Shopping Pet Hates

Perryl_2

securityguy wrote: »

At least the nonsense of stopping people from buying alcohol if they have a child with them, on the grounds that they might be illegally buying alcohol on behalf of the child, has pretty much stopped. That was absolutely ludicrous.

A few years back that happened when I had taken my mum shopping. I think I was about 20 at the time. My mum doesn't drive so I usually take her when there's lots of heavy bits to get. I think we had a couple of bottles of spirits on the conveyor and the cashier looked at my mum and said "I just have to ask if these are for you, as you have a minor with you and you could be buying for her".

I couldn't really stop myself from correcting her that I was in fact over 18, had ID on me to prove it if she really needed it, but yes, the spirit in her hands at the time was actually for my mum. Might have been a bit rude but the assumption got on my nerves a bit.

ouchy2012

I hate how I have a trolley full of goods and yet the check out assistant only gives 2 bags and then when you ask for more they give you 1 more and so on. Don't know if they all do it but my local Tesco do, each time I ask for more bags I can see the assistant becoming annoyed and the fact that it's one at a time gets me very annoyed :rotfl:

Seriously you can see I have a full trolley and will need at least 6 bags maybe more so why do this?!

ouchy2012

Ames wrote: »

id.

1. Children pushing trolleys when they're not tall enough to see over the top.

Not just children, at my local they only have a few trolleys with baby seats for newborns so last time I had to use one you put the car seat on never again! had to tip toe and try and peep over :rotfl:

Dunroamin

NoAngel wrote: »

Not being able to reach something and there being nobody to ask! Stood and looked at a thermos flask in desperation for 15 mins one time because I couldn't reach it.

I climb up on the bottom shelf.:o

Why didn't you just ask someone, people often ask me for help.

Mankysteve

glitter03 wrote: »

You have to prove your age if you are under 25.

There no require meant to prove your age if your under 25. You just have to prove your over 18. But the supermarket I work in sends people in who are over 18 but under 25 in to buy alcohol if you get caught out its a sackable offense. Recent happened to one lady at our store who worked there since the store opened had the highest refusal rate in the store. All managers agreeded that the person looked 25 she still got the sack. I now don't think 25 I I'd anyone who looks under 35. No way I'm risking my job.

Mankysteve

empressemma wrote: »

The checkout person aiming for the world record in fastest scanning.... Then shoving it all the way down as I struggle to try and keep up. They still have to wait for me to catch up before I pay, so why not just calm down a little??

Once we get all your stuff though we can then help you pack. It speeds things up and keeps my scan rates up. There's all that space so why not use it.

aileth

Mankysteve wrote: »

There no require meant to prove your age if your under 25. You just have to prove your over 18. But the supermarket I work in sends people in who are over 18 but under 25 in to buy alcohol if you get caught out its a sackable offense. Recent happened to one lady at our store who worked there since the store opened had the highest refusal rate in the store. All managers agreeded that the person looked 25 she still got the sack. I now don't think 25 I I'd anyone who looks under 35. No way I'm risking my job.

I once id'd someone who turned out to be 34. They have me a barrage of abuse and grief about it!

glitter03

Mankysteve wrote: »

There no require meant to prove your age if your under 25. You just have to prove your over 18. But the supermarket I work in sends people in who are over 18 but under 25 in to buy alcohol if you get caught out its a sackable offense. Recent happened to one lady at our store who worked there since the store opened had the highest refusal rate in the store. All managers agreeded that the person looked 25 she still got the sack. I now don't think 25 I I'd anyone who looks under 35. No way I'm risking my job.

I once served someone who was over 18 but under 25 and got a verbal warning for that. That is shocking that she was sacked!

aileth wrote: »

I once id'd someone who turned out to be 34. They have me a barrage of abuse and grief about it!

A colleague of mine has ID'd someone in their 40s!

I once ID'd a young lady who told me the only ID she had was her police ID. I had to refuse her as we only accept driving license and passport and she then proceeded to argue about it with me saying she was 'clearly over 18'!

Considering she worked in the police force she should have known better than to try and get me to serve her!

[Deleted User]

I hate shoppers that come into the store with an attitude before they've even got out there car. I cant understand why people don't like food shopping, its necessary, so why not at least try and have a positive attitude about it.
I hate shoppers that ask me whilst im doing my own shopping, with my basket in hand, purse and phone too after work that still stop me and ask where things are.
I hate shoppers who expect me to know every single price and offer amongst the hundreds that are around the store and where every single item is (seaweed, anyone?!!)
I hate shoppers who eat something, then hand me the dog eared wrapper, have their card declined and no cash on them and promise to return to pay for their goods and don't. (Free lunch anyone?!!)
I could go on, but its my day off and im glad of the rest.... Its a thankless job, sometimes.

sunflower_2

ouchy2012 wrote: »

I hate how I have a trolley full of goods and yet the check out assistant only gives 2 bags and then when you ask for more they give you 1 more and so on. Don't know if they all do it but my local Tesco do, each time I ask for more bags I can see the assistant becoming annoyed and the fact that it's one at a time gets me very annoyed :rotfl:

Seriously you can see I have a full trolley and will need at least 6 bags maybe more so why do this?!

this really annoys me !!!

esp when they check your bags to make sure you couldnt fit anything else in.

i know "the perfect people" take their own bags - but i have 100 MSE uses for supermarket carriers & need to keep up my stocks.