Etiquette /Courtesty/Social Contract

[clonetrooper264]

Clearly you're a jerk

 

[clonetrooper264]

What the hell is a checkout line TV commercial?

I'm guessing you've never been to a place that has this mini tv set up right where you put your stuff in that conveyor belt? Those things just play constant commercials for the store. The Walmart where I live has them. I find them annoying as heck...

 

[FirstTimer]

Ok so I just got back from grocery shopping and I wanna see what you guys think about an interaction I had.

I finished shopping and went to checkout, the line I got in had 2 people in front of me, and when I got in the line there was a girl at the register and an older lady bagging the groceries. I get up and the bagging lady walks off and leaves the register girl on her own. She scans half my stuff and it backs up at the end corral thingy and so she stops, bags it up and hands it all to me and then scans the other half, hands it all to me. Now I pay and the receipt prints out and as she hands it to me she goes "And someone would be HAPPY to take your groceries to your car FOR you" and it seemed a little odd and I walked off.

So I load my stuff in my truck and I start trying to decipher why she seemed bitchy towards me and I came up with this question:

Is there some unwritten rule or Etiquette or Courtesy or Social Contract that says you are supposed to jump in and bag for the register person at the grocery store if their bagger walks off?

I honestly had never encountered this so I wasn't sure after the fact if I had violated some unknown pact we make with grocery store employees to pitch in and bag if the baggers are absent for some reason?

If I was an asshole feel free to say it lol, I just am not sure.

I have never in my life ever seen or known anyone to bag their own groceries at a store other than a place like Aldi, where part of the reason their prices are lower is the lower overhead cost in part b/c they don't hire baggers.

I'm aware of zero social construct, courtsey, or contract that says you should, are supposed to, or are required to.

Your checkout girl was a **** and your store sucked.

I even get stuff for people who forget things if they are ahead of me in line. Just the other day, some old lady forgot corn starch and the cashier was going to go get it for her. I volunteered to go get it, so she could continue scanning the rest of her stuff and not hold up the line. I also usually let people in front of me that only have a few things. I figure if I do something small nice for someone, might make their day a little brighter. Also I get bored REALLY easy, so doing stuff to help out keeps me occupied while I'm waiting to check out.

But that shouldn't be the expectation. The girl was probably just being a *****.

All this as well.

Want sure if that was for me (I did mention people complaining), if so no, I wasn't meaning you sound like you're complaining at all. Just talking about these people who expect anyone in a service job to bend over backwards for them. It's mostly older people with a more "traditional work ethic", I think. They think everything is an opportunity and everyone should be going the extra mile as part of the whole pulling themselves up by the bootstraps bullshit. For minimum wage. Always rubs me the wrong way.

I'm not asking them to bend over backwards. I'm expecting them to do their job.

I've always agreed with the adage that a good judge of a person's character is how they treat people who can do nothing for them. I extend that to how people treat service staff. They put up with a lot for very little.

Agreed. I'm always overly nice to service people....even customer service reps on the phone. I'll laugh, joke, play nice whatever. Usually ends up better that way. But in this situation, I'm at a grocery store in part paying for a service. If you don't provide that service don't be a **** to me.

 

[BNB]

I hate it when people buy one small item [like batteries] and after the cashier gives them the receipt, the customer says, "can I get that in a bag." Is it really necessary to get a bag for something you can put in your pocket or purse?

 

[Iwritecode]

I'm guessing you've never been to a place that has this mini tv set up right where you put your stuff in that conveyor belt? Those things just play constant commercials for the store. The Walmart where I live has them. I find them annoying as heck...

I’ve seen them in the aisles and on or next to certain product displays but never in the checkout line.

I’m not sure I see the point of them even. You’re already in the store. You’re obviously making a purchase of some sort. Why the need for more advertisements? At least the ones in the aisles make a little more sense in that they draw your attention to a specific product on the shelves.

Wal-Mart may be the biggest retailer in the world but they have some really dumb ideas sometimes. I know the ones near me decided that the big main aisles of the store were “too crowded” so they took out all the product displays. That left the store looking half-empty. They changed their minds about it not long after and put all the displays back.

 

[DC]

I hate it when people buy one small item [like batteries] and after the cashier gives them the receipt, the customer says, "can I get that in a bag." Is it really necessary to get a bag for something you can put in your pocket or purse?

You never know what they might need that bag for. Perhaps to pick up their dogs crap or to suffocate a supermodel.

 

[winterwarz]

You never know what they might need that bag for. Perhaps to pick up their dogs crap or to suffocate a supermodel.

Or that small item could be something embarrassing to be walking down the street with like a bottle of lube or something

 

[BNB]

Or that small item could be something embarrassing to be walking down the street with like a bottle of lube or something

Ehhh... If it isn't embarrassing enough to buy in a public place where people can see you grab it, walk with it, and then purchase it, it shouldn't be embarrassing to walk outside with it.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I’ve seen them in the aisles and on or next to certain product displays but never in the checkout line.

I’m not sure I see the point of them even. You’re already in the store. You’re obviously making a purchase of some sort. Why the need for more advertisements? At least the ones in the aisles make a little more sense in that they draw your attention to a specific product on the shelves.

Wal-Mart may be the biggest retailer in the world but they have some really dumb ideas sometimes. I know the ones near me decided that the big main aisles of the store were “too crowded” so they took out all the product displays. That left the store looking half-empty. They changed their minds about it not long after and put all the displays back.

I agree those things do seem rather pointless. I'm not sure why they have them.

 

[Mitchapalooza]

Once we fucked with my buddy who worked at a grocery store and we made him triple bag a 25 cent bag of chips. Lmao.