- Even though at the commissary I do not pay tax, I pay a "surcharge" that is some times more than regular ol' tax.
- When I use Self-Check I want to commit suicide every time I scan something and I hear that damn woman's voice say, "The weight is not correct for that item" and I haven't even put the item in the bag that's on the scale yet!
- The "greeting" of Self-Check greeting me makes me want to pull my eyeballs out: "Welcome to Self Check out; it's easy to use . . . " ah, yeah, NO it's not!
- The person behind me in Self-Check almost always runs me over as I am putting my purchases in my cart so I can leave . . .
- Which leads me to say that the person in front of me always does.not.know.how.to.count 20 items! They always have more! Yes, I'm that "one" who counts! I won't even use the lane that indicates 20 or less if I have 21 items. I'm a stickler!
- I always always always put more in my buggy than I intend! And, not usually healthy things and with all that Christmas cookies and chocolate special tins out there I.am.lost.on.the.diet.front.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Grocery Gripes
Crickles now understands why I loathe grocery shopping.
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11 comments:
Oh Sarah! This made me laugh! To use a phrase from Jack Nicholson..."I'd rather stick needles in my eyes" than go grocery shopping with my kids!
Diet? Diet?? Who said anything about a diet?
Sarah, I'm with you on this one! I hate grocery shopping and the cookies and chocolate are ringing a bell here, too. It's the diet death toll;)
Me Too!
Oh, sistah...I hear you on the item lane! Drives me nuts when people totally blow off the item limit! I'm like you, I won't use it if I have 1 too many!
Sarah-have you seen me shop? Because I think you have and actually wrote this post about me! :)
My husband can't stand any shopping whatsoever. I, on the other hand, don't mind grocery shopping so long as whiney kids are not with me. I got super spoiled when we lived in NE Ohio as 2 different grocery stores had areas where the kids could play (with supervision) while you shopped.
I am a bit nervous about the shift in shopping when we get to Alaska next month. It takes time to map out' where I'll get the best bargains.
lol..you crack me up. you know how much i hate to grocery shop, too. it's the PITS. and i'm a stickler for 20 items or less. i won't go in that lane if i'm even one item over!
I absolutely REFUSE to use the self check outs...I feel like it's putting real people out of jobs. Local Safeway just put in 4 self check outs, I see that as 4 cashiers our of a job that they no longer have to pay benefits on, but I don't see any reduction in my grocery bills because of it.
I feel the same way, Sarah... if the self-checker "notifies the attendant" that I need help for no apparent reason (and my fingers were NO WHERE NEAR the call attendant button) one more time, I think I'll puke all over it.
BTW - I'm a stickler, too! I count my items every time! No wonder we're friends!
Agreed! Grocery shopping is painful! I dream of the day that I'm so rich, someone will do the shopping for me--well, I guess that's not ever going to happen:)
Erika - there are usually always 2 attendants right there 'cos there are equally as many problems with the machines as the people using them, believe it or not. These self check things are not 100% idiot proof, and the dern things work idiotically, too. I can't count on my hands and feet any longer how many times it's NEVER me making the machine go wonky. Then, I have to have personnel help me. Ugh.
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