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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Video of an Amazing Bagger

June 12, 2011

Check out the skills this guy has… I wonder if he can still pull it off with frozen meat, vegetables or canned foods?

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Back Me Up Boss!

June 5, 2011

We expect our superiors to back us with confidence in any decision we wish to make while working on the job. As long as we’re following store procedure and not breaking any rules then our superiors should back us when customer asks for the boss. If the boss contradicts our decision in front of the [...]

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Ask a Grocery Clerk

June 2, 2011

Question: I was just curious…do you ever have any of these “extreme couponers” come through your line, and if so, does it annoy you or is it kind of fun? Answer: I don’t mind couponers. Even if they have bagfuls of coupons, they’re easy because all we do is scan them. What does annoy me [...]

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The Rapture

May 22, 2011

Supposedly on May 21, 2011 at 5:59 p.m. as the exact time when those chosen by God would ascend to heaven while destruction wrecks havoc on earth to those who are left behind. I didn’t know anything about this as I thought the prediction was December 21, 2012. I thought I had at least one [...]

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