TROLLY RAGE!!

I find dropping things into the bag when you're using the self service seems to help cut down the amount of times it tells me to bag things I already have
 
People somehow thinking the narrowest part of the shop is a great place to stop and look at their receipt/chat/stare blankly into space. Goddamnit I'm trying to get out of here as quickly as possible, gtfo of the way.
 
Self service checkouts - annoying

People running into you with their trolleys or push chairs not even say sorry - very annoying
 
Van Hellseek said:
- Checkout monkeys who are rude.

- Being rushed after you have paid. It's like they somehow expect me to pack everything in 3 seconds flat and go away, regardless of how much stuff I've bought.

I could go on and on and on... :/

What are your own supermarket rages?
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I used to be a checkout monkey. I like to think i was the best monkey ever; an Orangutan if you will! It always really upset me (not enough to make me care, just notice) if after i had scanned a persons items they would rush super fast. I felt as if i was hurrying them along, without doing anything. I would never scan the next persons items until i had said goodbye and thank you the customer i had just finished. Although more than once in doing this someone at the back would actually pick up all his (usually always a grumpy middle aged man) items and walk to another till lol. When i was a monkey, i was paid way more than min wage so was always grateful to be doing such an easy job for the money, the job is literally being replaced by computers lol.
 
- Not being able to find aftershave (except for expensive £50 a bottle shiznit).

- People on mobiles / chatting, blocking aisles.

- Staff shortage at checkouts (maximising profit).

- Seeing Easter stuff in January.

- Online discount codes that doesn't work (they used to work great in 2008/9).. think everyone knows them now.

- The blu-ray I want is more expensive than in HMV.
 
I do most of my shopping at around 10-11pm, it's a small PITA to go out at that time, but so, so much better than going at 'tard-time after work.
 
When 2-3 people - usually middle aged women - start nattering in the middle of an aisle blocking your way out seemingly oblivious to the world around them, don't take a polite "excuse me" and then wonder why you take a less polite approach.
 
They've just put some self-service checkouts in the local Morrisons. A couple of days ago at lunchtime, when there's plenty of folk just grabbing a sarnie & getting out quick, an oldish bloke took 2 basketfuls through, and scanned each item reallllly slowly on one of them. On another there was a lass with a gaggle of children gathered round taking turns to scan each item so they could all have a go. One was out of order, and the other had an old girl who couldn't seem to wrok out where the barcodes were on anything in her basketful.

I was cracking up at the ridiculousness of it all, but my workmate was turning purple ;)
 
stulid said:
I dont agree with this, just step aside and let pass with it.
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Indeed, I'm talking about the LOOKS they give you, like customers are just an unnecessary pain, and we should be be apologising to them for being in their way.

Good luck keeping your job in a supermarket with no customers.

I was in wilkinsons once and two shelf stackers were standing where I was trying to browse, and they didn't move despite me obviously struggling to see the items. They just looked at me like I was annoying them by being there, so I said to them "Oh sorry, am I in your way?". They got my point.
 
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Rich_L said:
I do most of my shopping at around 10-11pm, it's a small PITA to go out at that time, but so, so much better than going at 'tard-time after work.
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Yup, either after 9pm, or before 8am. Between then it is more or less chocka :p After 9pm though a lot fo the stuff you buy won't be as fresh and shelfs can be empty.

I do my shopping online. It is so much easier, nicer, and i'm pretty sure i will live at least a year longer by not enduring the stress a lifetime of shopping would give me.
 
Van Hellseek said:
Indeed, I'm talking about the LOOKS they give you, like customers are just an unnecessary pain, and we should be be apologising to them for being in their way.

Good look keeping your job in a supermarket with no customers.
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Good luck buying out products if you don't let us give them to you.
 
Being asked if I would like bags when it's clear I don't have my own. What do they think I'm going to do, carry it all on my head like an African? It happens weekly in Waitrose.
 
Justin said:
Being asked if I would like bags when it's clear I don't have my own. What do they think I'm going to do, carry it all on my head like an African? It happens weekly in Waitrose.
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Ahaha! :D

You should say - "No thanks, I was actually planning on walking every single bit of shopping out to my car one at a time..."
 
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