Grocery Grievance. Good Grief!

[cheerfulgreek]

Other than long lines, what annoys you at a grocery store?

I'm asking this because today I was at Walmart picking up a couple of items. Well, I'm not the most patient person in the world but this lady was holding up the line in the self checkout lane. She was just standing there staring at the screen. Finally, the cashier walked up and pushed the "finish pay" button on the screen for her. That's all she had to do. I mean my gosh this isn't rocket science. I ended up going to a different lane and when I did there was a lady with way more than the 10-12 items or less that was required in that lane. OMG, so she forgets her wallet in the car. I was standing behind her with only 2 items, and I had to wait for her to go to the car to get her wallet. I was SO annoyed. Some people are just....ooooh!

[Scandia]

When they do not have what I want to buy.

[kddani]

ummm... it's Walmart. Are you expecting the entire membership of Mensa to be shopping there? As the saying goes, it takes all kinds. And the more "interesting" of those kinds tend to spend a lot of time at Walmart.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by kddani

ummm... it's Walmart. Are you expecting the entire membership of Mensa to be shopping there? As the saying goes, it takes all kinds. And the more "interesting" of those kinds tend to spend a lot of time at Walmart.

Mensa?

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by kddani

ummm... it's Walmart. Are you expecting the entire membership of Mensa to be shopping there? As the saying goes, it takes all kinds. And the more "interesting" of those kinds tend to spend a lot of time at Walmart.

Unless your only choices in town are Kroger and Walmart, then you see everyone in town at Walmart or drive a half hour to get to a real store.

Sometimes I really miss Pittsburgh.

[cheerfulgreek]

What's wrong with Walmart?

[kddani]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

Unless your only choices in town are Kroger and Walmart, then you see everyone in town at Walmart or drive a half hour to get to a real store.

Sometimes I really miss Pittsburgh.

Lol, but it is well known that Walmart also brings all of the crazy and stupid people out from wherever they're from. I live in a yuppie area with a Walmart nearby - I have no idea where some people shopping there come from.

Cheerfulgreek, go have a cup of coffee or something because you're clearly not awake yet.

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by kddani

Lol, but it is well known that Walmart also brings all of the crazy and stupid people out from wherever they're from. I live in a yuppie area with a Walmart nearby - I have no idea where some people shopping there come from.

I know, but with gas prices the way they are it's hard to justify driving in to Giant Eagle or Whole Foods, or even further to Sams or Costco.

Anyone use Schwan's? I'm thinking it might be a good alternative to cut down on grocery trips with summer looming!

[kddani]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

I know, but with gas prices the way they are it's hard to justify driving in to Giant Eagle or Whole Foods, or even further to Sams or Costco.

Anyone use Schwan's? I'm thinking it might be a good alternative to cut down on grocery trips with summer looming!

I was talking about the stupid people Walmart brings out because it seems the OP was surprised that someone who's swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool was shopping in Walmart.

Thankfully I have a super-yuppie Shop 'n Save (with an in-store liquor store! Very much a rarity in PA) about 2 miles from me.

[LeslieAGD]

I usually go to Farmer Jack and I hate that they keep rearranging the aisles. LEAVE THE AISLES ALONE!!!
I'm sick of trying to find items on my list and everything has been moved to a different place in the store.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AOIIalum

I know, but with gas prices the way they are it's hard to justify driving in to Giant Eagle or Whole Foods, or even further to Sams or Costco.

Anyone use Schwan's? I'm thinking it might be a good alternative to cut down on grocery trips with summer looming!

People on my street use Schwan's, and I thought it was a true convenience. Then, my brother, who lives 19 miles past the "Abandon All Hope" sign, told us that the locals near him use Schwan's a lot. As in, "HOO - EEEE! We're havin' Chicken COOR DON BLUE tanight!" But he does say that their ice cream is pretty good.

LeslieAGD, I hate when they rearrange the aisles, too. I make my grocery list according to aisles, and when they're changed, I feel like leaving the store. I also hate when I need just two or three things, and they're on opposite ends of a HUGE store - and the meat doesn't even look fresh. blech.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Mensa?

[summer_gphib]

We used to have a cheer for walmart when I was in college...

Walmart! Walmart! That's our store!
We go there because we're POOR!

lol. I hate Walmart with a passion, but it's the only grocery store in this area that's open after 9. So there are times when I go. (Only to be grumbling the whole way through it.)

I'm loving the new Dollar General Market thing though. It's a DG with groceries. And it's very very cheap. I cut our grocery bill in half by going there, and then hitting Publix for the "name brand" things I need.

Spending too much for groceries pisses me off.
I live for finding bargains, lol.

[Tom Earp]

honeychile, schwans have good food, but not cheap!

People with more food items in cart at the express lane and then writing a check after they find out the total cost. Hell, you are in the line and in the store, you know the name. Write it down with date and sig first as is being rung up!

Moving items from one place to another. Leave it alond so we can find it for crying out loud!

I hate mega stores! GRRRR!

What ever you are looking for is at the other end of the damn store.

20 minute trip turns into 1-2 hours!

[KSigkid]

I generally avoid Walmart like the plague; the one we went to in MA (Framingham/Natick area) was highly annoying, and the one around here isn't much better. If I need cheap, bulk grocery stuff, I'll just go to Target. It's quicker, and they have a Starbucks to feed my caffeine addiction.