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I see your point, Jophiel.

The shopping culture is a bit different here, I think. We once ran an experiment where we would bag the meat (because of all that blood and stuff getting all over the place). In most cases the customer would get frustrated because it took an additional .5 seconds to bag each piece of meat.

When you get 10 complaints in one hour about the low service because you bag the meat, you really, really, really wanna shove your foot up their ***.

So we removed that 'service' and the customers went happy-happy joy-joy again.

We only "bag" if the person is

a) Physically disabled (we have a health care system that provides personal help for disabled people in need of buying their own groceries, such as blind people and paralyzed).

b) The person is obviously drunk! In this case the person is also thrown outside with a nice kick.

c) If the person is preventing us from closing on time. We're really edgy about our private life and once the clock strikes 1 minute past closing hour, we get really cranky. You can often find 3-4 people bagging the stuff for the poor last customer who had to buy groceries for the next century five minutes too late.

All in all, we're pretty selfish.

But the customer's aren't paying for that extra service 'bagging' is, so why should we provide it?

I see why Redyne got so furious if the bag boys were being payed to bag stuff (duuh). I would get pissed off if I payed for something and then I had to do it myself, too.

But again, we don't consider 'bagging' a standard service here.

^ Right, we don't.

Customers bag their own tea as well.

Deadside, maybe Deathwysh misunderstood the bagging thing like I did.

Well look at it this way Redyne, You got to vent some frustration, and they got a learning experiance out of it.

Of course if you are feeling particularily evil, go buy a container of red viniger, and one of Marshmallow creme, and after acting like you are strugling with them, "accidentally" drop them both on the floor... You'll never have to worry about baggers again after that...

Double standard.

Compare Deathwysh's response to Redyne's reaction in the grocery shop.

They both could've reacted in a proper fashion, but they didn't.

And that is in no way my fault so don't start ******** at me when I nicely suggested that Deathwysh misunderstood Redyne.

I'm not the enemy, dammit.

I havent started bitching at you yet. That was me actually being nice. You will know when I start bitching at you, I promise. As long as you give me no reason to bitch at you we're good. And you havent yet.

[quote=Sir ******* Right, we don't.

Customers bag their own tea as well.[/quote]


If they teabag themselves they must be admirably limber as well as somewhat idiopathically motivated.

Ya, you guys all suck, you are commending Red for being intolerant and overreacting, then you rate me down for pointing out that you all suck.

Red was wrong, you all suck, end of story.

Don't blame me, I am just letting off steam....

I've got a nickle.

Comon, bring it!

This is exactly what so many people have been ******** about lately. As soon as someone posts something other than a continuation of the textual di[/b]ck-sucking that was going on, all the FFXIers get all butt-hurt and start a rate down orgy.

This is the asylum for fu[b]ck's sake. If all you're looking for warm and fuzzy CJ session, head back to the sandbox.


And yes, I'm well aware I'm not a regular on this forum. That doesn't make what I said any less true.

[quote=Sir **************** a shop owner once said a wise thing:

A customer is always right, if he's right!

Don't think I'll agree with a customer if he says the world is flat.

[/quote]


That's the difference between a US and EU store owner. If a customer tells an American store owner the world is flat, the owner will do everything in his power to either side-step the issue (agree without taking a stand) or just go ahead and agree.

I remember when I used to live in the UK (not pulling a Varus here, I actually did ) a store owner pulled honey nut cheerios off of his shelf and refused to sell them. My dad asked them why, and he said, "Because these Americans that shop here buy two at a time, instead of just one, and it's harder for me to keep the item in stock."

It kindof perplexed us...but I suppose that's how they do it over there.

Thanks Xythex. I was beginning to think that had gone un-noticed.

Friar is right, I should have reacted better. Since the checker and all three baggers were ******** around I could have gotten the manager. I normally would have if I was annoyed enough, but no I go crazy in front of the grocery with a damm Santa breakfast going on. Just the example I want to set for kids.

I usually don't mind bagging my own groceries or helping the bag boys. It just hit me wrong that I am paying extra for them to ***** around, while I feeling like **** bagged the damm stuff.

I did go back to the store today, and talk with the manager. I have shopped there for 7 years, so they know me fairly well. We worked things out, no one got fired. We both donated money to the food bank in lieu of free groceries to me. The 3 baggers, and the checker were all counselled, and I apologized for disrupting Christmas with Santa.

I then came home, and had a stiff drink and went to bed. When in doubt, pull the covers over your head.