Agee
Well-Known Member
Ah, the vivid memories of being 16, and a bag boy...
Paper sacks, no bar code scanners, $1.95/hr, drive up curb service, or if you really wanted to work the tip, take the groceries out to the patrons car, and load them.
That package of cookies, or chips, that just happened to be damaged and were taken to the back room for disposal (baggers consumption). The wine/beer room with the see-through mirror mounted in just the right spot!
Rotten produce wars in the back room, playing "Rocky" on the sides of beef in the meat locker, frozen turkey bowling during after hours shelf stocking. Doing Karyoke over the store PA system (back before there was such a thing).
Oh, and coping a feel of some young lady cashier back in the dairy cooler.
Paper sacks, no bar code scanners, $1.95/hr, drive up curb service, or if you really wanted to work the tip, take the groceries out to the patrons car, and load them.
That package of cookies, or chips, that just happened to be damaged and were taken to the back room for disposal (baggers consumption). The wine/beer room with the see-through mirror mounted in just the right spot!
Rotten produce wars in the back room, playing "Rocky" on the sides of beef in the meat locker, frozen turkey bowling during after hours shelf stocking. Doing Karyoke over the store PA system (back before there was such a thing).
Oh, and coping a feel of some young lady cashier back in the dairy cooler.
janey83
Twenty Something
Airgasm said:Ah, the vivid memories of being 16, and a bag boy...
Paper sacks, no bar code scanners, $1.95/hr, drive up curb service, or if you really wanted to work the tip, take the groceries out to the patrons car, and load them.
That package of cookies, or chips, that just happened to be damaged and were taken to the back room for disposal (baggers consumption). The wine/beer room with the see-through mirror mounted in just the right spot!
Rotten produce wars in the back room, playing "Rocky" on the sides of beef in the meat locker, frozen turkey bowling during after hours shelf stocking. Doing Karyoke over the store PA system (back before there was such a thing).
Oh, and coping a feel of some young lady cashier back in the dairy cooler.
great, now BL knows how to amuse himself at work next week.
You probably don't remember the double dog dare in the frozen food locker either! 
ViolaceousTiger
New Member
I don't mean to complain but well I do mean to complain. All you people who are complaining about groceries not being bagged correctly, why don't you try being a cashier for one day. It blows. Having to say, "hey, how are you?" to hundreds of people each day putting on a happy face for some weirdo that you don't even know, is bad enough, then on top of that having to ask them if they want to save ten percent by applying for a target visa, only to have them b***ch at you and tell you that it's a rip off and that the annual percentage rate is way too high, like the cashiers can do anything about that.
Glad I got out of that job.
Glad I got out of that job.
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remaxrealtor
Guest
ViolaceousTiger said:
But isn't this what you get paid for? I hear complaints and manage crisis every day, that's what people need me to do for them. The reward isn't always reflected by their behavior, some of the time it's just in being proud of how you did the job.
ViolaceousTiger
New Member
remaxrealtor said:
maybe it's just the fact that I hated putting pressure on people to sign up for a stupid credit card that was a rip off, and when the the vulnerable teenagers and old grandmas did agree to get one, I felt kind of bad for them.
yeah I know
BuddyLee
Football addict
I was wondering the same. I was looking over old threads last night and found one I had missed long ago.jaybeeztoo said:Oh Buddy, this thread has your name written all over it
Bag Boys (Persons): Problems and remedies
To comment on an old series of posts about bagging groceries:
(1) I, too, was a bag boy (during college days). It was a most valuable experience and continues to be throughout my career. The skills that may be learned in such positions will be most useful toward success in many areas.
(2) Here is my response to poor bagging: I re-bag at the end of the line. This may prove embarrassing to the bag boy and hopefully encourage him to pay attention to what he is doing. It may also get the attention of the manager who will perhaps address the problem.
A more drastic response would be to make separate orders - one of each bag you want. That would likely get someone's attention! I haven't needed to try it yet. Most of the baggers I encounter do a good job. Mostly I shop at Giant stores int he Columbia (MD) area.
To comment on an old series of posts about bagging groceries:(1) I, too, was a bag boy (during college days). It was a most valuable experience and continues to be throughout my career. The skills that may be learned in such positions will be most useful toward success in many areas.
(2) Here is my response to poor bagging: I re-bag at the end of the line. This may prove embarrassing to the bag boy and hopefully encourage him to pay attention to what he is doing. It may also get the attention of the manager who will perhaps address the problem.
A more drastic response would be to make separate orders - one of each bag you want. That would likely get someone's attention! I haven't needed to try it yet. Most of the baggers I encounter do a good job. Mostly I shop at Giant stores int he Columbia (MD) area.
LexiGirl75
100% Goapele Head!
willie said:
Actually, when I moved down here I was surprised to see this because the one in Seat Pleasant does have self-bagging. Remember when SFW first opened and you had to buy the paper and plastic bags like 5 or 10 cents. Then people would use the empty boxes from products to box their food.
I love having my bags packed for me and I do strategically place my items on the conveyor. BL I really like the guy who looks like Harry Potter but with curlier hair. I know his name but won't put it on here. He is so adorably cute and pleasant.
BuddyLee
Football addict
I believe he just went off to college so he won't be bagging anytime soon.LexiGirl75 said:I love having my bags packed for me and I do strategically place my items on the conveyor. BL I really like the guy who looks like Harry Potter but with curlier hair. I know his name but won't put it on here. He is so adorably cute and pleasant.
