Grocery Clerk Dies After Attack in Checkstand

August 23, 2011

An Albertson’s clerk who was stabbed more than 20 times while working at a Santa Monica store has died of her injuries, police said Monday. Witnesses told investigators that a man approached the woman, whose identity has not been released, at the supermarket about 3:30 p.m. Sunday and began conversing with her. “He approached her, [...]

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Incorrect Grocery Store Signs

August 21, 2011

Very rarely do we make mistakes when it comes to making and hanging signs at the grocery store but when we do its BAD… From: Funny or Die.

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Grocery Gossip

August 16, 2011

In the retail grocery world, we’re like a family. Everyone knows each others business. Not a day goes by that there’s some new gossip about someone. The funny thing about gossip is that the original story will constantly change from each person its passed down to and most likely, whoever the story is about, they [...]

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From Grocery Bags to Riches

August 14, 2011

“You will be nothing more but a grocery clerk,” is what I usually get in my email box but what if I want to be grocery clerk? What if I said I enjoy working in the grocery store? What if I told you I have been working for 10+ years and still planning on adding [...]

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Grocery Bag Hate Mail

August 11, 2011

I enjoy comments. That’s one of the main reasons why I started this blog was get feedback and interaction from readers who can relate to retail grocery or have an indifference on how some grocery clerks do things. Whether the comments are positive or negative I approve them all for everyone to see. I usually [...]

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Best T-Shirt Ever

August 10, 2011
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Grocery Store to Phase out Self-Checkout

August 7, 2011

When self checkouts were introduced into grocery stores, many of us thought our lives as grocery clerks were doomed. We crossed our fingers hoping they would not be put into our store because we feared it will reduce working hours for us and eventually maybe one day replace us altogether. But self checkouts never arrived [...]

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Grocery Clerk Indicted for Putting Semen In Yogurt Samples

July 20, 2011

Anthony Garcia, a 32-year-old grocery clerk from Albuquerque, will be indicted Friday for having talked a Sunflower Market customer last January into eating a yogurt sample. But this was not just a yogurt sample. From The Smoking Gun: According to a police report, the female victim told cops that she was shopping with her daughter [...]

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The Honest Checker

July 13, 2011

I have an interesting customer service story for you… I, too, work at a national Grocery Chain (I’m pretty sure the same as yours… we both like to provide the ingredients for life?…) as a checker. I’ve been with the company for close to ten years and I have had my share of mistakes, rotten [...]

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Some Things Just Don’t Mix

July 6, 2011

I always give new grocery clerks the benefit of doubt. I assume they know how to deal with common issues and I often let them figure it out on their own but in this case, I should have done a little more hands on training… Several bottles of olive oil spilled onto the floor and [...]

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