"Andy" q wrote in message ...
I got to the ACME supermarket at 4:30pm and the place was practically
empty!
I had a clear shot to several cashiers standing around. I was out by 5pm
and
headed home.

Anyway, the best time to shop at your market is?

Andy

Here in SoCal, either late at night 11:00 PM on or during the period of 3:00
PM - 5:00 PM when folks are just getting off work and are on their way home.
As for the "invasion of the Starbucks", that began to happen here in SoCal
about two years ago. The local Pavillion's (Von's division of Safeway)
shared its parking lot with a Starbucks at the other end. All of a sudden
there was a Starbucks satellite inside of the store in addition to the one
across the parking lot. Brewed coffee is also sold inside of the store at
the deli, located across the aisle from the Starbucks section!

Harriet & critters in 100F Azusa, CA

"maxine in ri" wrote

On Jul 12, 7:28 pm, "Nancy Young" wrote:

My Acme has self checkout, too. I use it once in a while, if the
checkout lines look congested, I only have a few items and
none of them have to be weighed.

I've used the self-checkouts with just about everything, including
the reduced-price stuff. Once you've rung in your weighted
produce a few times, it's not difficult, and it beats the long line
at
the 10-or-less lane.

(laugh) I was traumatized enough when I used a coupon there
once! That's all I need, trying to weigh bananas.

And I keep dropping notes to the manager that there should be
a penny per item discount when a customer uses the self-checkout.

Hasn't worked yet.;-)

I hear ya! They do usually have a reasonable number of cashiers
at this store, so I don't complain, but you had better get to like
self checkout at the Lowes by me, often they only have one lane
open! Even the self checkouts have lines.

They should give us a discount, doing their work.

nancy

"Andy" q wrote

I'm always dumbfounded when shoppers stop to get something off the shelf
and leave their cart in the "dead center" middle of an aisle, perfectly
obstructing passing on either side. "C'mon! You've been shopping for at
least 20 years and still don't get it???"

Happens *all* the time. Amazes me to no end.

That and if I was a crook, not a supermarket visit goes by when a woman
doesn't leave her purse in her shopping cart as she turns her back and
gazes the shelves for this or that.

Hey, let me worry about that, none of your B I business.

Andy's Evil Twin Shopping Tip: Another shopper "got you down?" Drop an
item
in their cart! They'll more than likely pay for it and then at home
wonder,
"why did I buy this?"

Terrible. funny, but terrible.

nancy

Nancy Young said...

They should give us a discount, doing their work.


Nancy,

Agreed, half kinda/sorta. I've heard employees express regret about the self
check-out machines taking jobs away.

SO, we can blame Henry Ford and mosey on along and don't look back, in the
face of progress.

Coming to a home near you: "Kitchen? we'd like dinner #1092."

Andy

Nancy Young said...

Hey, let me worry about that, none of your B I business.


Help an old BUM!!! and explain "B I business?"

Andy