Supermarket Pet Hate

thehappybutterfly

I must look like I know what I'm doing when I'm shopping because I frequently get asked, usually by little old ladies, "Can you tell me where the such and such is?"

I'm always happy to oblige!

Sally_A

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

I must look like I know what I'm doing when I'm shopping because I frequently get asked, usually by little old ladies, "Can you tell me where the such and such is?"

I'm always happy to oblige!

Ha ha - reminds me of the time I was asked in Homebase about sanding down and re-varnishing some furniture: gave the chap all the advice re de waxing, grade of sandpaper, varnish/stain etc etc

After all that he said "I must let your manager know how helpful you have been, what is your name?". "Oh, I don't work here" I replied "but we have recently done similar at home"

"Aaah, I thought you were a bit too helpful" was his parting shot.

krlyr

I got some right old rotten looks one time when asked in Woolworths where the empty CD cases were kept and I said I didn't work there and walked off. Guy must have been colour blind as I was in my royal purple work polo shirt as opposed to a pillarbox red one!

GobbledyGook

krlyr wrote: »

I got some right old rotten looks one time when asked in Woolworths where the empty CD cases were kept and I said I didn't work there and walked off. Guy must have been colour blind as I was in my royal purple work polo shirt as opposed to a pillarbox red one!

:rotfl:

My ex had a "lovely" green polo shirt that he adored and I hated. After being in Asda and having a chat on his mobile an old biddy came over to him and said in a right snooty tone "If you've quite finished gossiping then can you fetch me one of those down from the top shelf". She stood chuntering away to her pal about the lack of work ethic in young people while he got it down.

He never wore it again :rotfl:

axomoxia

Pretty much everyone I've ever asked for help in a supermarket has always been the best of help. Hatchet faced supervisors seem to take great delight in ignoring flashing "you're needed here" lights at checkouts, and continue gossiping with their cronies.

On the subject of "No, I don't work here", I used to have a couple of blue/purple shirts that I couldn't wear at Sainsburies - everytime I did I was asked "where is xxxx?". Being the naturally helpful chap that I am, If I knew where the item was I told them.....

Saturnalia

Yet if you work in a shop and are dressed in the uniform, customers ask "excuse me, do you work here?"! Er, no, I just come to town dolled up in the hideous uniform for a laugh!

axomoxia

Saturnalia wrote: »

Yet if you work in a shop and are dressed in the uniform, customers ask "excuse me, do you work here?"! Er, no, I just come to town dolled up in the hideous uniform for a laugh!

I think its a rhetorical question. Or they've met me in the same supermarket.... Shirt, tie and ID badge also seems to make people think "do you work here?"

kingfisherblue

krlyr wrote: »

I got some right old rotten looks one time when asked in Woolworths where the empty CD cases were kept and I said I didn't work there and walked off. Guy must have been colour blind as I was in my royal purple work polo shirt as opposed to a pillarbox red one!

You've just described my 12 year old son - he is colourblind and gets purple and red mixed up very easily (and blue, green and brown - he's usually good with orange and yellow though ).

building_with_lego

fashionlover10 wrote: »

I work in a supermarket, usually until 9/10pm during the week, and every shift I am left bewildered as to why there are parents dragging their brood around the shop so late. The bit that gets me most however is when they wonder why an earth their 4 year old is in such a foul mood.

THIS!! There's a dad with his four- year- old who I see most evenings when I'm working. The dad claims that the son has ADD or ADHD or similar; I can't help but wonder whether the bad behaviour is linked to his being awake and choosing curry and chocolate cakes for dinner at 8.30pm every night....

Saturnalia

I'm not surprised kids kick off in supermarkets though, medical condition or not. Supermarkets are horrible places. I feel like my senses are being bombarded from all directions, goodness knows how a child feels. The lights are too bright, all surfaces are white so very reflective, packaging is all clashing neons, it's either too cold or too hot, too noisy, too busy, so busy you can't avoid someone brushing against you (I really don't like strangers touching me) and trolleys with rubber wheels on synthetic floors generate a lot of static so I either get shocks from the shelves or feel like I'm crackling. And that's after I've made my detailed list and put it in order of what is where on the floor plan, then arrived to find they've changed everything around and my plan doesn't work now!!!

One of these days I'll see a child on the floor screaming and I'll hurl myself down & show them how it's really done! :-)

Although big companies spend millions on the psychology of making customers buy, so maybe it's just me that's weird?