Dont u hate when your standing in line and the stand is 15(now) or less. I can see if they had one thing over this one a couple with there kids and it look like only less then ten,but,,the were hideing the stuff undeneth some paper. We had to wait and wait, and I really do not like peoplel there cards are full and I only have 1 or 2 items and she sees me and shr ran right into the checkstand she looked at me and my item but, then she started throwing her food on the belt. I really do had shoping.

that's why i do my shopping at about midnight. not so many people in my way.

I love going through the checkouts where you check yourself out...but I hate seeing people that are god-awful slow in those lanes.

I dread grocery shopping, but I have to eat.

If I'm standing in line at the checkout and have a cart full of groceries and someone comes up behind me with only a few items then I will allow that person to go ahead of me.

I like to do my grocery shopping in the late evening as well. Not as many people and I dont have to stand in some long assed lined.


I have to admit I am not too crazy about those self checkout lanes. Sometimes I like actually dealing with a person.

I love food shopping.

It's fun to decide what you want.

I don't mind food shopping so much when it's quiet. I can't stand any kind of shopping when the stores are crowded.

People get so angry when they grocery shop. Then they dump it all out on the cashiers... it's not our fault that the stores busy or that we didn't have what you were looking for.

People get so angry when they grocery shop. Then they dump it all out on the cashiers... it's not our fault that the stores busy or that we didn't have what you were looking for.

I agree. I worked in a grocery store a few years back. I worked in the floral department but a few of my friends who were cashiers used to deal with people that were impatient because of lines and other issues.

People get so angry when they grocery shop. Then they dump it all out on the cashiers... it's not our fault that the stores busy or that we didn't have what you were looking for.

Money is never an issue with me when it comes to shopping for food.

The only problem with the grocery stores in my area is that they don't have Rold Gold Sourdough pretzels!:mad: :mad:

People get so angry when they grocery shop. Then they dump it all out on the cashiers... it's not our fault that the stores busy or that we didn't have what you were looking for.

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this week has been a week of pure misery as a cashier. when the beginning of the month rolls around, everyone is convinced that they have to shop during the first week or they are starving!! The store where I work is just too cheap to hire extra help so people take out their garbage on us......well I've been spewing it right back to the sarcastic cows!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

People get so angry when they grocery shop. Then they dump it all out on the cashiers... it's not our fault that the stores busy or that we didn't have what you were looking for.

I LOVE food shopping!! I don't take my garbage out on cashiers when either the store's busy (that's not your fault, anyways) or because you don't have an item I want (if I really want it bad enough, I go someplace where I KNOW they've got it). The only time I give guff to a cashier is when they don't sound sincere - especially when one of you says "Have A Nice Day" AFTER my "day" is over (read: after I get off of work or after 6 p.m., whichever happens first). It usually goes something like this:

Doody: What time is it?
Cashier: 7:30
Doody: P.M.!!! It's not DAY anymore!!

I just don't tolerate gratuitousness or phoniness of ANY kind from ANYbody! :mad:

People get so angry when they grocery shop. Then they dump it all out on the cashiers... it's not our fault that the stores busy or that we didn't have what you were looking for.


That's because the cashiers are not greeting the cutomers with a smile when they get there.

I love food shopping, except at Christmas time...it's crazy then!! Alot of people I know do there food shopping online because they hate being hit in the back of their ankles by rude people and their trolleys!! :lol:

I love food shopping, except at Christmas time...it's crazy then!! Alot of people I know do there food shopping online because they hate being hit in the back of their ankles by rude people and their trolleys!! :lol:


The thing I hate is how the bags haVE GOTTEN SO SMALLER. That's why people leave out of the mrket with 11 bags because of how smaller there are

That's because the cashiers are not greeting the cutomers with a smile when they get there.

All the checkers at my store always greet customers with a friendly, natural greeting and ask them how their day is, and are friendly to them throughout the entire checkout, then make a nice parting comment. Most of these rude customers step on the scene already pissed before we can open our mouths.

I've been to many grocery stores; the checkers/cashiers are never a problem.

My only issue is that some places don't have what I need to get.

I never really have a problem when I go grocery shopping. I usually do the self-checkout, but even the regular lines aren't that long. The cashiers always look so tired, but they're friendly and helpful. Having worked in customer service, I know how hard of a job they must have. It's definitely not their fault the lines are long. I've gone to the market on Thanksgiving and Superbowl days though and those...are completely different. lol

I don't mind food shopping, although I do try to find the shortest line. However, that usually means that the longer lines are going to move faster than the one that I choose. Murphy's Law, I guess. Costco is pretty good at having friendly, quick checkers. If I'm in a store that has the self-check, I sometimes go that route. I used to be a checker myself, so I am pretty good at knowing where the bar codes are.

All the checkers at my store always greet customers with a friendly, natural greeting and ask them how their day is, and are friendly to them throughout the entire checkout, then make a nice parting comment. Most of these rude customers step on the scene already pissed before we can open our mouths.


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From one checker to another, you know how it is!

I'm the poor sap who has a few items but one or two over the Express limit. So I quickly scout out what looks to be the easiest, fastest moving line. I get in line and with no cart, I've usually gone a bit over and put heavy or awkward stuff in that stupid plastic basket. I might be having to hold ice cream under my arm cuz it didn't fit.

So things are going pretty good. Then the dreaded halt of the belt. OMG, it's a price check. She picks up the phone and calls for housewares. Granny has picked the ONE houseware item that didn't have a price sticker. No one answers from housewares. The cashier makes another call out. No answer. Finally, she finds a coworker walking by and asks if they could go over and check it. By this time, you're seeing those long, two full buggy lines are moving along well. You think of jumping, but no, this shouldn't take much longer...it's Granny's last item. In the meantime, Granny is standing there with her little, Yogi Bear face hanging out when she could at least be packaging her own groceries. Finally, the coworker comes back with an identical item that has the SKU. Yay - we're getting somewhere now!
They run it through and a price comes up. Granny is sure that wasn't the price. Further discussion ensues and Granny decides she doesn't want it afterall.
At this point, I'm now reciting The Lord's Prayer to myself. I'm not even religious but I need something to calm me down from the senior murder I'm about to commit. But o.k., it's overwith and let's just get Granny checked outta here. I look over and people in the bulkier lines are no longer there. They've even been checked through. The cashier now has to start bagging Granny's groceries. Granny hasn't seen anything clearly for the past 8 years because of her cataracts, but she spots a slight tear in the cellophane on her ground beef. STOP EVERYTHING!!! She wants it rewrapped. Luckily, the wiley cashier has encountered this type before and has some Saran Wrap at the ready. Thank God for small miracles.
I'm now flashing my dirtiest look at Granny. **** what I was brought up with in regards to respecting elders - this prune's pissing me off now! O.k. Cath, calm down.....no biggy. Afterall, you hope to be there yourself some day. I know you're not well now, but Granny doesn't know that.
Alright. Items are all packed now - we're aaaalmost there....The cashier rings up the grand total - $38.69. I now think, o.k. all Granny needs to do is whip out 2 - $20 bills and we're rockin' here!! I should have known. No, Granny has just got her first debit card and wants to try it out. She asks the cashier how this fandangled thing works
I now start wondering if I have time to dash back to the hair care section to grab some Nice 'n Easy since I'm going to have another half inch of grey grown in by the time I get through this lineup. I spy some lawn chairs on display on the other side of the cashiers and consider if I should run over and grab one and start setting up camp. A half tub of Breyers Double-Churned Chocolat is now dripping down my right side. I lost the feeling in my left hand about 13 minutes ago. I now couldn't dash over to another cashier if I tried. I feel like I've heard the entire 4 hr Muzak tape and if I hear one more Neil Diamond song I'll scream.
Granny swipes the card. The cashier turns the card so the magnetic stripe is DOWN. Granny smiles sheepishly and swipes the card again. Cashier tells her it goes "the other way". Granny swipes again (it's a wonder her bursitis can handle this). Card is unapproved. Granny forgot to activate the mother -****er!!!!!!!
By this time, I'm now flashing looks at both Granny and the cashier. Granny now pretends there's no one in the store but her and the cashier. She says she'll pay in cash. The vintage purse gets put on the belt now as she goes for her wallet. For some reason, once you hit 75, you no longer pull the whole wad of bills out to count - they MUST be pulled out one by one, very slowly and carefully and placed down. You MUST always go for the exact change (and I don't know how this happens since they always seem to have small bills and change on hand to pay with).
I look around me. Now, not only has every customer that I recognized when I got in line gone, but there's been a shift change of cashiers as well!! My ice cream is now mostly on me and the floor. The craving I had is gone. My life feels like it's nearing the end. Memories start flashing before me. It was a good life.....
I hear the cashier announce that she's got $38 - just needs the 69 cents now. **Please, please lady, just give her a Loonie....**
A dime comes out of the change purse....then a nickle......then a quarter....
I look over at the tropical plants on display....wasn't that cactus smaller when I came in? I know those orchids weren't blooming yet for sure...
.....one penny.....two pennies......three pennies
COULD IT BE? Has she really paid? There truly IS a God! Am I seeing a vision of Jesus himself on the Express Items sign?!!
Not quite, she then has to put all her bags in the buggy, but I don't care - I'm actually being checked through now! I don't even notice Granny leave. I try to put her out of my mind now rather than giving into the urge to run her over with the carts.
I get rung thru, pay and parcel and I'm happily on my way. I get out to my car, and put the bags in my trunk. If I hurry, I can still make it home for the nightly news! I get in, do up my seatbelt, put the car in reverse and check the rearview......UH OHHHHHHH......Granny has parked directly opposite me and is backing out......very slowly......

I like grocery shopping. I go every Friday and Saturday. The store i go to isn't that crowded and some stores have self checkout lines so that makes the lines go faster. I'm glad i'm a adult now so i can do my own grocery shopping because i used to hate going shopping with my parents when i was a kid because they used to buy food that i didn't like such as Home Pride wheat bread and Corn Flakes LOL.

I also prefer to shop at night. Daytime shoppers are mad in both senses of the word. Plus I have an aversion to kids screaming, running around, and crying and pouting. Do not get me wrong, I like kids, but not when they don't mind their parent(s). Not to mention at night shopping you have more "breathing room." I like to look at the "Reduced to clear" section and usually find some good bargains.

:lol: Cathee, you really made my day! Of course, with my luck, when Granny's all done, the cashier would inform me that her shift is over and send me to another line :mad: Yes, I've had that happen to me.

:lol: Cathee, you really made my day! Of course, with my luck, when Granny's all done, the cashier would inform me that her shift is over and send me to another line :mad: Yes, I've had that happen to me.

Oh believe me, I've had them look at me like they were going to do it and I gave them "the hairy eyebrow" right back that clearly said, "touch the "lane closed" sign lady and you're dead!!! lol

I'm just lucky she didn't have to change the tape or inker on the register!! And that's happened too!

sorry, but when my shift is over, it's over.....I will check out the existing people in line, but have the last person place the "this lane is closed" sign is out. working 8-9 hours is not easy on the feet, and other body parts, so if some cashier is putting up the lane closed sign, don't give her/him ugly looks, because GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY!!!! :lol:

^I have no problem going to another register when I see they're just putting the "Closed" sign up, but when I've been standing in line for several minutes, I expect that cashier to check me out before he/she goes off-duty. When I worked as a cashier, we were always expected to help the people who were already in our line when we were shutting down.

I worked in a supermarket for several years and I know how tough it can be. I do sympathize with a lot of retail employees. I still think there's absolutely no excuse for lousy customer service. Just because a customer was rude to you earlier doesn't give you the right to be rude to me.

Most of my grocery shopping peeves are about other customers. I'm sure I've listed them many a times here back when I used to work at the store.