Things that piss you off the most while grocery shopping

[SBR Lou]

1.) Ever notice while browsing an aisle for something you want, it always seems like there's some hammerhead right behind you almost as if you're troubling them by being in their way, so you, being the gentlemen you are, scoot out of the way long enough for them to get what they need so that you can browse for what you need without being disturbed?

2.) Why is it that people in front of you decide to go on the "express 20 items or less lane" with clearly in the neighborhood of 25 to 30 items, showing no regard for fellow shoppers and the posted rules? Am I the only one that won't join an express line with close to 30 items? Obviously, if it's a posted 20 I won't get off the line if I have 22 items, as 2 over the limit is reasonable, but close to 10? You should only board express lanes if you have room to spare, it is inconsiderate to continually use them if you have 20 to 22 items.

3.) Why do people insist on paying for their items with 2 different gift cards they don't even know how to use? Do you SERIOUSLY need to use a gift card at Walmart in the grocery aisle?

4.) Why is it that when waiting in line there is always some jerk that is standing so close to you behind you, and some snot-nosed kid that is examining the mini-aisle of gum to your immediate left so that you have to side-step the runt just to maintain your personal space?

[flyingillini]

I am in and out of the store here. I only buy Gatorade there. I eat out 365 days a year, me or my girlfriend do not cook. I am not familiar with grocery store practices at all.

[Nicky Santoro]

your #2 is very common. just happened to me today, and all the time.. i go to express line, 12 articles or less and some asshole is there with 21 things..

or how about an old lady in front of you writing out a personal check? omg.. or some lady arguing about a price and they have to do a price check now and it takes 3 minutes more..

or how about some asshole has his cart in the aisle blocking your way and he leaves it there and doesn't even move it and you have to wait for him, or you have to move it yourself. or when you take the time to move your cart that's blocking, and they dont even say thank you.


but the ultimate worst is when i have to pack my own fukkin bags because there is no one there to pack it for me, and i have 124 items.. i am the worst packer of all time and i hate it.. i have no patience.

[pavyracer]

http://www.groceries-express.com/

[SBR Lou]

your #2 is very common. just happened to me today, and all the time.. i go to express line, 12 articles or less and some asshole is there with 21 things..

or how about an old lady in front of you writing out a personal check? omg.. or some lady arguing about a price and they have to do a price check now and it takes 3 minutes more..

or how about some asshole has his cart in the aisle blocking your way and he leaves it there and doesn't even move it and you have to wait for him, or you have to move it yourself. or when you take the time to move your cart that's blocking, and they dont even say thank you.


but the ultimate worst is when i have to pack my own fukkin bags because there is no one there to pack it for me, and i have 124 items.. i am the worst packer of all time and i hate it.. i have no patience.

There should be a rule against being over 85 years old and allowed to buy your own groceries unaccompanied.

[chet]

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[Sforz]

Lou find a wife and kiss grocery shopping goodbye!

thank me later.

[durito]

the worst is people that use the self checkout lines but cant figure it out quickly.

they don't have those things down here though

[MilfDriller]

prolly the illegals and thier self-entitlement

[FingerStink]

For me it is the person (usually a woman) who pulls out the checkbook with like 3 items. And she has coupons and questions too. But that "not needed" checkbook kills me.


I also hate a bad cashier who is slow, is joking with the bagger or another cashier or talking too much. I want to get the **** out of their and if she is yapping and laughing, then I am delayed. Unless she is cute of course.....lol..

[PuckOff]

or how about some asshole has his cart in the aisle blocking your way and he leaves it there and doesn't even move it and you have to wait for him, or you have to move it yourself. or when you take the time to move your cart that's blocking, and they dont even say thank you.

Nicky,
My wife is the worst person in the world for doing this and no matter how many time I speak to her about it she just never listens. I think she does it on purpose to get me going.

The other one when people have more than the checkout limit (Express lane) annoys the hell out of me as well. Store clerks should be forced to turn people away, but not once have I ever seen it happen.

[daggerkobe]

Welfare-mart



Anyone that shops there deserves the worst.

[smitch124]

I hate it when you leave without paying and they drag you back to that room and bash your head against the wall.

[Willie Bee]

I hate it when the good looking ladies in the produce section pay more attention to the cucumbers than they do of me. Oh, and I hate it when we can't buy beer here in Texas on Sunday before noon. It's discrimination against those of us who like to pour a good ale over our Grape Nuts for breakfast.

[AMBlai01]

Fat, Slow, Smelly People......end of discussion

[Nicky Santoro]

i hear ya, maybe not about the beer with breakfast part, but getting the attention of the ladies at the produce section.. but imagine how i feel... i smash into their carts to try to get their attention, and i still dont get it.. just yesterday i decided to hit their ankles with the cart while going really fast, and still........... NOTHING.... so it's not that bad for you as you see.. i've got it worst.

[buztah]

I hate when an item won't ring up for some reason (barcode error usually) and they call a CSM or someone and hold up the line. It's the store's fault so give the customer the product (if it is within reason -- have a policy). If you can't get some phat phuckerz ice cream to ring up, it's on the house. If you can't get a plasma to ring up, ok then. In THAT type of case, you may hold up the line and call for help.

[RogueScholar]

Personally, the only thing that ever gets on my nerves at the market is running into people I know. It never fails that I see at least three familiar faces on my trip through the market, and these people invariably want to chat me up. Quite frankly, I'm never interested in chatting during shopping, I want to get my items and get back to SBR and chat. *starts to sing Where Everybody Knows Your Name*

And I realize that this is part of small-town life, and I also know that it's flattering that people would want to inquire about how I'm doing and swap meaningless details of our respective daily existences. I was born here, have lived 17 of my 27 years here, and yet people still haven't figured out that when I try to give them the brush off, I truly mean it! Can't they reserve their small-talk quota for people who actually enjoy it?

Anyhow, that's my only complaint. I hate the fact that food is so flipping expensive lately, but what can you do? I mean, it's like that for everybody, and I'm grateful to have an income that allows me to eat what I want when I want it. Truly, all of us that have complained here should be banished for a month to a place without grocery stores and internet, and then review our earlier statements in this thread after the experience. I'm sure we would end up editing every single post...

[BestPlay2day]

I hate it when the good looking ladies in the produce section pay more attention to the cucumbers than they do of me. Oh, and I hate it when we can't buy beer here in Texas on Sunday before noon. It's discrimination against those of us who like to pour a good ale over our Grape Nuts for breakfast.

Here in Minnesota, you can't buy any alcohol on Sunday. How f*cked up is that!

[sickler]

Pisses me off when someone runs into me with their cart.

Sure you get a "sorry", but that's not good enough. I want revenge.

[The General]

I try and strike conversation with people or maybe just a hello, how are you and most people act scared to speak or they seem to feel you are a nut for trying to be nice. I guess everyone is afraid of everyone and think if you try and be kind you are some kind of freak who is going to follow them home or something. This really bothers me while at all stores. Some of the looks I get when just saying Hi are really disturbing. I was in Walmart a week ago Sunday and it was like being in the movie, Night of the Living Dead.

[Mudcat]

When they don't have the Delmonte popsicles I want and I am all out. The ones with 6 peach/mango and 6 wildberry/blackberry. I am a popsicle aficionado and I have to have them.

Fudgesicles are fine and those Life Savers popsicles are fine but it only goes so far. At some point, I have to have my Delmontes. If the store is out of stock for any length time I just start screaming and overturning sausage displays and ripping people's faces off.

[Mudcat]

Actually, I just thought of something else. There is a guy who works at my local store who I guess is learning impaired or something. His job is to collect up carts around the parking lot and other miscellaneous stuff and he is always talking to himself and he babbles nonsense at everyone.

I feel bad for him - and I think he probably does a pretty good job. He is out there on the coldest days, working hard. Having a guy like that doing a job like that is a win-win situation, I think.

But I don't like when he talks to me. Some women are clearly creeped out by him. And he's hard to avoid. He will holler across the parking lot. He just never stops talking. If no one is around, I see him babbling to himself all the time. I secretly call him JJ.

[Willie Bee]

Here in Minnesota, you can't buy any alcohol on Sunday. How f*cked up is that!

There is some talk here about allowing liquor stores to open on Sunday. Several store owners I've talked are surprisingly against it, but with good reason since they don't think sales will go up, just get spread out over seven days instead of six to increase their labor and building expenses. The whole deal is so hypocritical, but then, we're dealing with a lot of right wing, born-again hypocrites here in Texas at least. They don't want some of us to be able to pick up a sixer before noon on Sunday, all the while they're in church sipping the sacramental wine to honor their savior.