Irritations While Out Shopping Yesterday

[Lisa loves Pooh]

This is the weirdest post. I'm hoping it's a joke.

Yeah, I'm so ancient. I still write checks. How dare I take a few extra seconds to pay!

I remember getting strange looks when debit cards began b/c I used my debt card to buy $2 worth of stuff in the express line.

Can't please everyone I guess.

(This was about 10 or so years ago)

 

[jlewisinsyr]

Most of the time I come home with an obscene amount of plastic bags (many with just one or two items that could have gone in with something else) or else plastic bags that are weighed down and tear from being overloaded.

Time for you to move to reusable bags, they hold a lot, easy to carry and are better for the environment (I hope you at least recycle your bags).

 

[2girlsmom]

I nearly always grocery shop with the whole family, though not by MY choice. I would MUCH rather just stop on my own, but apparently my family thinks it is entertaining to shop together, so my DH and both my children nearly always want to make it a family event. Worse, now they want to do the shopping generally at the SuperT, so we can't JUST grocery shop, we have to shop for other stuff too. And the person who said about the deli... I think you have seen my 11 year old... she is that way with EVERYTHING. Every time she goes to spend her allowance, we walk through the clothing, toy, book and electronics departments at least 3 times each, examining every possible option before she picks something. I would HAPPILY send her with my DH, who also loves to shop, because it takes at LEAST an hour for the kid to spend her $11. But he always wants to do his shopping in a department she isn't in.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

People need to come into the new century, no checkbooks use your credit card. Also the market is a one man job, of course you need to take the kids sometimes. But what is up with all these men standing right besides their wives at the market. That is why they have bars, go get a drink or sit in the car. I do most of the shoping and other people with the whole family, mom dad 4 kids kills me, they must have just got the wellfare check, can't the dad do something else with kids while mom shops. Ok that's it for now. L&G's Dad.

Green part, I actually agree with. Plastic is the way to go. And I can't stand to shop with anyone, I am a big girl and can do this by myself. Anyone else along distracts me.

But...dude, WTH is up with the rest of this post? What does welfare have to do with a guy and his kids waiting for mom to check out? I am truly confused by this statement.

 

[overlyspoiled4sure]

My main problem when shopping at our local grocery stores is children running around unsupervised. Good way to get hurt IMO. The next is children eating items NOT paid for. When our children were small & if they were with me, I wouldn't let them open anything, telling them we had to wait & pay for it first.

I don't like to crowd the person ahead of me in the checkout line & I in turn don't like to be crowded when it's my turn to check out. I'll empty the cart bin first, then push cart back out so I can push it forward & empty the space where a child would sit. If I have a huge cartfull then I won't fill the child seat space & will bring the cart out with me after I've checked out. When I'm done putting my items on the belt, if at all possible I'll put the divider on so the person next can put their things there when I can move forward.

I will also, if I've got a cartfull, let someone go ahead of me if they've only got a few things. I've had that courtesy extended to me & like to return it to someone else.

Seems to me common courtesy isn't around as much anymore. Sad.

 

[sunnyday123]

If someone bumped me, I'd take my time. I'd say "Oh, are you sure that is the correct price? I thought it was on sale. Well, I'm not sure I want it if that is how much it costs.. *wait on someone to go check price* really, that is how much it is? Weelllll.. ok." and I'd do it with 10 items just to draw it all out.

Oh, and I'd write a check. And I'd wait until the cashier finished scanning everything to look for my checkbook in the mess that is my purse (I'm usually one of those people who throw things in and go.. I've found my debit card in the diaper bag before, I just toss stuff wherever!!) and I'd write really slowly and maybe write the wrong amount. My checks are free! Might as well start over with a new check!

Yep. And that would be after I gave you a supremely dirty look!


I can deal with all the loonies at the grocery store, I don't know what I want deli guy, talking on her cell phone lady, but the one thing that fires me up instantly is the people who do not say excuse me and run into you with their cart, or worse, just stand there! I'm looking for the darn Chicken in a Bisquit crackers I've never heard of before, and I left my eyes that are in the back of my head at home! How 'bout an "Excuse me!??" And don't dare try to do the whole stare down on my kid instead of saying excuse me.

 

[bumbershoot]

Also the market is a one man job, of course you need to take the kids sometimes.

But what is up with all these men standing right besides their wives at the market. That is why they have bars, go get a drink or sit in the car. I do most of the shoping and other people with the whole family, mom dad 4 kids kills me, they must have just got the wellfare check, can't the dad do something else with kids while mom shops.

Ok that's it for now. L&G's Dad.

I think maybe L&G's Mom (username) might have taken L&G's Dad (signature of the person posting under the username today) on a shopping trip that ended unpleasantly recently.

We love to go shopping altogether sometimes! DH works and commutes and feels that he rarely gets to spend good time with us, so on weekends or other days off when he has them (like when he gets home from a long trip), we're often found shopping together. We only have 1 kidlet, but if we had more we'd take them too!

And I assure you, we're not on "wellfare", or even welfare (ack I never get all spelling policey, what just happened????).

 

[gshanny]

I remember standing in line waiting for the person in front of me and DH to finish and the lady behind us deciding to push her cart into me despite having no where I could move to. What made it really memorable was the fact it was one of my first outings after having my hysterectomy. Thanks to her the walk back to the car was memorable too.
I am always one to try to move if I can, but some people need to actually take the time to look and see if I actually have any room to move forward. I will not ram the person in front of me so someone can put their stuff on the belt.

 

[Lily & Giny's Mom]

Let's leave Lily & Giny's Mom out of this. My husband and I do not shop together. We are very busy and feel that it only takes one person to complete this task. Also, my husband did not explain himself properly- he is agitated when people block the aisle and are inconsiderate (usually several people together when this happens). As for the food stamp mention it must be tax season and he is bothered by paying for the groceries of others. I don't claim to understand that statement. I did tell him this evening that I thought if would be a good idea if he had his own username. I think this is even a better idea now that I see that Lily & Giny's Mom has been dragged into this.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Let's leave Lily & Giny's Mom out of this. My husband and I do not shop together. We are very busy and feel that it only takes one person to complete this task. Also, my husband did not explain himself properly- he is agitated when people block the aisle and are inconsiderate (usually several people together when this happens). As for the food stamp mention it must be tax season and he is bothered by paying for the groceries of others. I don't claim to understand that statement. I did tell him this evening that I thought if would be a good idea if he had his own username. I think this is even a better idea now that I see that Lily & Giny's Mom has been dragged into this.

Get him his own username! I can't keep track of you guys. I can't tell you how confused I was reading this post, still thinking it was him.

Then he can say whatever he wants and you will be left out of it! How about Lily & Giny's Dad, then we can keep you guys separate.

 

[Lily & Giny's Mom]

I was thinking an appropriate name for Lily & Giny's Dad would be "curmudgeon" but I'll let him decide.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

The one thing I cannot stand is someone invading my personal space- particularly bumping into me. If you do that, at the very least you will get a dirty look. I try to be polite and move my cart forward, but there sometimes is not enough space. When that's the case, there's a good chance loading your groceries at that exact moment will result in time saved.

Yeah...just leaving the grocery cart there when

you are done and can carry the bags without the cart is my pet peeve too. Screams lazy to me.

My biggest pet peeve has to be the person who runs back for 14 items leaving me and the cashier standing there twiddling our thumbs. If you forget something, pay for your order and go back. There was a lady in front of me on Sat who forgot milk, she nicely asked me if I minded if she ran back and got it. I said no, good thing you remembered before you left as I would have remembered on the ride home. I kid you not, she came back and had been in every aisle of the store and STILL HAD NO MILK.

Yeah...my biggest pet peeve at the grocery store.

Kelly

I had the grocery trip from hell thanks to this! Some guy had everything loaded up and rung up and at least three family members were still shopping. It was late so there were maybe two lines open. After standing there for 5 minutes I finally asked what we were waiting for and she explained. I was very irritated. I did politely ask the cashier to maybe next time say something to the other people in line or flash her light so that people don't stand there for 10-15 minutes. After all, when you see somebody already wrung up, you assume that they're ready to go!

Oh, I really don't like cashiers to make comments about the stuff I buy. I don't know why. One thing is okay, but on and on. Just no.

There is one store I now will not buy Activia in for this reason! I really didn't want to talk about bowel movements in line with the cashier. She would not let it go! It was the most uncomfortable shopping experience ever!

 

[Heidict]

It bothers me more when people wait until the last minute, after the check out is done to get their method of payment out. I mean really, swipe your card, get the check writing process going while they are scanning your items..... but Im impatient like that, my husband tells me to chill.. but still .. LOL

Sometimes though you have to bag your own groceries and the cashier is done ringing stuff up before you are done bagging so it takes a little extra time. I try, but if they keep cutting the staff sometimes it just isn't happening.

Oh, I really don't like cashiers to make comments about the stuff I buy. I don't know why. One thing is okay, but on and on. Just no.

Especially when they then stand there staring at it for 30 seconds, reading everything.

Not all the stores here are that "advanced"... I went to a smaller chain of grocery store yesterday and bought Progresso Soup (on sale 10/$10). I had the $1.10/3 coupons from SmartSource.com... the cashier unpacked my bags and counted the cans of soup 5 times to make sure I bought 3 per coupon.

How did you not reach over the counter and strangle her?

 

[LilyWDW]

And this is why I enjoy my grocery store...

You roll the cart up to the beginning of the counter. There is no belt. They take the items out of your cart, scan them, pass them down, and they get bagged and placed in a cart at the end. You move up a bit to pay (where the debit card machine is) and then grab your cart of bagged groceries and go. The cashier then moves your original cart behind her and to the end, freeing up the beginning again.

No way anyone could be rude and hit you with their carts!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

And this is why I enjoy my grocery store...

You roll the cart up to the beginning of the counter. There is no belt. They take the items out of your cart, scan them, pass them down, and they get bagged and placed in a cart at the end. You move up a bit to pay (where the debit card machine is) and then grab your cart of bagged groceries and go. The cashier then moves your original cart behind her and to the end, freeing up the beginning again.

No way anyone could be rude and hit you with their carts!

What store is it? Our HyVee used to be like that.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Okay, not IN the store, but please indulge me.

Friday night, 8:30. The parking lot is nearly empty - maybe a dozen cars. Little, if any, traffic on the road in front of the store. I'm parked (legally) in a handicap space abutting the yellow striped (no parking) zone with my door open, getting out of the car.. A twit in an SUV apparently feels there will be a miraculous onslaught of cars taking up ALL those empty spaces in the next aisle before he can get to the aisle (remember, there's nobody driving through/around the lot except that vehicle). He pulls into the aisle before the one he wants, cuts across the yellow striped zone - never been a driving area before, to the best of my knowledge - and rushes to get the third space from the door in the next aisle before any of the nonexistent vehicles can beat him to it. :

 

[jlewisinsyr]

A twit in an SUV apparently feels there will be a miraculous onslaught of cars taking up ALL those empty spaces in the next aisle before he can get to the aisle (remember, there's nobody driving through/around the lot except that vehicle). He pulls into the aisle before the one he wants, cuts across the yellow striped zone - never been a driving area before, to the best of my knowledge - and rushes to get the third space from the door in the next aisle before any of the nonexistent vehicles can beat him to it. :

There are not enough times that the word Twit is used. All the same, I don't get the whole parking spot vulture bit. I just park in the first space I see, it might be what 10 extra steps to get in the store?

 

[OceanAnnie]

There are not enough times that the word Twit is used. All the same, I don't get the whole parking spot vulture bit. I just park in the first space I see, it might be what 10 extra steps to get in the store?

That's funny. I'm the opposite. I park really far out, away from the cart keepers, and other cars. I look at parking clusters and I park away from it all, if I can. I do it for a variety of reasons, but ultimately I like the exercise

 

[FireDancer]

And this is why I enjoy my grocery store...

You roll the cart up to the beginning of the counter. There is no belt. They take the items out of your cart, scan them, pass them down, and they get bagged and placed in a cart at the end. You move up a bit to pay (where the debit card machine is) and then grab your cart of bagged groceries and go. The cashier then moves your original cart behind her and to the end, freeing up the beginning again.

No way anyone could be rude and hit you with their carts!

One of many reasons I love Trader Joe's.

I do have some little annoyances when I am out shopping but to be honest, I don't let them really get to me. For the most part none of them are terrible enough to ruin my day.

 

[3prettyprincesses]

What store is it? Our HyVee used to be like that.

Harris Teeter has stores like that. Totally eliminates the chance of getting rammed by an impatient shopper!