"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> news:wCaFi.747$282.50@trnddc01...
> >
> > "Tabbi" > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
> >> crave your indulgence.
> >>
> >> I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.
> >>
> >> I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
> >> to start.
> >>
> >> I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
> >> comments -
> >>
> >> (1) How the average (that's you) shopper deals with queuing at the
> >> checkout in a supermarket - do you chat to the other people, are you
> >> commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
> >> totally until it is your turn, anything else... please include if you
> >> are waiting alone or if you have someone with you (mother, sister,
> >> other relative, partner, child, friend etc) What I'd like to get
> >> from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
> >> checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
> >> seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
> >> staff slave away)
> >>
> >
> > I usually pretend I am not staring at the cleavage of the hot checkout
> > chick. My market has great taste in that department.
> >
> >> (2) Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
> >> that you may have experienced in a supermarket . Great customer
> >> service? lousy customer service ? What happened , what did you do,
> >> what did they do, what was the outcome?
> >
> > They sure learned how to attract the male market, let me tell ya.
> > Definite
> > plus.
> >
> >> Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
> >> people blocking the aisles, poor quality of produce, out of date
> >> produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
> >> embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
> >> microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay, not food -
> >> unless ?? )
> >
> > Who cares! Just as long as they maintain the status quo. The only
> > problem
> > is the really hot chix always have the lines backed up out the door.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
> But Paul, did you ever think they might be into each other and not you?
> -g (putting another spin on a slowly downward spiralling thread)
>

Hmmm .. well that sure does add yet another angle. I have noticed women in
those lines as well. Very intriguing, now that you mention it.

Paul
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