don't usually have any drama going on at the store, some people
> might be annoying but not outright rude like these people.
>
> nancy
I shop with my daughter and we check before we get in line, but if we
miss something one goes back while the other continues to the checkout
line.
--
> On 7/7/2016 1:41 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:15:08 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > 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.
> >
> > It's not fair to people who choose their lines by how much PRODUCT
> > > customers.
> > >
> > > That's the most excitement I've ever seen at laid back Costco.
> >
> > is in front of them in the checkout line. One item doesn't make a
> > difference but a whole cart does.
>
> Exactly. You scope out how many people, how much stuff and you
> accept that or you look for another line.
>
> > I've left my cart in line and gone 30 feet to grab one more thing
> > while they're still checking out people in front of me and somebody
> > had the nerve to push my cart out of line and move up to my spot.
>
> That takes nerve. If you weren't back before it was your turn
> to check out, maybe. I wouldn't think twice about someone going
> back for another item assuming they're quick.
>
> > Oh,
> > no, no, no, no, no... I was back before the line even moved and
> > only gone 14-15 seconds. I shoved my cart right back in line where
> > I was.
>
> I'm glad you were able to get back in there, that was ridiculous.
>
> > I'm very good at The Grocery Game.
>
> I don't usually have any drama going on at the store, some people
> might be annoying but not outright rude like these people.
>
> nancy
I shop with my daughter and we check before we get in line, but if we
miss something one goes back while the other continues to the checkout
line.
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Ed Pawlowski
Jul 7, 2016, 8:00:01 PM7/7/16
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On 7/7/2016 3:45 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Last year when we were getting a lot of stuff in preparation for my
> wife's birthday bash we went to Costco for the meats. We looked at the
> price of meat and a few other things to figure if it was worth it to pay
> for the annual membership. We decided that if we did get it we would
> have to make trips down there for other stuff to get back the membership
> money. Then we saw the long line at the service counter where we would
> have to renew our long expired cards. Right next to that was the throng
> of people waiting to check out. No thanks. We bought the stuff
> elsewhere and paid a little more.
>
At BJ's you can renew right at the register. Meat prices is one big
> Last year when we were getting a lot of stuff in preparation for my
> wife's birthday bash we went to Costco for the meats. We looked at the
> price of meat and a few other things to figure if it was worth it to pay
> for the annual membership. We decided that if we did get it we would
> have to make trips down there for other stuff to get back the membership
> money. Then we saw the long line at the service counter where we would
> have to renew our long expired cards. Right next to that was the throng
> of people waiting to check out. No thanks. We bought the stuff
> elsewhere and paid a little more.
>
reason we go there.
Cheri
Jul 7, 2016, 8:38:37 PM7/7/16
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> Well Costco is more upmarket than Walmart:
> http://globalnews.ca/news/2809216/watch-30-person-brawl-erupts-at-walmart-after-teens-laughed-at-a-womans-dress/
Really has nothing to do with Walmart and everything to do with the people
involved.
Cheri
Julie Bove
Jul 8, 2016, 12:09:38 AM7/8/16
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Julie Bove
Jul 8, 2016, 12:11:40 AM7/8/16
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something to do with the fact that they allow people to camp in their
parking lot.
Janet B
Jul 8, 2016, 12:49:56 AM7/8/16
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 23:44:32 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
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
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.
>
>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
jmcquown
Jul 8, 2016, 1:32:42 AM7/8/16
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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
> 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
Jeßus
Jul 8, 2016, 1:37:24 AM7/8/16
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On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 01:32:35 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:
I read the article too. Such a sad situation, in what's supposed to be
a first world nation.
wrote:
a first world nation.
Cheri
Jul 8, 2016, 1:49:46 AM7/8/16
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always gets the negative attention in the media.
Cheri
Julie Bove
Jul 8, 2016, 3:03:33 AM7/8/16
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>> 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.
> 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
Julie Bove
Jul 8, 2016, 3:04:18 AM7/8/16
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Julie Bove
Jul 8, 2016, 3:13:01 AM7/8/16
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> 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
>>>
>
>> 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
>> 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. ;)
>
> 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.
Julie Bove
Jul 8, 2016, 3:14:25 AM7/8/16
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I believe it. Yes, the people are everywhere but if they didn't allow them
to essentially live there, perhaps there would be less of a problem. I can't
recall any sort of problems at Target like that.
to essentially live there, perhaps there would be less of a problem. I can't
recall any sort of problems at Target like that.
Ophelia
Jul 8, 2016, 3:31:12 AM7/8/16
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Ophelia
Jul 8, 2016, 3:31:13 AM7/8/16
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Yes and so long as they can get away with it, they will.
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Ophelia
Jul 8, 2016, 3:31:13 AM7/8/16
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Good. It might have been good to ask them to bring the manager.
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jmcquown
Jul 8, 2016, 7:35:13 AM7/8/16
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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 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
>>>
>>> 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. ;)
>
>> 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
> 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
>
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
William
Jul 8, 2016, 12:30:18 PM7/8/16
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wrote:
for 20 and 30 year old Americans, a "Smartphone" is now a necessity of
life.
William
wrote:
life.
William
Nunya Bidnits
Jul 8, 2016, 12:57:29 PM7/8/16
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>for 20 and 30 year old Americans, a "Smartphone" is now a necessity of
>life.
>William
low maintenance. Due to my ADD tendencies I do not get along with paper
information and schedules, or with using paper to keep records and
appointments. Too high maintenance and I'm too easily distracted for it to
work. A Daytimer was perhaps the worst purchase I ever made. What a PITA. A
smart phone puts an end to all of that hassle once and for all.
MartyB
Brooklyn1
Jul 8, 2016, 7:18:07 PM7/8/16
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documents I scan and print them on better quality paper. I don't use
any kind of cell phone, I carry a very basic cell phone for
emergencies but so far have never used it, I never even turn it on...
I charge the battery every couple months is all.
Ed Pawlowski
Jul 8, 2016, 7:23:00 PM7/8/16
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On 7/8/2016 12:44 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:11:25 -0700, Julie Bove 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.
>
>> 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
> 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
>
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.
Gary
Jul 9, 2016, 10:38:26 AM7/9/16
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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)
>
> 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)
Nancy Young
Jul 9, 2016, 12:11:05 PM7/9/16
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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,
> I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between 6-6:30
> each time.
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.
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 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.
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
Ophelia
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Jul 9, 2016, 12:58:42 PM7/9/16
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>> 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
>> 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:))
store. They aren't mean but they are all business.
nancy
Ophelia
Jul 9, 2016, 1:17:15 PM7/9/16
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Janet
Jul 9, 2016, 3:07:39 PM7/9/16
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In article <pm9gz.195013$p74....@fx06.fr7>, rjynlyo...@verizon.net
says...
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
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
> 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.
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
Dave Smith
Jul 9, 2016, 3:15:35 PM7/9/16
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can take a long time because it generally ends up in a conversation.
Nancy Young
Jul 9, 2016, 3:36:55 PM7/9/16
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On 7/9/2016 3:07 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article <pm9gz.195013$p74....@fx06.fr7>, rjynlyo...@verizon.net
> says...
>>
>
>> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
>> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
>> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
>
> In better smkts here, it's part of their customer-relations training
> protocol to "engage the customer" with a personal question. They must
> do it in case you're a Mystery Shopper checking they obey their training
> :-)
So funny that you said that! Not that I was under any delusion that
> In article <pm9gz.195013$p74....@fx06.fr7>, rjynlyo...@verizon.net
> 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
> :-)
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.
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.
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
cshenk
Jul 9, 2016, 3:56:16 PM7/9/16
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Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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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Jul 9, 2016, 4:30:45 PM7/9/16
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On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 20:07:32 +0100, Janet <nob...@home.com> 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.
>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.
would be tolerated for very long.
Taxed and Spent
Jul 10, 2016, 6:23:02 AM7/10/16
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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
> 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.
stupid, and I just walked out of the store and left the clerk with a
shopping cart of unbought items.
Nancy Young
Jul 10, 2016, 8:15:30 AM7/10/16
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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
lucreti...@fl.it
Jul 10, 2016, 8:32:54 AM7/10/16
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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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Jul 10, 2016, 8:36:28 AM7/10/16
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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
> 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.
>
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.
dejamos
Jul 10, 2016, 8:41:49 AM7/10/16
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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
>
> 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.
>
customer service desk and leave it there, letting them know why I am
walking out of their store.
Gary
Jul 10, 2016, 9:15:05 AM7/10/16
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lucreti...@fl.it 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
>
> 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.
person to take over while they are on break.
lucreti...@fl.it
Jul 10, 2016, 9:33:43 AM7/10/16
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work with customers.
Nancy Young
Jul 10, 2016, 10:51:09 AM7/10/16
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On 7/10/2016 8:32 AM, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> 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.
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> 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.
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.
customer load up the belt if you're not going to check their
groceries. It's ludicrous.
nancy
Ophelia
Jul 10, 2016, 11:38:59 AM7/10/16
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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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Jul 10, 2016, 11:38:59 AM7/10/16
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Jul 10, 2016, 12:01:06 PM7/10/16
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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.
Cheri
Jul 10, 2016, 12:10:08 PM7/10/16
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"Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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the handicapped parking spaces for people that are parked there while you
determine if they're really handicapped or not.
Cheri
Ophelia
Jul 10, 2016, 12:19:59 PM7/10/16
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Jul 10, 2016, 12:29:12 PM7/10/16
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On 7/10/2016 6:32 AM, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> 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
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> <rjynlyo...@verizon.net> 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 -
over a company policy about which the clerk has no control.
Graham
Ed Pawlowski
Jul 10, 2016, 12:55:04 PM7/10/16
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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
>
> 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.
>
>
over limit cart. Overall it benefits everyone.
Nancy Young
Jul 10, 2016, 1:21:50 PM7/10/16
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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
lucreti...@fl.it
Jul 10, 2016, 2:20:20 PM7/10/16
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cases.
Dave Smith
Jul 10, 2016, 6:24:11 PM7/10/16
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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.
Dave Smith
Jul 10, 2016, 6:29:23 PM7/10/16
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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 piss
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.
Brooklyn1
Jul 10, 2016, 9:43:54 PM7/10/16
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 07:41:48 -0500, dejamos <dej...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
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.
wrote:
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.
sf
Jul 10, 2016, 10:18:49 PM7/10/16
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 18:25:22 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 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.
If she had zero customers and all the other open lanes had lines, then
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 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.
she either had no initiative or a manager who was a stickler for
numbers and she would have gotten into trouble if she checked you out.
Either way, the store lost. In any case, I would have been giving her
puppy eyes and hope she called me over vs taking the initiative -
because customers can be very snippy with the cashier and customer
with too many items that she called over to shorten a line elsewhere
when she didn't have customers.
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Taxed and Spent
Jul 10, 2016, 11:51:40 PM7/10/16
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On 7/10/2016 7:38 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> belt - electronics, clothes, some miscellaneous food. Then as I was
> standing in line I saw that cheap Andre Cold Duck on an end-cap and
> got a sudden nostalgic urge for a bottle. It was the last thing to
> ring up and she asked me for ID. Sorry - I have no ID. But I look 50
> years old, if that mattered. Nah, that didn't matter. They wouldn't
> sell it to me. I said, "You're shitting me, right?". I left without
> buying anything and they had to restock $130+ worth of stuff. Fuck
> them.
>
> -sw
>
you should have gone back the next day and done the same thing, with no
ID and see what happened.
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 03:23:02 -0700, 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.
>
> Last year I was at Target and I had about $130 worth of stuff on the
>
>> 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.
>
> belt - electronics, clothes, some miscellaneous food. Then as I was
> standing in line I saw that cheap Andre Cold Duck on an end-cap and
> got a sudden nostalgic urge for a bottle. It was the last thing to
> ring up and she asked me for ID. Sorry - I have no ID. But I look 50
> years old, if that mattered. Nah, that didn't matter. They wouldn't
> sell it to me. I said, "You're shitting me, right?". I left without
> buying anything and they had to restock $130+ worth of stuff. Fuck
> them.
>
> -sw
>
you should have gone back the next day and done the same thing, with no
ID and see what happened.
itsjoan...@webtv.net
Jul 11, 2016, 12:45:40 AM7/11/16
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> On 7/10/2016 7:38 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > Last year I was at Target and I had about $130 worth of stuff on the
> > belt - electronics, clothes, some miscellaneous food. Then as I was
> > standing in line I saw that cheap Andre Cold Duck on an end-cap and
> > got a sudden nostalgic urge for a bottle. It was the last thing to
> > ring up and she asked me for ID. Sorry - I have no ID. But I look 50
> > years old, if that mattered. Nah, that didn't matter. They wouldn't
> > sell it to me. I said, "You're shitting me, right?". I left without
> > buying anything and they had to restock $130+ worth of stuff. Fuck
> > them.
> >
> > -sw
> >
>
Here, no matter your age they card for alcohol and cigarettes.
> >
> > Last year I was at Target and I had about $130 worth of stuff on the
> > belt - electronics, clothes, some miscellaneous food. Then as I was
> > standing in line I saw that cheap Andre Cold Duck on an end-cap and
> > got a sudden nostalgic urge for a bottle. It was the last thing to
> > ring up and she asked me for ID. Sorry - I have no ID. But I look 50
> > years old, if that mattered. Nah, that didn't matter. They wouldn't
> > sell it to me. I said, "You're shitting me, right?". I left without
> > buying anything and they had to restock $130+ worth of stuff. Fuck
> > them.
> >
> > -sw
> >
>
Doesn't matter if you're 21 or 91, they will ask for ID; no
ID, no sale.
Cheri
Jul 11, 2016, 2:13:20 AM7/11/16
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<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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five or so years ago. I never had that happen at any other store, so I was
very surprised. I don't shop at Target as a rule, and don't use the lozenges
anymore, so don't know if they still do it, or if that was a fluke or what,
but I thought it was pretty crazy.
Cheri
Taxed and Spent
Jul 11, 2016, 6:11:17 AM7/11/16
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On 7/10/2016 9:48 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> programmed so that the ID must be *scanned* through the card reader or
> else it won't ring up. I don't want my ID being scanned even if I did
> have one. Lots of info on the mag stripe and barcode stripe DL/ID
> (name, address, age, height weight, hair, eyes, lenses, etc...)
>
> I can understand states that require ID for every alcohol purchase (I
> think it was Missouri I ran across that). But when it's not mandatory
> and there is no chance of reasonable doubt, then employees should be
> empowered to make that decision themselves. Screw that mandatory card
> swiping for nefarious reasons under the guise of legal liability.
>
> -sw
>
But people think you shouldn't have to provide ID to vote.
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 20:51:39 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>> On 7/10/2016 7:38 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 03:23:02 -0700, 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.
>>>
>>> Last year I was at Target and I had about $130 worth of stuff on the
>>> belt - electronics, clothes, some miscellaneous food. Then as I was
>>> standing in line I saw that cheap Andre Cold Duck on an end-cap and
>>> got a sudden nostalgic urge for a bottle. It was the last thing to
>>> ring up and she asked me for ID. Sorry - I have no ID. But I look 50
>>> years old, if that mattered. Nah, that didn't matter. They wouldn't
>>> sell it to me. I said, "You're shitting me, right?". I left without
>>> buying anything and they had to restock $130+ worth of stuff. Fuck
>>> them.
>>
>
>> On 7/10/2016 7:38 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 03:23:02 -0700, 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.
>>>
>>> Last year I was at Target and I had about $130 worth of stuff on the
>>> belt - electronics, clothes, some miscellaneous food. Then as I was
>>> standing in line I saw that cheap Andre Cold Duck on an end-cap and
>>> got a sudden nostalgic urge for a bottle. It was the last thing to
>>> ring up and she asked me for ID. Sorry - I have no ID. But I look 50
>>> years old, if that mattered. Nah, that didn't matter. They wouldn't
>>> sell it to me. I said, "You're shitting me, right?". I left without
>>> buying anything and they had to restock $130+ worth of stuff. Fuck
>>> them.
>>
>> you should have gone back the next day and done the same thing, with no
>> ID and see what happened.
>
> I read later that that is their policy. The cash register is
>> ID and see what happened.
>
> programmed so that the ID must be *scanned* through the card reader or
> else it won't ring up. I don't want my ID being scanned even if I did
> have one. Lots of info on the mag stripe and barcode stripe DL/ID
> (name, address, age, height weight, hair, eyes, lenses, etc...)
>
> I can understand states that require ID for every alcohol purchase (I
> think it was Missouri I ran across that). But when it's not mandatory
> and there is no chance of reasonable doubt, then employees should be
> empowered to make that decision themselves. Screw that mandatory card
> swiping for nefarious reasons under the guise of legal liability.
>
> -sw
>
But people think you shouldn't have to provide ID to vote.
sf
Jul 11, 2016, 11:34:17 AM7/11/16
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2016 03:11:16 -0700, Taxed and Spent
<nospam...@nonospam.com> wrote:
> >
>
> But people think you shouldn't have to provide ID to vote.
People think we shouldn't have background checks for gun ownership.
<nospam...@nonospam.com> wrote:
> >
>
> But people think you shouldn't have to provide ID to vote.
--
sf
Nunya Bidnits
Jul 11, 2016, 12:18:45 PM7/11/16
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"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message news:nlvrc2$dv3$1...@dont-email.me...
> I can understand states that require ID for every alcohol purchase (I
> think it was Missouri I ran across that).
MO.
Taxed and Spent
Jul 11, 2016, 12:20:27 PM7/11/16
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Cheri
Jul 11, 2016, 12:22:16 PM7/11/16
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"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
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Cheri
Taxed and Spent
Jul 11, 2016, 12:23:29 PM7/11/16
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which is being illegally created.
graham
Jul 11, 2016, 1:28:01 PM7/11/16
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sf
Jul 11, 2016, 1:45:39 PM7/11/16
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:23:25 -0700, Taxed and Spent
--
sf
<nospam...@nonospam.com> wrote:
> On 7/11/2016 9:21 AM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> > news:kge7obhhdgcsbitm2...@4ax.com...
> >> On Mon, 11 Jul 2016 03:11:16 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> >> <nospam...@nonospam.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> But people think you shouldn't have to provide ID to vote.
> >>
> >> People think we shouldn't have background checks for gun ownership.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> sf
> >
> > Yes, the criminals that abuse them do not want them.
> >
> > Cheri
>
>
> The real issue is not background checks, but the government database
> which is being illegally created.
Cue Twilight Zone music.
> On 7/11/2016 9:21 AM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> > news:kge7obhhdgcsbitm2...@4ax.com...
> >> On Mon, 11 Jul 2016 03:11:16 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> >> <nospam...@nonospam.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> But people think you shouldn't have to provide ID to vote.
> >>
> >> People think we shouldn't have background checks for gun ownership.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> sf
> >
> > Yes, the criminals that abuse them do not want them.
> >
> > Cheri
>
>
> The real issue is not background checks, but the government database
> which is being illegally created.
--
sf
sf
Jul 11, 2016, 1:51:30 PM7/11/16
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a broken quote machine.
--
sf
Nunya Bidnits
Jul 11, 2016, 1:56:55 PM7/11/16
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"sf" wrote in message news:2rm7ob159fsusnvbr...@4ax.com...
>Count the angle brackets. It's correct. Obviously someone is using
>a broken quote machine.
>--
>sf
lol
Taxed and Spent
Jul 11, 2016, 2:20:27 PM7/11/16
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"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message news:nlvrc2$dv3$1...@dont-email.me...
> I can understand states that require ID for every alcohol purchase (I
> think it was Missouri I ran across that).
That may have been due to some local jurisdiction but it's not the law
in MO.
Taxed and Spent
Jul 11, 2016, 3:09:37 PM7/11/16
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On 7/11/2016 11:55 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> I suppose they could keep paper files. Down with databases!
>
> -sw
>
In this case, yes.
> On Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:23:25 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>> The real issue is not background checks, but the government database
>> which is being illegally created.
>
> Databases are illegal? Somebody better tell the Government!
>
>> The real issue is not background checks, but the government database
>> which is being illegally created.
>
>
> I suppose they could keep paper files. Down with databases!
>
> -sw
>
In this case, yes.
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