To celebrate me not working at a grocery store due to going to college I will release a new version of my previous blog!
So, last time I bitched and complained.
This time, I'll try to give you tips on how to make your grocery store experience better.
I'll start it off by saying, read the pin pad.
Wait, yeah, I started off my other one like that, right?
Well do it.
It helps both of us.
And there's always a picture of how to swipe the card so you don't embarrass yourself by swiping it the other way.
(Really, we don't care too much)
Next up, if you don't know where something is, well, first read.
The stores are usually lined up by non-food, breakfast, lunch, dinner, frozen, refrigerated, bread.
There's always an isle sign that also gives an overview of wut's in there.
If it's an odd item and you need to ask, then do it.
We're supposed to know where everything is.
If we don't know, we know who to ask.
Your problem is solved.
So I had an interesting problem today.
This lady had the sales paper with different prices than the sales paper at my register.
(All the prices on her paper were lower)
So wut did I do?
Gave her a discount based on her paper.
Now, I'm not telling you to argue prices
(Cuz you're usually wrong)
But if you have hard evidence in your hand, people will give you a discount.
(If they're as cool as me
)
But yeah.
Here's an interesting tip.
Really old people generally aren't terribly slow.
Teenagers are the fastest people to check out.
If there's a long line of middle aged women and a long line of teenagers, get in line behind the teenagers,
You'll get to check out faster.
Generally everyone who works there hates their job.
If you have a conversation with them their day will go by faster.
If you complain about stuff, it'll go by slower.
Thinking of using the self check-out?
(They're becoming more popular in stores now)
Alright, there's a lot of tips for this one.
So most of them you have to bag your stuff which is attached to a scale.
If you don't wanna bag, put your stuff on the scale anyway or else the machine will bug you to bag it.
If you've got produce, a lot of produce things have a number on it.
Just read the number and punch it in.
Your best bet is to assume it's by weight, so leave it on the scale,
If it isn't then wutever, type in the amount.
Iunno, wut else is there?
Well, if I think of more, I'll post it up.
Any questions you've ever wanted to ask a checker?
I know it's terribly exciting!
But wutever.
I'm gonna go watch High School of the Dead.
Peace out!
So, last time I bitched and complained.
This time, I'll try to give you tips on how to make your grocery store experience better.
I'll start it off by saying, read the pin pad.
Wait, yeah, I started off my other one like that, right?
Well do it.
It helps both of us.
And there's always a picture of how to swipe the card so you don't embarrass yourself by swiping it the other way.
(Really, we don't care too much)
Next up, if you don't know where something is, well, first read.
The stores are usually lined up by non-food, breakfast, lunch, dinner, frozen, refrigerated, bread.
There's always an isle sign that also gives an overview of wut's in there.
If it's an odd item and you need to ask, then do it.
We're supposed to know where everything is.
If we don't know, we know who to ask.
Your problem is solved.
So I had an interesting problem today.
This lady had the sales paper with different prices than the sales paper at my register.
(All the prices on her paper were lower)
So wut did I do?
Gave her a discount based on her paper.
Now, I'm not telling you to argue prices
(Cuz you're usually wrong)
But if you have hard evidence in your hand, people will give you a discount.
(If they're as cool as me
)But yeah.
Here's an interesting tip.
Really old people generally aren't terribly slow.
Teenagers are the fastest people to check out.
If there's a long line of middle aged women and a long line of teenagers, get in line behind the teenagers,
You'll get to check out faster.
Generally everyone who works there hates their job.
If you have a conversation with them their day will go by faster.
If you complain about stuff, it'll go by slower.
Thinking of using the self check-out?
(They're becoming more popular in stores now)
Alright, there's a lot of tips for this one.
So most of them you have to bag your stuff which is attached to a scale.
If you don't wanna bag, put your stuff on the scale anyway or else the machine will bug you to bag it.
If you've got produce, a lot of produce things have a number on it.
Just read the number and punch it in.
Your best bet is to assume it's by weight, so leave it on the scale,
If it isn't then wutever, type in the amount.
Iunno, wut else is there?
Well, if I think of more, I'll post it up.
Any questions you've ever wanted to ask a checker?
I know it's terribly exciting!
But wutever.
I'm gonna go watch High School of the Dead.
Peace out!
