Comments on: Another Spat With Meijer http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:32:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: meijercashier http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-2/#comment-19453 meijercashier Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:42 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-19453 I'm a Meijer cashier and I love it when you segregate your stuff on the conveyor belt, and will wait to start the order if you ask me. Except on a Sunday afternoon, the busiest time of the week. One tip for you nonsorters: Since we have those bagging carousel things, don't automatically grab the bags as they whirl by you. I may be sorting for you and intend to put more items in that bag! (This usually happens when you have a second person with you who is trying to help.) And always put the eggs at the end. Occasionally stuff gets jammed up on the belt and crushes the egg carton into a wall. Ick. It is a guessing game some days knowing how much to pack in a bag. You can't judge by the appearance of the customer, either. I've had little hunched-over elderly ladies who walk with canes, who look like a good breeze could blow them away, ask me to pack as much as possible in a bag (turns out they don't want to make multiple trips from their car to the house.) And middle-aged women who ask to pack light (like, 3 cans of soup in a bag). There are people like me who almost never put their produce in one of those clear plastic bags, and then there are people who put plastic bags over everything, including their plastic containers of strawberries or lettuce and the net bags of onions. Some of my fellow cashers drive me nuts with their bagging. I actually don't like it when they offer to help, and I try to use the self-check whenever possible. I’m a Meijer cashier and I love it when you segregate your stuff on the conveyor belt, and will wait to start the order if you ask me. Except on a Sunday afternoon, the busiest time of the week.

One tip for you nonsorters: Since we have those bagging carousel things, don’t automatically grab the bags as they whirl by you. I may be sorting for you and intend to put more items in that bag! (This usually happens when you have a second person with you who is trying to help.)

And always put the eggs at the end. Occasionally stuff gets jammed up on the belt and crushes the egg carton into a wall. Ick.

It is a guessing game some days knowing how much to pack in a bag. You can’t judge by the appearance of the customer, either. I’ve had little hunched-over elderly ladies who walk with canes, who look like a good breeze could blow them away, ask me to pack as much as possible in a bag (turns out they don’t want to make multiple trips from their car to the house.) And middle-aged women who ask to pack light (like, 3 cans of soup in a bag). There are people like me who almost never put their produce in one of those clear plastic bags, and then there are people who put plastic bags over everything, including their plastic containers of strawberries or lettuce and the net bags of onions.

Some of my fellow cashers drive me nuts with their bagging. I actually don’t like it when they offer to help, and I try to use the self-check whenever possible.

]]> By: Miss http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-2/#comment-11953 Miss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:46:36 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11953 Jeez, you pissed karma off in a mean way. Jeez, you pissed karma off in a mean way.

]]> By: Britt http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-2/#comment-11949 Britt Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:11:32 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11949 I am in love with Meijer but the baggers? Are NOT paying attention! I do the exact same thing lining up my groceries and they are usually placed willy nilly so that my organization is screwed! <em>Britt's last blog post..<a href='http://tickledpinkprep.blogspot.com/2008/02/outta-here.html' rel="nofollow">Outta Here</a></em> I am in love with Meijer but the baggers? Are NOT paying attention! I do the exact same thing lining up my groceries and they are usually placed willy nilly so that my organization is screwed!

Britt’s last blog post..Outta Here

]]> By: mpotter http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11748 mpotter Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:09:46 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11748 i equally get peeved when our $60 worth of groceries from publix comes in no less than 10 bags. you should go to publix... apparently they're afraid to have any food touching at all. way to go for knowing how to unpack your grocery cart. i take great pride in that myself... all the cold products together; boxes, jars, cleaning items together, etc... the problem is that most of the time it's the cashier that has to bag... so obv they're in a hurry and don't pay attention. when i was a cashier, i felt the pressure, but i always did my best. what's up w/ the work ethic these days???? <em>mpotter's last blog post..<a href='http://idroppedmybonbon.blogspot.com/2008/03/nobody-likes-gloater.html' rel="nofollow">nobody likes a gloater</a></em> i equally get peeved when our $60 worth of groceries from publix comes in no less than 10 bags.
you should go to publix… apparently they’re afraid to have any food touching at all.

way to go for knowing how to unpack your grocery cart. i take great pride in that myself… all the cold products together; boxes, jars, cleaning items together, etc…

the problem is that most of the time it’s the cashier that has to bag… so obv they’re in a hurry and don’t pay attention. when i was a cashier, i felt the pressure, but i always did my best.
what’s up w/ the work ethic these days????

mpotter’s last blog post..nobody likes a gloater

]]> By: Shauna Loves Chocolate http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11741 Shauna Loves Chocolate Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:45:17 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11741 This confirms it! We're twins separated at birth. I've always thought we had so many of the same 'quirks' (like food safety!), but this confirms it. I totally arrange my groceries - in the cart and on the conveyor belt - in meticulous manner, too. And it's not just about the size of the boxes, but what's in them, dammit! And what about keeping all the frozen stuff together and not with the non-perishables? I could go on for days, but I don't have to because you already did. <em>Shauna Loves Chocolate's last blog post..<a href='http://passthechocolate.blogspot.com/2008/02/bad-good-ugly.html' rel="nofollow">The Bad, The Good & The Ugly</a></em> This confirms it! We’re twins separated at birth. I’ve always thought we had so many of the same ‘quirks’ (like food safety!), but this confirms it. I totally arrange my groceries – in the cart and on the conveyor belt – in meticulous manner, too.

And it’s not just about the size of the boxes, but what’s in them, dammit! And what about keeping all the frozen stuff together and not with the non-perishables? I could go on for days, but I don’t have to because you already did.

Shauna Loves Chocolate’s last blog post..The Bad, The Good & The Ugly

]]> By: Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11729 Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:42:17 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11729 Ok, you need to call that manager and have that cashier FIRED. Right now. Go ahead, I'll wait. . . . . . are you done yet? . . .. .. . Jen? <em>Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You's last blog post..<a href='http://dawnandjimmy.us/blog/2008/03/03/whaa/' rel="nofollow">Whaa???</a></em> Ok, you need to call that manager and have that cashier FIRED. Right now. Go ahead, I’ll wait.

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Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You’s last blog post..Whaa???

]]> By: McMama http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11722 McMama Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:12:25 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11722 I do this with my groceries, too. Usually I have no problem, so maybe it was the cashier? I do know they are supposed to put 8 items in each bag, so maybe if you specify that you prefer segregation to minimal car trips? :sob: Don't break up with my best friend, Meijer!! <i>McMama's last blog post..<a href="http://blog.quentinanthony.com/2008/02/friends-and-dating.html" rel="nofollow">Friends and Dating</a></i> I do this with my groceries, too. Usually I have no problem, so maybe it was the cashier? I do know they are supposed to put 8 items in each bag, so maybe if you specify that you prefer segregation to minimal car trips? :sob: Don’t break up with my best friend, Meijer!!

McMama’s last blog post..Friends and Dating

]]> By: Lisa Ann http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11720 Lisa Ann Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:18:57 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11720 I feel you pain. I have become convinced that in order to be hired as a cashier/bagger at the grocer you have to be defective in spacial understandings. Plus, have never been on the receiving end of a bag of mushed bread with crushed eggs made by placing the gallon milk carton on top of both!! <em>Lisa Ann's last blog post..<a href='http://lisa-tastrophies.blogspot.com/2008/02/some-day-my-prince-will-come.html' rel="nofollow">Some Day My Prince Will Come</a></em> I feel you pain. I have become convinced that in order to be hired as a cashier/bagger at the grocer you have to be defective in spacial understandings. Plus, have never been on the receiving end of a bag of mushed bread with crushed eggs made by placing the gallon milk carton on top of both!!

Lisa Ann’s last blog post..Some Day My Prince Will Come

]]> By: MH http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11719 MH Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:58:16 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11719 Speaking as my former self, a 2 month veteran 16 year old bagger at Kroger: "We truly do not care about your bread being smashed or your cardboard boxes being ruined by condensation from the frozen foods. We have probably coughed into our hands and then bagged all your food willy nilly. We wish you knew the importance of making social plans and discussing boyfriend drama as we bag your groceries and would not stop us mid conversation to insist on things being done a certain way. GEESH!" Yes, I would have fired my former self. Speaking as my former self, a 2 month veteran 16 year old bagger at Kroger: “We truly do not care about your bread being smashed or your cardboard boxes being ruined by condensation from the frozen foods. We have probably coughed into our hands and then bagged all your food willy nilly. We wish you knew the importance of making social plans and discussing boyfriend drama as we bag your groceries and would not stop us mid conversation to insist on things being done a certain way. GEESH!”

Yes, I would have fired my former self.

]]> By: the dragonfly http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/comment-page-1/#comment-11718 the dragonfly Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:39:27 +0000 http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2008/03/02/another-spat-with-meijer/#comment-11718 Blech!! One of my biggest pet peeves is bad bagging at grocery stores. Thankfully commissary baggers are pretty good, and I think it also helps that I bring my own bags. I <I>do</I> miss Meijer, though.. <em>the dragonfly's last blog post..<a href='http://ondragonflywings.blogspot.com/2008/03/bit-of-coolness-about-whole-blogging.html' rel="nofollow">favorites</a></em> Blech!! One of my biggest pet peeves is bad bagging at grocery stores. Thankfully commissary baggers are pretty good, and I think it also helps that I bring my own bags.

I do miss Meijer, though..

the dragonfly’s last blog post..favorites

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