<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:58:11 -0700, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>The final straw that got me to stop shopping at Safeway
>>was when they reprogrammed their computers to rip off
>>the consumer making change. It used to be if you had
>>$0.80 change coming, you'd get three quarters and a
>>nickel. Now you get two quarters and three dimes,
>>or worse. Even if you have $0.50 coming, you won't
>>get two quarters. You'll get one quarter, two dimes,
>>and a nickel.
>>
>>Why do they do this? It's to reduce the amount of
>>change they have to stock in the checkout lines.
>>To save _the_interest_ in the value of the change
>>(less than a penny per shift), they are willing
>>to inconvenience hundreds of customers. Safeway
>>is willing to spit on hundreds of customers for
>>less than a penny! I can take my business elsewhere.
>
>
> Boy, it doesn't take much to make you mad. How does it feel going
> through life with a permanent scowl?
> --
>

At least he has temporarily stopped the moronic "PIT BULL EATS BABY ALIVE"
posts.