To the women from church ahead of me in line at Wally World

[fuzzis]

Thanks for making me wait half an hour while you tried to figure out what the hell you were doing. Just a hint: the next time you want to buy 200 snack size bags of chips, consider keeping track of how many of each kind you've thrown in your cart so that the cashier can take one of each kind, scan it and then key in the number of that particular kind. And if you don't have enough forethought to do that, as soon as you notice that's what the cashier is going to do, perhaps you could speed up that process by helping her out? I mean, it shouldn't have taken me doing it for you. Christian charity and all.

Maybe when folks got in line behind you, you could have said, "We've got a complicated transaction. It's going to take awhile" so we could have chosen a different line.

And maybe...next time you bring a check from the church to pay for it, how's about leaving the amount blank? They're not going to give you the difference in change. Or at least they're not going to if it's more than $20...which it took us 20 minutes to learn.

And to the cashier? While your supervisor was working that problem out, you could have gone ahead and moved the rest of us through the line. The original transaction was complete. You didn't have to make us wait while the higher ups scratched their nuts.

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Whoa! hope your day gets better!

[Fish-Bait]

Hmm...did you complain at the store?

[fuzzis]

I did. While the customer service manager was standing there trying to figure out what to do, I asked why they couldn't go ahead and check me and my 23 items (I should have cheated and gone through the 20 items or less line, but I freakin' hate it when people with cartfuls get in those lines and I'd hate it even more if I was a hypocrite). She sputtered and said it was a complicated thing and they didn't want to have to suspend my transaction because they were sure they were going to get it figured out in just a minute.

[Fish-Bait]

I did. While the customer service manager was standing there trying to figure out what to do, I asked why they couldn't go ahead and check me and my 23 items (I should have cheated and gone through the 20 items or less line, but I freakin' hate it when people with cartfuls get in those lines and I'd hate it even more if I was a hypocrite). She sputtered and said it was a complicated thing and they didn't want to have to suspend my transaction because they were sure they were going to get it figured out in just a minute.

Just another reason I don't trade at wally world.

[Booshay]

Sounds like someone hasnt had their chocolate fix for the day. :-D

[Dixie Tree Slayer]

At the risk of turning that caffeinated rage in my direction perhaps you should consider halving the caffeinated coffee beans with the decaffeinated. This way you reduce you caffeine intake and will be better able to manage your blood pressure!!!:smt023
Just kidding Fuzzis. I have gotten to the point I pay extra at my local grocery store. I get better meat, better produce, and much better customer service. But I would have paid for your purchases just to have been able to "stir the pot" up a little bit just to watch the excitement!!!:-D

[Kitty]

Why would the church have written the check out for a specific amount?

I realize the receipt and the change would match the amount of the check, but for an organization, that doesn't seem like a good business practice.

[fuzzis]

At the risk of turning that caffeinated rage in my direction perhaps you should consider halving the caffeinated coffee beans with the decaffeinated. This way you reduce you caffeine intake and will be better able to manage your blood pressure!!!:smt023


That would work if I drank fully leaded coffee; I don't. :-D

[Conveyor Belt]

It's not just WM. I went to Corner Market and had to wait for the cashier and the customer to finish their 10 minute conversation about whether or not it was the customer's EBT card that was charged for her groceries, or the previous customers EBT card... 10 minutes. No lie. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. WTF did it matter? The previous customer was gone, they weren't going to reverse the charges anyhow, you're stuff is paid for, just GO!

UGH!

[SueScribe]

I've been examining (and participating) in a new phenomena in sociology know as The Wal-Mart Rage Reaction. Road Rage? Wal-Mart, per square foot, counting the parking lot) brings together a per human capita, denser and, potentially, much more hazardous stew than running down the interstate. I think. :smt009

[fuzzis]

Oh I wasn't unpleasant. I very rarely let folks see how pissed I am in such situations, and honestly I don't know how angry I was...just incredibly annoyed. I just wanted them to take care of the problem efficiently. I hate it when I can see a better way to do things and the rest of the world refuses to come along. :-D

[Hermione]

Sue, I think you're on to something. I just came from the Hwy 49 WM. Needed one thing, needed it now. Every time I leave I say "never again." (But I did run into a former student so that was fun.)

[Hermione]

I just wanted them to take care of the problem efficiently. I hate it when I can see a better way to do things and the rest of the world refuses to come along. :-D

Oh Lord, if you weren't so much younger, I'd swear we were separated at birth. It's really bad when "the rest of the world" includes your boss, your family, or your significant sweetie.

[SueScribe]

Oh I wasn't unpleasant. I very rarely let folks see how pissed I am in such situations . . . I was...just incredibly annoyed.:-D

*sigh* I wish I could be incredibly annoyed. It isn't that I don't make a gagantuan effort to practice tolerance and patience and forgiveness and faith that things ultimately improve and the silly small stuff doesn't really matter, but . .

*sigh* Someone once told me that my mouth was a "lethal weapon". I haven't been quite the same since. Actually, I resent that remark. :cry:

[birthdaybunnie]

Wonder why they didn't go to Sam's where they could buy in bulk?

[dyates]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - RELAX

[Kitty]

I have found that a trip to Wal-Mart usually invites frustration, irritation, and/or anger.

[wilebill]

I have found that a trip to Wal-Mart usually invites frustration, irritation, and/or anger.If I have to go to Wal-Mart for something, I'm irritated before I go in, because I have to go to Wal-Mart.

[Scarlett O'Hara]

I git irriated just tryin to find a dang parking place!!!

[birthdaybunnie]

I know that it gets my BP boiling. If I am the least bit sleepy before entering, I exit ready to climb a moutain. Speaking of exiting, why can't folks read. Enter and exit means come in and leave...LOL

[Scarlett O'Hara]

I particularly love the people that go to visit with other people............Dang, just git outa my way, call each other, talk to each other in the parkin lot, go to their house, just git outa the dad gummed aisle!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, vent over!!

[marion]

(I should have cheated and gone through the 20 items or less line, but I freakin' hate it when people with cartfuls get in those lines and I'd hate it even more if I was a hypocrite).

I think this is the one thing I hate most about Walmart. That and shopping after 9:00 at night when they have all the boxes in the aisles and I can't get through. 9 times out of 10 when I go in there I'm only buying a few items, but yet it's often quicker for me to go to the regular checkout.

One night, the lady in front of me had waay more than 10 items in the 10 items or less line. Not only that but she had a lot of problems paying as well. Her teenage daughter must've said something about it because I heard her say "I've been in here all day and I'm just as tired as everybody else." I wanted to say, "yeah, and everybody else is doing it the proper way so that EVERYONE can get out of here as quickly and easily as possible. Me and the 10 people behind me (i think it was the day before a holdiay so they were extra busy) would already be out of here and it's not fair to the people with 10+ items who had enough respect for everyone else to go to the regular lane. Instead of being a part of the problem, be part of the solution."

I wish the cashier would have explained to her that it was 10 items or less so she had to go to another register, of course that would've probably just made things worse. You'd think the person that always stands there to help you find a line and such would try to do something about it.