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Checkstand Observation

Crabby Customer

March 4, 2010

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Police say a man in Ohio got so upset over a mistake on the price of crab cakes that he punched a grocery store manager several times and spit in his face.
Authorities in Sandusky arrested 61-year-old Ralph Barr on charges of assault and criminal damaging.
Police say the store made a mistake in [...]

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Fill it Up, Please

March 2, 2010

If our grocery store manages to have 365 accident days free, we’re rewarded with a 300 dollar gift card for store parties and new equipment. Last time we accomplish this task, we had several parties with food from the deli and pastries from the bakery. We also bought new chairs for our break [...]

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Sorry for the Inconvenience

February 24, 2010

Ever had dreams that you’d wish would come true someday?  One of my reoccurring dreams over the past few years was that one day I’d be working at the grocery store and everything stopped working. We would have to close the store and get a few extra days off until the problem is resolved. [...]

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Amazing Baggers

February 17, 2010

Sometimes customers are amazed with our bagging skills.  How we’re able to fit all the groceries in one bag without hesitation.  Grocery stores train their employees how to properly bag groceries but as the years go by we create our own technique.
Like an artist, who passionately draws whatever comes to mind.  Bagging is an art [...]

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Texting Fine

February 14, 2010

Like many states, Oregon drivers are not allowed to text or have phone conversations without the use of hands-free headsets. This law went into effect on January 1, 2009. However, some Oregon motorist are unaware of this law…
A girl is talking on the phone while standing in CD the Supervisors line. I’m [...]

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Ways to Annoy your… Customer – Next in Line

February 1, 2010

A reader brought up a good point:
Yes, there’s something my checker does that impresses me, but it’s negative not positive. Maybe you’ve already written about this before, but if not, please do. Please help me understand why every time a new lane is opened up they take the person at the back of the line, [...]

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Haiti Relief Fund

January 21, 2010

I remember like it was yesterday.  My cousin and I were playing catch in his front yard, trying to emulate our favorite pitcher Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A’s who’s playing in the World Series, when we felt a tremble on the ground.  The windows on the house were shaking and we just stood wondering [...]

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Ways to Annoy your Checker #16 – No Bags

January 20, 2010

Its good to see customers bring their reusable bags when grocery shopping. Although they are a lot harder to bag, we shouldn’t mind because its good on the environment and they’re more sturdy, so we can avoid the overuse of bags. But the annoying thing is, if you bring your reusable bags, be [...]

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Welcome to the New Year at the Grocery Store

January 5, 2010

After working til midnight on New Years Eve, my next shift started at 11 AM. When I clocked on I was told that two employees called in “sick.” What a shocker! After New Years Eve, can they make it much more obvious!? Grrrreat! So we had two checkers instead of [...]

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Freaking out at the Grocery Store

December 31, 2009

Nothing freaks out more Portlanders than snow. The whole city literally shuts down. Four inches of snow dropped on Portland yesterday, that’s right 4 inches. Four inches is miniscule to those living in the Midwest or East Coast. Somewhere over there, after reading that last sentence, they are laughing at us.

People [...]

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