Posted on 12/16/2021 5:10:27 AM PST by Kaslin
I’m pretty sure that this $50 surcharge for unjabbed, nonunion workers will fly in right to work states.
That’s assuming you actually have items with which to check out... because the store aisles are clogged with yahoos pushing little 3-car trains (like ones your toddlers ride at Six Flags or Disney World) as they fill “online orders” for customers who—wisely—opt not to set foot in the actual store."
So you know how they treat you and your fellow customers. But now you draw the line at how they treat their employees?
I live in a small town. My choice is Kroger a mile away, or Super Walmart 5 miles away. Otherwise I can go 25 miles to, guess what, another Kroger.
At least at my Kroger because it’s a small down pretty much only employees of seeing me so many times I never get the questions on returns or things like that. Also I refused to wear a mask from the beginning when Our Idiot Governor mandated them. No one ever said a word to me when I was the only person in the store without a mask.
Another thing that makes me very angry about Kroger is that they told employees they wouldn’t have to wear a mask if they got the job. I know several that got the job only for that reason. And then lo and behold the company now says you have to wear a mask regardless or you get fired. One employee told me that the company said if they had a medical reason they could not wear a mask then they could just not come to work.
I was upset when I heard the news about Kroger, but after thinking a bit I’m switching most of my shopping to a regional grocery store.
I get tons of coupons from Kroger, but there are only a few items that are bargains - and mostly it’s their store brands.
I don’t like leaving a store I’ve shopped for 20 years, but I can’t do business with them without this being on my mind.
I remember a few of us grabbing a keg from the Fraternity social stash, and heading to Punxy from PSU at around 3AM one early February morning back in the 80’s.
What a great time!
We hate Kroger. Unfortunately there is one right up the street so if we are in a hurry we break down and buy a few things there.
We moved to Colorado, where the choice is Whole Foods thirty miles one way, or one of three City Markets(Kroger/King Sooper) within a fifteen mile radius.
I do so miss Publix, where i had a choice of five different locations, with different reasons to go to each one.
Just in this thread we have people applauding the chance to use self-checkout. The stores reduce their headcount to the point where there are lines to check out, and people become appreciative of the chance to check themselves out and bag their own purchases. They have no criticism of the stores causing the lines in the first place.
Where I shop, it's a lot quicker than self-checkout. One person can scan the purchases as fast as I'm unloading my cart, while the second person bags them and loads them on the cart. They generally have the groceries all bagged up and ready to go by the time I'm done scanning my card to pay.
It bogs down when you buy produce.
Not a fan of City Market. But yah, in Colorado, those seem to be the choices: City market, Walmart or an over priced Whole Foods type place.
I love Scan&Go. I’m amazed to see people that still stand in line, the app works great. I guess it is a method of self-checkout that it works even better, I scan the item before I even put it in the cart. You can also use the barcode that is next to the item description where you find the item.
I’m amazed Costco doesn’t have that capability. I always thought Costco was so much better than Sam’s.
**Get ready, more of it is coming to your local Wal-Mart.**
WARNING TO SELF-SCANNERS at WALMART.
If you accidentally scan something TWICE, you will have to pay for it twice, then go to the Customer Service desk to get a refund.
This is a real hassle if the item was a high dollar item and you don’t have that much in your bank account.
Meanwhile………..a few years ago, Smokers were the target of Health Insurance Companies and now as a result, if you’re a smoker, you pay more for Health Care.
While people that smoked (a legal activity) tried to warn others about this and how it can expand…………Crickets.
The charging more for Health Care due to Life Style ship has sailed years ago.
“ WARNING TO SELF-SCANNERS at WALMART.
If you accidentally scan something TWICE, you will have to pay for it twice, then go to the Customer Service desk to get a refund.
This is a real hassle if the item was a high dollar item and you don’t have that much in your bank account.”
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Just have the Self-Scan Monitor remove the accidental scanning.
That’s all I do. That’s why they’re there.
If I buy produce and can’t find the code, they help with that too.
***Just have the Self-Scan Monitor remove the accidental scanning.***
Doesn’t work that way. The monitor who oversees the self-checkout isles said I had to pay, then get a refund.
That’s weird.
Perhaps they were giving someone a break or something and they didn’t know how.
But having it fixed at the self check is the way it’s suppose to work.
I guess you can go full throttle and call for a manager or refuse to leave until it’s removed.
Usually my main problem is when the Monitor drifts away to chat with someone.
But they fix any of my errors.
Best of luck for next time for ya.
Yes, they will, and I’ll still drive that far for Publix. Love that place. People take some things for granted sometimes.
Grocery stores in Oklahoma used to carry out everyone’s groceries, but Aldi and Wal-Mart showed them they could skip that, and still have our custom. Of course, if requested, they’ll still do it.
Sick and tired of surly, unfriendly clerks with sneering attitudes acting like they're doing me a favor by checking me out (not all of them of course).
I can pack my own bags faster and far better than they do -and I am a senior citizen.
BTW: Which grocery chain isn't "woke" these days?
Maybe we need to put up a tip jar for Kroger employees to compensate for the company garnishment.
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