Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > wrote:
>
>> Gregory Morrow > wrote:
>>
>>> ViLco is in Italy, it's the "European" way of getting produce weighed I
>>> guess...
>>> At the Treasure Island grocery chain here in Chicawgo you have to get
> yer
>>> produce weighed in the produce dept., I consider it a big PITA. I don't
>>> like having to interact with store employees any more than is absolutely
>>> necessary...half the time I have to run around finding someone to weigh
> the
>>> stuff, the weigher is rude, etc., etc. I mean it's 1970 already, they
> have
>>> these POS weigh systems at checkout so's ya can get produce weighed
> there...
>> The European system is self-serve. You go to the scale in the produce
>> section, push the button for the particular item, the scale spits out
>> a bar coded sticker with the weight and price. No need to look for
>> anyone. The buttons have pictures of the produce, so you don't even
>> have to speak the local language. It's probably cheaper to maintain
>> 1 or 2 scales in the produce department than 5 or 10 at the checkout
>> lanes. Why your Treasure Island place doesn't make it self-serve
>> is the real question.
>
>
> They're cheap, that's why. Actually, if a produce person is not around I
> just do it myself, very simple. I guess they think that people will cheat
> or something if it's self - weigh...
>
> This is also the same place where they keep liquor in locked cabinets, you
> have to hunt down someone to open the cabinet for you...kinda gives
> "America's Most European Supermarket" (as they advertise themselves) that
> old "ghetto" feel. They don't have modern anti-theft safeguards in
> place...I guess by "America's Most European Supermarket" they mean Poland in
> 1958 or something.
>
>
Most of the supermarkets in our town have the cigarettes and spirits
locked up and a checker, bagger, or supervisor has to go get them for
you. Beer and wine are on the shelves in the main store.

Certain toiletry items are also locked up and you have to pull a tag and
then the checker rings it up and someone goes and gets the item for you.
PITA but about the only way the store can control theft of high value
items I guess. Every time Schick or Gillette sends out a new razor as a
"free" gift the stores have to lock up the replacement blades.

Human nature never fails to amaze me, particularly the stuff people will
steal rather than pay the price marked on it. About like the people you
see letting their kids eat cookies, fruit, etc. while they're shopping
and then you see the empty container on a shelf somewhere. What are they
teaching their children? It's now wonder this country is going to hell
in a hand basket as far as personal honesty.