Grocery Grievance. Good Grief!

OneTimeSBX · #1 05-29-2007, 12:05 PM

grrr. walmart.

last year i went on what i thought would be an empty Wednesday afternoon. i had neglected to remember that it was also the first of the month, so everyone within a 44 mile radius was there.

i got into the back of a line that had 14 people in it. i know this because i counted, and couldnt believe with 28 checkouts, there were 4 open. i waited so long, that half my frozen stuff, which i always get last, was near thawed. at the register, with a new 14 people in line behind me now, the girl smacks her gum, rolls her eyes, and slams down a "register closed" sign. "this lane is closed", she said with a bit more attitude than i liked. she never told the person in front of me that they were last (i always respect that.) she then proceeds to complain as loud as she can about how she hadnt taken her break (like i cared) and needed someone to count her drawer out. everyone in line behind me was simply amazed at the rudeness, so i turned around and said (very loudly) I'M LEAVING! AND IM LEAVING MY STUFF RIGHT HERE TOO! i left probably close to $150 in groceries right there, grabbed my purse and my kid, and about 7 other people did the same thing! i found a manager, told him what happened, and promptly left. i also made sure to tell him i would not shop at that location again, and now i use Kroger. i had a sick sense of satisfaction when i saw those 7 stuffed baskets in the middle of the main aisle with no people attached!

the moral of this story is: i will pay more for better service. dont you forget it...i also heard that cashier got fired. im not proud but it should serve as a lesson well learned.

Sister Havana · #2 05-29-2007, 02:25 PM

OneTimeSBX hit on my peeve: when there are over 20 checkstands, but only 2 or 3 are manned. I can understand this if it's like 3am, but there's a store near where I used to work that was consistently staffed like this at prime shopping times. Of course each stand had a line going well down the aisles!

OneTimeSBX · #3 05-29-2007, 03:49 PM

SisterH, the worst thing about that is the fact that i will be in line @ walmart and some manager will get on the loudspeaker and ask that all employees working the registers and are on break need to come back to their stations. i can just see them now, back there sucking down a twinkie and rolling their eyes! they need to fire a few people for that, that way when new cashiers come on board all the older employees will warn them "hey, mr. so-and-so is crazy as hell. if you are on your break you better get back up here quick so he doesnt fire you!!" and the problem would be solved.

that, and from what i hear some Walmarts dont treat their employees well. i had a girlfriend get fired for taking off for her wedding!!!

PhoenixAzul · #4 05-29-2007, 03:57 PM

My very-union dad has forbidden all of his children from going into Walmart...i guess I've been trained well because I refuse to even go near the place. I look at the parking lot and all it looks like is a mass of baby strollers and minivans and I cannot stand crying children.

#5 05-29-2007, 04:01 PM

We have a local grocery chain here that promises their customers that if there are more than 3 people in line, they'll open another checkout stand. Most of the time these cashiers are busy doing other stuff, but usually there's one or two employees just floating around doing nothing.

macallan25 · #6 05-29-2007, 04:48 PM

Only time I will ever use a Wal Mart is to get shotgun shells, clay pigeons, and my yearly hunting license.

Other than that I use HEB, Brookshires, Central Market, and Whole Foods. Target is fine too.

PeppyGPhiB · #7 05-29-2007, 05:11 PM

I feel spoiled. We have great supermarkets in the Seattle area...QFC (Kroger), Metropolitan Markets, Whole Foods, Top Foods, Red Apple, Fred Meyer (Kroger) and if necessary, Safeway and Albertson's (I'm only teasing).

We have hardly any Walmarts in the area - I think the closest to where I live is about 20-25 minutes away - and most of them don't even carry food. I won't shop at Walmart for various reasons, including that in the few times I've been in one I've felt like I was going to have an anxiety attack thanks to the chaotic atmosphere inside. Screaming kids and parents screaming back at them, crap from the aisles thrown all over the floor and shelves, and the place is like a maze to get through. If I want a deal, I go to Target, which we have way more of here.

Tom Earp · #8 05-29-2007, 05:17 PM

Boy are not BIG stores great?

They run the smaller easier to shop stores!

I do not want to spend an hour when I could shop in 1/2 of the time and get it cheaper!

Boy I miss the smaller store and would drive by the big one daily!

Texas Beta · #9 05-29-2007, 10:21 PM

I go to Wal-Mart to practice my Spanish speaking skills and to buy Heroin.

Woman Caught Taking Heroin In Walmart.

cheerfulgreek · #10 05-30-2007, 12:56 AM

MG! You guys! I didn't say people who shop at Target are trashy, I just don't shop at Target or Walmart. So I'm a criminal for that? I said the people who shop at Walmart are trashy. The Walmart that I went to doesn't have groceries, and if it did I still wouldn't shop there. Ewwww, the people there look SO gross. I do my grocery shopping at Rainbow or Cub Foods. I needed toothpaste and Walmart just happened to be there so I stopped in for a second. Give me a break!

GeekyPenguin · #11 05-30-2007, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

MG! You guys! I didn't say people who shop at Target are trashy, I just don't shop at Target or Walmart. So I'm a criminal for that? I said the people who shop at Walmart are trashy. The Walmart that I went to doesn't have groceries, and if it did I still wouldn't shop there. Ewwww, the people there look SO gross. I do my grocery shopping at Rainbow or Cub Foods. I needed toothpaste and Walmart just happened to be there so I stopped in for a second. Give me a break!

Rainbow or Cub? I guess you like trashy produce, since you live in a metro area with Lund's/Byerly's, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and so many great co-ops and farmer's markets...but that's okay, keep looking down on Target.

cheerfulgreek · #12 05-30-2007, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Rainbow or Cub? I guess you like trashy produce, since you live in a metro area with Lund's/Byerly's, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and so many great co-ops and farmer's markets...but that's okay, keep looking down on Target.

I don't look down on Target. I meant Walmart. I'm from Fargo, but while I was in school I would go to Rainbow and Cubs. I don't see anything wrong with them. At least the people don't look gross there.

Starting in June I won't be living in Minnesota anymore.

ladygreek · #13 05-30-2007, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Rainbow or Cub? I guess you like trashy produce, since you live in a metro area with Lund's/Byerly's, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and so many great co-ops and farmer's markets...but that's okay, keep looking down on Target.

I should have read ahead - LOL.

ladygreek · #14 05-30-2007, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

MG! You guys! I didn't say people who shop at Target are trashy, I just don't shop at Target or Walmart. So I'm a criminal for that? I said the people who shop at Walmart are trashy. The Walmart that I went to doesn't have groceries, and if it did I still wouldn't shop there. Ewwww, the people there look SO gross. I do my grocery shopping at Rainbow or Cub Foods. I needed toothpaste and Walmart just happened to be there so I stopped in for a second. Give me a break!

Your sentence structure did imply that you were including Target.

There are some raunchy Rainbow and Cub Foods stores, too, depending on location.

But the Cub Foods in Knollwood Mall is quite nice. Otherwise, I grocery shop at Byerly's or Kowalskis.

GeekyPenguin · #15 05-30-2007, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ladygreek

Your sentence structure did imply that you were including Target.

There are some raunchy Rainbow and Cub Foods stores, too, depending on location.

But the Cub Foods in Knollwood Mall is quite nice. Otherwise, I grocery shop at Byerly's or Kowalskis.

It's okay, Ladygreek. I will hate on Minnesota for many many things, but the exceptional Targets and fabulous grocery stores will never be one of them.

cheerfulgreek should hit up the downtown Tar-jay, people are generally in suits or biz caz there AND it has the cart escalator. What more could you want?