http://www.tinyurl.com/7lnv9

"Andy" <q> wrote

> http://www.tinyurl.com/7lnv9

That's a riot. And I bet every single person counts the
items, did you?

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:drd7kp$8q4$1
@news.monmouth.com:

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> http://www.tinyurl.com/7lnv9
>
> That's a riot. And I bet every single person counts the
> items, did you?
>
> nancy


nancy,

Sure did, but at my ACME, one express lane checker told me "I don't care,
I still have to stand here."

Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> That's a riot. And I bet every single person counts the
>> items, did you?

> nancy,
>
> Sure did, but at my ACME, one express lane checker told me "I don't care,
> I still have to stand here."

Heh ... I meant in the cartoon, but in life I'm of the 'close enough' camp,
so you can hate me if you want. Daggers in the back of my head. Hey,
I'd like to be behind me on line with the extra item or 2 than the person
with only 3 items who appears shocked! yes, shocked! that they are
expected to pay for the stuff and only then start hunting for their wallet.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:drd8ck$97b$1
@news.monmouth.com:

> Heh ... I meant in the cartoon,


nancy,

I knew that. I had to be sure the comic artist didn't make a mistake!
(laugh)

All the best,

Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Heh ... I meant in the cartoon,

> I knew that. I had to be sure the comic artist didn't make a mistake!
> (laugh)

I wanted to see what the 'over tolerance' was (laugh).

nancy

Oh, and Andy, did you see, Acme parent company was sold,
some company bought out Albertsons. I don't have a good
feeling about this.

Anyone out there have experience with stores named Supervalu,
something like that?

nancy

On Fri 27 Jan 2006 06:36:22a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy Young?

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> http://www.tinyurl.com/7lnv9
>
> That's a riot. And I bet every single person counts the
> items, did you?
>
> nancy

Actually, I do count my items, and I stare daggers at and mutter under my
breath the person ahead of me who clearly did not. A trap door would be an
answer to a prayer!

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:drda24$9to$1
@news.monmouth.com:

> Oh, and Andy, did you see, Acme parent company was sold,
> some company bought out Albertsons. I don't have a good
> feeling about this.
>
> Anyone out there have experience with stores named Supervalu,
> something like that?
>
> nancy


nancy,

I heard about that yesterday but don't know the details. Probably
business as usual?

Andy

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
8.19:


> Actually, I do count my items, and I stare daggers at and mutter under
> my breath the person ahead of me who clearly did not. A trap door
> would be an answer to a prayer!
>

Deja vu of a supermarket thread from a while back???

Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Oh, and Andy, did you see, Acme parent company was sold,
>> some company bought out Albertsons. I don't have a good
>> feeling about this.
>>
>> Anyone out there have experience with stores named Supervalu,
>> something like that?

> I heard about that yesterday but don't know the details. Probably
> business as usual?

I have no idea about the store near you, but when Albertson's
bought out Acme, it was like a dream come true, I'm not lying.
It was horrible before. For this reason I'm worried new ownership
will make a difference, negatively, because I see how it can change.

nancy

"Andy" <q> wrote

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote

>> Actually, I do count my items, and I stare daggers at and mutter under
>> my breath the person ahead of me who clearly did not. A trap door
>> would be an answer to a prayer!

> Deja vu of a supermarket thread from a while back???

Of course, you knew that when you put up the chuckle, didn't you?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>
>>"Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>
>>>That's a riot. And I bet every single person counts the
>>>items, did you?
>
>
>>nancy,
>>
>>Sure did, but at my ACME, one express lane checker told me "I don't care,
>>I still have to stand here."
>
>
> Heh ... I meant in the cartoon, but in life I'm of the 'close enough' camp,
> so you can hate me if you want. Daggers in the back of my head. Hey,
> I'd like to be behind me on line with the extra item or 2 than the person
> with only 3 items who appears shocked! yes, shocked! that they are
> expected to pay for the stuff and only then start hunting for their wallet.
>
> nancy
>


....Only then start hunting for their checkbook. :-(

Bob

"zxcvbob" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I'd like to be behind me on line with the extra item or 2 than the person
>> with only 3 items who appears shocked! yes, shocked! that they are
>> expected to pay for the stuff and only then start hunting for their
>> wallet.

> ...Only then start hunting for their checkbook. :-(

I can't believe people even still use checkbooks anymore, I just
cringe when I see someone pull one out. Here we go. Express
lanes should be cash only, in my opinion.

nancy

Oh I wish!

Lynne
"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> http://www.tinyurl.com/7lnv9

Nancy Young wrote:
> "zxcvbob" > wrote
>
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> I'd like to be behind me on line with the extra item or 2 than the person
> >> with only 3 items who appears shocked! yes, shocked! that they are
> >> expected to pay for the stuff and only then start hunting for their
> >> wallet.
>
> > ...Only then start hunting for their checkbook. :-(
>
> I can't believe people even still use checkbooks anymore, I just
> cringe when I see someone pull one out. Here we go. Express
> lanes should be cash only, in my opinion.
>
> nancy
Or credit, which is even faster, since noone is counting out change or
searching for another dollar bill.

maxine in ri

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> LOL... What about the people with 30 items in the cart that state "It's 2
> separate orders"? The self check out lane is getting just as bad in some
> stores as well. They'll load up a cart, hit the self check out lane and
> not understand how to use it. It'll take them twice as long to get out of
> the store than it did if they had waited in line like everyone else in the
> regular lanes.
>
> Michael

Or someone with a lot of produce that they have to find on the screen,
then plug in the numbers (why can't you just click on the item and have
the machine know what the number is?).

I admit, I had chronic problems with those lanes when they first
arrived. Now they are a blessing except when you have someone in front
of you, who _always_ has 2-3 problems.

maxine in ri

Nancy Young wrote:

> > ...Only then start hunting for their checkbook. :-(
>
> I can't believe people even still use checkbooks anymore, I just
> cringe when I see someone pull one out. Here we go. Express
> lanes should be cash only, in my opinion.

Checkbook? I haven't seen anyone pay for groceries by check for a long time. I
don't think I would mind so much if they at least had the check book out and
appropriate check cashing card. There is nothing that ticks me off at the
checkout counter quite as much as the women who stand there and watch their
groceries being checked out and then wait until the cashier tells her the damage
before she even starts to look for means to pay it. They rumble through their
purse for the wallet and then through the wallet for the interact card or cash.
If cash, then they have to sort through the bills.

Given two checkout lines to wait in, one fill of women and one full of men, I
will line up with the men, because there is a better chance that they will have
their money out and ready to pay before the total is added up. Maybe not always,
but more often. I just don't understand how someone can be so clueless as to
stand there and watch the grocery bill add up without thinking about getting out
the money to pay for it until the last minute.

Dave Smith > wrote in
:

There is nothing
> that ticks me off at the checkout counter quite as much as the women
> who stand there and watch their groceries being checked out and then
> wait until the cashier tells her the damage before she even starts to
> look for means to pay it. They rumble through their purse for the
> wallet and then through the wallet for the interact card or cash. If
> cash, then they have to sort through the bills.

I don't think this has ever happened to me - I've certainly not been held
up by more than a minute. Compared to the time it took to put the heaping
great trolley full of shopping through the checkout, it's minimal.
Hopefully no one behind me has ever thought I was taking forever to pay.
I do try to get the money or card out as quickly as possible in between
loading items out of the trolley on to the belt, and taking the bags off
the little loading area (so there's room for more) and putting them into
the trolley (hopefully so that bags of heavy items aren't squashing bags
of soft ones). The only time I would be just standing there watching them
being checked out would be if my husband was with me and he was loading
the trolley; or if it was a minimal number of items in one bag (at a
normal register where I could load 10 items on to the belt. At our
express lane you're handing items out of the handbasket to the cashier
only a couple at a time, really - no room for 10 items to sit). Then, I
could have the card or money out waiting.

If paying by cash then it's going to take me a few seconds to put change
away in my wallet and put my wallet in my bag. I've stopped worrying that
this might take up 40 seconds of the person behind me's time. I don't
take hours about it, but I want my money away securely before I walk out
of the shop with a trolley or hands full of shopping bags.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "zxcvbob" > wrote
>
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> I'd like to be behind me on line with the extra item or 2 than the
person
> >> with only 3 items who appears shocked! yes, shocked! that they are
> >> expected to pay for the stuff and only then start hunting for their
> >> wallet.
>
> > ...Only then start hunting for their checkbook. :-(
>
> I can't believe people even still use checkbooks anymore, I just
> cringe when I see someone pull one out. Here we go. Express
> lanes should be cash only, in my opinion.

Well, I have to pull out my checkbook...because that's where my debit card
is, and I have to write it down. However, by the time the cashier has given
me the total, I've already filled out most of the register, swiped my card,
and have the pen ready to sign the receipt.

What can I say, I rarely carry cash!

Lisa Ann

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote

> The produce took me a couple of tries to get used to. If I happened to
> pick something without a sticker containg the PLU #, It was difficult to
> determine the cost of the item. Most stores I shop in have a PLU list at
> the check stand and now it just takes a second to look it up.

Oh, man! They would have to pay ME to try to self check produce.
Not going to happen. I have enough trouble with the stuff that has
a bar code.

They have to keep someone standing there to help, lots of times
there are problems and usually there is at least one setup not
working. Different ones every time, not just the same one. This
tells me it's not all the customer's fault for not being used to the
machines.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote on 28 Jan 2006 in rec.food.cooking

>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote
>
> > The produce took me a couple of tries to get used to. If I happened
> > to pick something without a sticker containg the PLU #, It was
> > difficult to determine the cost of the item. Most stores I shop in
> > have a PLU list at the check stand and now it just takes a second to
> > look it up.
>
> Oh, man! They would have to pay ME to try to self check produce.
> Not going to happen. I have enough trouble with the stuff that has
> a bar code.
>
> They have to keep someone standing there to help, lots of times
> there are problems and usually there is at least one setup not
> working. Different ones every time, not just the same one. This
> tells me it's not all the customer's fault for not being used to the
> machines.
>
> nancy
>
>
>

I'd just have to take that book with me while I was in the produce area.
Or possibly the stand the book ways attached/chained to...

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.