Inspired by DISboard pet peeves...Shopping Pet Peeves

[mrsheppo]

I hate the kiosks at the mall too. Just too pushy. If I wanted the junk they are trying to hawk, I would stop and look. One today got right in my face and asked me "Can I ask you a question?" I looked him straight in the eye and told him "You just did and I will answer no more questions." He just stood there with a stupid look on his face. I thought my DD was going to die of embarrassment but I have found that is the only way to deal with pushy salepeople.

I had a bad experience at Kohl's the other day. I was buying a jacket and did not realize that the item was missing its pricetag. Instead of calling for a price check from an associate working in that department, the cashier told me to go back and get another jacket. I did thinking I would save time and when I returned she was ringing up someone else's order. She told me I would have to get back in line to have my purchase rang up. I ended up going to another checkout and calling the store manager when I got home.

 

[Nancy]

I have to say some of these are cracking me up! Speaking from a cashier/management standpoint I have to agree with a lot of them. I hate when we open lanes and don't take the time to make sure that customers already in line get to the open lanes first. If I am going on register I walk up to people already in line and tell them to go to register #----. I will not take customers that just walked up. Yep, I get dirty looks, but tough.
I can't stand the cell phoine talkers, it is very rude to the cashier to be holding a conversation in their face.
I get ticked at the customers that come through express and then seem surprised that they have to pay.
We are remodeling the store, moving aisles and food all over the place. It was NOT my decision, it was NOT the stores decision, it came from corporate. Trust me we hate it just as much as you do. I shop there too, I can't stand having to look for items. I knew where almost every item was, if you aksed me where something was I could tell you right down to what shelve it was on and what was above or below it. I can't do that now...plus things change everyday. Please don't yell at me, like I said, I did not make the decision.
When we have lines, don't demand that we open more registers, if we could we already would have, we don't like lines, we try never to have more than 2 customers in a line at any given time.
Now as a customer...my PP is the people that come flying out of the register lane and don't bother to look and see if I am walking there leaving the store. I look at it like a merge into traffic, you yeild to the person walking towards you and enter when clear.
Don't stop and block the entrance/exit, some of us want to get in or out.
Make sure the cart you walk away with is yours, I can't tell you how many times we have "lost" carts. And if you take the wrong cart please return it, don't just abandon it.
Don't leave food you don't want all over the store and don't eat the food and not pay for it, you are just raising prices for all of us.

 

[magicfan]

I HATE that certain stores tell me to give them my phone number before they will ring me up. They don't even ask, they just say, "what's your phone number". No hello, how are you first, either. I don't feel that I have to disclose personal information just to buy a bottle of hand lotion, or a toy for my child (TRU). Or, anything else. One store in particular really goes the extra mile in irritating me with that----if I tell them I have an unlisted number they go on and on about how it's just so I can get sent valuable coupons, etc... they wont let up, so I give them a fake number now.

One of the stores asked me for my phone number, name, zip code and email address, just to make a simple purchase with cash ( Bath and Body Works). I rarely call to complain but when I did that particular day I was told they like to "track" all your purchases. I suppose all stores do with those cards they force you to use now in order to get the sale prices. People have no privacy anymore.

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People who will not move thier cart out of the way when they can clearly see that you need to get something they have thier cart in front of. And if you say excuse me your lucky if they move 3 inches and you still have to reach over them.

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People who leave garbage and used tissues in the shopping cart when they are finished using it.

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Unfriendly cashiers: One's that do not say hello, goodbye and don't respond when you say something.

And, as another posted mentioned, how they start ringing up the next person (and the person behind you tries to push you out of the way) before you can put your wallet in your purse or anything. Give us 2 seconds please.

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Parents ignoring thier kids when they are screaming and/or crying loudly for a long period of time. I see this a lot and I can't believe how some parents totally tune out thier kids. If you want to do that at home, fine, but for the sake of everyone else in the store, please---at least acknowledge your child.

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People who know you are waiting for thier parking space and take thier sweet time leaving.

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Baggers putting inappropriate items in the same bag togehter, such as bug spray in with my lettuce, raw meat in with my ice cream, toilet bowl cleaner by my deli meats and cheese. Are they trying to poison everyone??

 

[Sleepy]

The only thing that annoys me is people who are shopping for meats and have their carts right up to the display case. Is there anything wrong with leaving your cart about a foot away so other people have room to view the meats too? What's even more annoying than that is when they do it, spend 10 minutes looking, see you are trying to view the meats too, but refuse to move their cart.

 

[Marseeya]

I HATE that certain stores tell me to give them my phone number before they will ring me up.
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People who know you are waiting for thier parking space and take thier sweet time leaving.

I wanted to comment on these two.

I refuse to give my phone number out! Cashiers used to really give me a hard time about it, but I wouldn't budge and I don't make up numbers either, I just tell them to put their own in. Every single time I went to Fashion Bug, they'd have to call the manager over and would act like it was the first time someone wouldn't give a number, and they'd go through this BS act, like Oh my, whatever will we do??? I think lately stores are getting the hint (not just from me, but from society in general), because every time I go to a store now, they're perfectly happy when I tell them no to the phone number.

As for the parking space issue, I once read an article about that, but can't remember where. It said something to the effect that people can get territorial about their spaces and if they know someone's waiting, they will purposely take their sweet time because that's "their" spot. Personally, if I see someone waiting I usually acknowledge them with a nod of the head and I do my business and get out. I don't rush myself -- I do take time to put on my seatbelt and whatnot, but I don't fiddle around. On the other hand, if I'm just going to the car to wait for DH, I let the person know I'm not leaving. I figure I'm being considerate, but the looks I get are really nasty! My sister is like the ones in the article and she's so funny about it (not funny haha, but funny strange). She gets upset when people are too slow to give up a space, but then when she's getting ready to leave a space, she's territorial like the people in the article. I hate riding in the car with her, so I always offer to drive.

 

[MsLeFever]

And c'mom, Petsmart, when I'm buying dog food does the cashier, each and everytime really need to ask me what kind of dog I have??? Next time I'm going to walk up and announce, "I have 2 mutts" just to get it over with. You don't give a rat's behind about what kind of dog I have (only care that I am actually buying my food there as opposed to Petco), so quit making the cashiers ask!

You should just look at them blankly and say "What? I don't have a dog."

 

[Reflection]

....I think WDW should have lanes painted on the streets,paths etc.

Oh, had to add... people who stand over my shoulder as I put in my debit card info. A little personal space and privacy please!...

I agree with both of these. At WDW, I think there should also be a lane for those folks who can do the amazing physiological feat of looking in one direction--generally to the left-- while moving forward simultaneously.

Back to shopping:

Shoppers who plan to pay by check and wait until all of their items have been tallied to start writing out the check. Why can't they fill out payee and memo info much earlier?

Shoppers who are so involved in cell phone conversations that they are completely unaware of others around them and won't move so that you can get around them.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I HATE that certain stores tell me to give them my phone number before they will ring me up. They don't even ask, they just say, "what's your phone number".

I never give my phone number out unless it's needed for that stores club card. I simply tell the store that I don't give my phone number out. Zip codes can be used to track purchases and I give that out.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

You should just look at them blankly and say "What? I don't have a dog."

Perfect! I will use it next time.

 

[mommaU4]

I went shopping last week with DD for some clothes at a JCPenney store. There are only three fitting rooms in the girls section. Two were full. The sales lady opened the door to the third and there was a huge pile of clothes and hangars on the floor. I mean huge.

There must have been about 20-25 pieces of clothing along with the hangars. Some were two piece outfits so putting it back together was like one of those kids matching games!

The sales lady grabbed everything up and apologized to me for the mess. I told her not to worry. I said it's sad to see some people can be so thoughtless and rude.

She then went on to tell me that the lady had been in there for awhile with her DD who was about 7 or 8. She said what bothered her most is what sort of example is she setting for her DD.

I agree totally. I always try to hang up my clothing when I'm done. Maybe it's not perfect but I'd never leave a huge pile on the floor like it was trash. Other people will be trying on those clothes too you know. And while the sales associates do get paid to clean up as part of their job, they are not maids and shouldn't have to deal with such rudeness.

 

[mommaU4]

This may be a pet peeve for some, but personally I like it.

DH and I love to go to Sam's Club on a week-end because we know the sample ladies will be out passing out yummy food samples!

It's fun to try different things and I have bought some things that I normally might not have. Of course my bill usually ends up being alot more than I planned on too!!

 

[escape]

I never give my phone number out unless it's needed for that stores club card. I simply tell the store that I don't give my phone number out. Zip codes can be used to track purchases and I give that out.

I usually give them the generic number - 555-####. I get some odd looks but I don't have to explain anything to them.

 

[bramsclan]

I cannot stand it when I am behind someone who is checking out, have gotten my stuff on the conveyor belt, and the person behind ME feels the need to try to stuff all of THEIR stuff on the belt. If you would just WAIT a second, the belt will scoot up to make space for you.

On that note, the cashiers who turn the belt off and forget to turn it back on annoy me too, especially because they can usually scan faster than I can get stuff out of my cart.

People who don't pause for a second when coming out at the end of an aisle. I was bobbing and weaving like crazy at Wal-mart the other day to avoid getting rammed into.

People who "straggle" around the cart pusher. Mom will be pushing the cart, one of the kids is at the end of the cart, the other somewhere on the side, one comes from behind a second later. This especially causes problems when they are turning a corner and you are trying to turn the same corner. Of course, God forbid one of the straggling kids runs right into MY cart, then I am the one getting the dirty look!

Total agreement with the people at the little carts in the mall. One mall in our area has four or five in a row, with people yelling out to you. The kids call it the gauntlet. I especially despise the nail people, some are so bold as to walk up and take my hand and try to buff a nail before I can snatch my hand away!

Loud cell phone talkers. I am grocery shopping, and don't care to hear about your best friend's sister's cousin's latest breakup.

And just today, I was at Toys R Us, where the cashier felt the need to examine everything everyone had purchased like she had never seen it before. Which meant it took three times as long to check out. She looked at something that the girl in front of me was buying, asked how it even worked, flipped it over and read the instructions on the back. Hello?! Just let us BUY the stuff, if you want to know how it works, go look at it later!

 

[LoveWDW]

"People who leave garbage and used tissues in the shopping cart when they are finished using it. "

True! I hadn't thought of it as a peeve, but I hate the dirty tissues and trash left in the carts. Until I read this I thought that people accidentally left these things behind, but you are right- I'll bet that most of it is rudeness. It isn't all that hard to drop trash in a trash can- they usually have them near the store entrance. Good point.

People rarely wait on me to pull out of a parking place because I park pretty far away. I feel that it lessens the chance that my car will be dinged by somebody pulling in beside me, and it gives me some extra exercise- although it does cause problems if I am carrying heavy bags.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

IPeople who "straggle" around the cart pusher. Mom will be pushing the cart, one of the kids is at the end of the cart, the other somewhere on the side, one comes from behind a second later. This especially causes problems when they are turning a corner and you are trying to turn the same corner. Of course, God forbid one of the straggling kids runs right into MY cart, then I am the one getting the dirty look!

LOL I hate this even when it's my own kids doing it. I'll tell them to walk behind me because I know where we're going and when we need to stop.

 

[Nancy]

I cannot stand it when I am behind someone who is checking out, have gotten my stuff on the conveyor belt, and the person behind ME feels the need to try to stuff all of THEIR stuff on the belt. If you would just WAIT a second, the belt will scoot up to make space for you.



People who don't pause for a second when coming out at the end of an aisle. I was bobbing and weaving like crazy at Wal-mart the other day to avoid getting rammed into.

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How about the ones that can't even wait until you have all your stuff up on the belt before before they start putting their stuff on it. I've seen that happen a lot, and I will say something when I'm cashing. I tell #2 to wait until #1 is finished...and yes, I've gotten some dirty looks.

And it's like I said, it's just like driving you have to yield when coming out of aisle or register lanes into the main flow of traffic.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

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I've seen that happen a lot, and I will say something when I'm cashing. I tell #2 to wait until #1 is finished...and yes, I've gotten some dirty looks.

Hopefully you don't call them #1 and #2. If so that could be why you've gotten the dirty looks.

 

[ericamanda01]

-The pushing of store credit cards. I was going to take a part time job just for fun at Eddie Bauer recently, but I just could not bring myself to force credit cards down people's throats.

This is one of my PP. Everytime I go to Target they ask if I would like to save 10% today. I understand that they have to ask, but when it goes beyond asking and they start telling me why I should get the card after I have already said no, then I get annoyed. I have gotten so sick of this that I just say no I like overspending!

 

[txSleepingBeauty]

OOOOH OOOOH I'll weigh in! I hate having the receipt and change shoved in my hand and then being kicked out of line with my wallet in one hand, change in the other, purse wide open in the cart and trying to steer it out of the way so I can get myself organized. Good lord give me a minute will ya? It only takes me less than 15 seconds to put it in my wallet and put my wallet back in my purse.

a view from the other side of the counter: people who do that drive me nuts.I understand that your hands are full, but I'm getting glared at by the 10 people in line behind you. I wish people would just move over to the side to get organized, write down how much they spent, get their sunglasses out, find the keys etc etc.

This is one of my PP. Everytime I go to Target they ask if I would like to save 10% today. I understand that they have to ask, but when it goes beyond asking and they start telling me why I should get the card after I have already said no, then I get annoyed. I have gotten so sick of this that I just say no I like overspending!

it's not like i enjoy having to ask every single person if they want to buy our discount card, but if I don't ask AND mention at least least one benefit and you happen to be the secret shopper then I get chewed out for failing the customer service shop. if you guys have a problem with these sales tactics then complain. but not to the cashier, and not to the store manager, they're just doing what they're told by the higherups.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

from the other side of the counter people who do that drive me nuts.I understand that your hands are full, but I'm getting glared at by the 10 people in line behind you. I wish people would just move over to the side to get organized, write down how much they spent, get their sunglasses out, find the keys etc etc.

I agree that a person can move up and over to get sunglasses out, find their keys, etc, but not to put their money away. Sometimes there is enough room to pull up a couple steps so the next person can start their transaction, but other times that puts a person sticking out into traffic with their cart.

I use credit cards for most everything, though, and that can usually be put away as soon as it is scanned, so there is no fumbling around to put $ away. I wait to get my keys until I am out of the store, before going into the parking lot.