tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4702132934330748632..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Meltdown on aisle 5!!! (a loooong rant)Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53583122327615525892009-08-22T07:47:48.496-04:002009-08-22T07:47:48.496-04:00I'm a teenager and while I've never worked...I'm a teenager and while I've never worked at a grocery store (I prefer the barn). According to my friends people come to the store all the time and buy mass amounts of brand name products to try and sell them. <br /><br />My friend had to miss district 9 in order to attend a mandatory "seminar" on how to handle situations like that. <br /><br />And Cinnamon Bun yogurt? Really? Gabshttp://www.loveonmyarms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-87711973184051678032009-08-21T20:24:15.852-04:002009-08-21T20:24:15.852-04:00Ugh. What is it about shopping and women who canno...Ugh. What is it about shopping and women who cannot control themselves?<br /><br />I once had a woman ram me with her cart while I was standing in line because she was in a hurry, and the cashier was taking "too long" ringing up my stuff. How was I supposed to control that? What the heck!?! <br /><br />I'm 5'2" on a good day, but I drew myself up to my full, towering heightHLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695818095406866154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-39531918655485431932009-08-21T17:42:15.748-04:002009-08-21T17:42:15.748-04:00And when the people sitting on gym equipment and t...And when the people sitting on gym equipment and talking for 45 minutes are told to move by the management!Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-49303112265855677022009-08-21T17:37:39.474-04:002009-08-21T17:37:39.474-04:00Oh, yeah, the more than 10 items in the 10 items l...Oh, yeah, the more than 10 items in the 10 items lane. <br /><br />ONCE when I was in the supermarket, a customer with a full cart got into the express lane. A second later, one of the cashiers very firmly insisted he go into another lane. "This is for people with ten items or less. You cannot check out with that much here." <br /><br />Wow! Made my day. Almost as good as the Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-12966772131743568992009-08-21T15:18:06.488-04:002009-08-21T15:18:06.488-04:00Again, the cashier might have been told specifical...Again, the cashier might have been told specifically by the manager to not bother them, and just "please the customer". The fact that one was nowhere to be found is a HUGE indicator of such a fact.<br /><br />Some people use their ethnicity to pull the race card. Sounds like this woman was doing that too. Definately talk to management, but again, focus on what the poor girl did right. Cygnatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144141391947212635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-83035055161572281672009-08-21T13:58:15.540-04:002009-08-21T13:58:15.540-04:00I shop at different markets for different foods to...I shop at different markets for different foods too, so I feel for ya. The cashier should have passed that harpy on to a manager the moment she asked for more cokes to be brought up. Either inexperience, or poor management and training.Shadow Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015365019108553741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-79535737406199386482009-08-21T11:35:42.206-04:002009-08-21T11:35:42.206-04:00I'd have gone nucking futs on her (inconsidera...I'd have gone nucking futs on her (inconsiderate b***ch the "Coke Lady"), I'm 99.9 % of the time a really passive and non-confrontational type of person, but this kind of behavior sends me into the Twilight Zone. Totally unacceptable! The thing is that they are bullies, she knew that young cashier wasn't going to say anything and probably read you as someone quite the sameSueCoohttp://www.chronicleofmyhorse.com/profile/SueCoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48143941313392548172009-08-21T10:00:56.812-04:002009-08-21T10:00:56.812-04:00You said the exact right thing to that lady! I hop...You said the exact right thing to that lady! I hope it made you feel a little better that at least you spoke up. But I'm sad that you didn't get your special yogurt. <br /><br />ps: Whoa! My badge! That's very cool.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412703583921658038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-19338880455829495812009-08-21T09:35:27.895-04:002009-08-21T09:35:27.895-04:00I totally pitied the cashier, kept wondering where...I totally pitied the cashier, kept wondering where the MANAGER was so this tyrant could be reined in. I didn't put this in the blog, but she was in a sari and had a thick, hard to understand accent. I cut her tons of slack in the beginning thinking maybe it was a cultural thing (she didn't know how to swipe her credit card), but as I saw more of the interaction I figured there are just Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-82554274048601867952009-08-21T09:01:42.327-04:002009-08-21T09:01:42.327-04:00Reading this gave me a hot flash.Reading this gave me a hot flash.Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993868991117800584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-28276595492889141452009-08-21T00:56:34.787-04:002009-08-21T00:56:34.787-04:00Glad to hear I'm not the only person who shops...Glad to hear I'm not the only person who shops at multiple stores to get certain items!<br />Good on ya for telling that woman that she had no business doing that in the express lane. Very admirable.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147639993763041026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77053046797083190282009-08-21T00:39:55.114-04:002009-08-21T00:39:55.114-04:00What part of "express lane" was confusin...What part of "express lane" was confusing to her?<br /><br />Definitely let the manager know. They need to be more on the ball than that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-40240672599684584442009-08-20T22:39:11.069-04:002009-08-20T22:39:11.069-04:00I think they do it because they think they can int...I think they do it because they think they can intimidate an inexperienced teenager, and it's pretty easy to do so. When I worked last summer at H-E-B there was one lady who insisted that I lower the price because she found it lower at WalMart. I told the lady, and I thought it was politely matter-of-fact, that I not entitled to make those changes and that she needed to talk to customer Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-78937656467287529422009-08-20T22:36:43.828-04:002009-08-20T22:36:43.828-04:00It's not the cashier's fault. Most likely,...It's not the cashier's fault. Most likely, they've been ordered by spineless management to cater to this woman, or risk getting fired. So much in retail is about reducing customer complaints. This woman might even decide to complain about the cashier just for you talking to her.<br /><br />Frankly, what I would do, is write a positive letter, about what you felt the staff handled wellCygnatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144141391947212635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-55646469855112614762009-08-20T21:24:40.023-04:002009-08-20T21:24:40.023-04:00You've got a right to be grumpy, but your stor...You've got a right to be grumpy, but your story was very entertainly told!liquidambarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753215160496567475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-80495589604386122542009-08-20T20:57:30.765-04:002009-08-20T20:57:30.765-04:00Undeserved sense of entitlement... or angry bitch....Undeserved sense of entitlement... or angry bitch... whatever you feel like thinking at the time.<br /><br />Personally, I do not understand why people think their time is so much more important than mine (or yours...). Ugh...<br /><br />Love on your horses. Even on their worst day, they aren't nearly as angry or pushy as that woman was.Hollynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826846251458849175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-24748131802617081512009-08-20T20:18:29.128-04:002009-08-20T20:18:29.128-04:00I hate when that happens, and it happens too many ...I hate when that happens, and it happens too many times...well, maybe not to that point.<br />I stuck up for a cashier once that reminded a person in front of me (that had more than twice the 10 item limit) that this was the express line. The customer got really nasty with her, and I stepped in and said to this customer that the cashier was quite correct, and had been very courteous in her Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548983935563081315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-51278910386889379232009-08-20T19:33:13.841-04:002009-08-20T19:33:13.841-04:00People who are controlling bitches are as mean to ...People who are controlling bitches are as mean to themselves as everyone else. So crazy coke lady makes her own punishment. <br />Still, the grocery should have had back-up to handle crazy coke lady. <br />Blame it on all that high fructose corn syrup.Bridget Pilloudhttp://bridgetpilloud.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-84403276487286739072009-08-20T19:06:27.756-04:002009-08-20T19:06:27.756-04:00I filled out a comment card once due to a very rud...I filled out a comment card once due to a very rude cashier and got free groceries my next trip - might be worth letting the store manager know, especially if you shop there regularly.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.com