'elf and safety

basil

basil

don't mention the blinds
toooldtorock said:
Earlier today whilst at the checkout of a certain supermarket, was advised to lay my beer bottles down flat. Why, I asked? 'Elf and safety reasons advised the colleague. What 'elf and safety reasons I asked? They might fall off the conveyor and onto my feet, the colleague advised. Has that ever happened, I asked? No, came the response. So I said in that case I'd like my beer bottles conveyed upright please. If you don't lay them flat I can't serve you, came the response! So, leaving my trolley in the gangway, I drove to another supermarket who were happy for me to purchase my beer bottles in an upright state. Crazy or what??
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guess you made someones day and i doubt it was the checkout operator's........
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

wanna see my snake?
I have to say that I would have just lay the bottles down, its no biggy. For all we know they may have a policy that the checkout operators can only serve you in this fashion, ensuring that if you don't and there is an accident the member of staff is unable to get compensation for any wounds sustained.

If they had no bags I'll happily walk out leaving my shopping half scanned and still on the till, I've done this before. Their answer of 'just take it to the car in the basket' was hardly sufficient when I pointed out I was walking. But just to lie down some bottles? I'd just do it, why give the poor till monkey grief?
 
shoes

shoes

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How can you possibly bring emotion into a trip to the supermarket?

How can people be so easily offended too?! Has this country literally broken down to the point no one can has an ounce of emotional strength, a backbone or the ability to process incoming information without crying like a f***ing baby?

Pathetic.
 
shoes

shoes

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tek-monkey said:
But just to lie down some bottles? I'd just do it, why give the poor till monkey grief?
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Precisely. What does anyone gain from the throwing of a world class hissy fit?
 
db

db

#chaplife
rather than going round in circles, how about we ignore the blatant ass burgers trolling and discuss other supermarket based niggles lol

who's the oldest person to have been ID'ed for alcohol? my missus gets it pretty much every time, and she's 23.. any more for any more?
 
shoes

shoes

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Answer my question.

You're telling me I've got a mental condition because I apparently can't understand something and then accuse me of trolling. Well explain it to me then.
 
Florence

Florence

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I was well into my twenties and had been working at the shop in question for seven or eight years. Clearly wearing too much make up.
Now I can only dream of being asked.
 
shoes

shoes

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toooldtorock said:
PS There was a time on this forum where you could say what was on your mind, share experiences no matter how mind numbing, and people would respond in a way that wasn't aggressive, insulting etc etc. That seems to have gone of late. I'm not expecting anyone to agree with the way I felt about the incident this morning, just thought it was worth sharing but obviously some of you have very strong feelings about the relevance of it all. Taking the forum off my favourites for a while. Might come back when manners and decency returns.
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Don't bother, we'll no doubt just have more frustrating stories about how you opened a can of coke and half way through realised you didn't want the rest but couldn't re-seal the can, or how you used a towel to dry yourself after being in the shower and the towel was wet when you were done.
 
basil

basil

don't mention the blinds
toooldtorock said:
PS There was a time on this forum where you could say what was on your mind, share experiences no matter how mind numbing, and people would respond in a way that wasn't aggressive, insulting etc etc. That seems to have gone of late. I'm not expecting anyone to agree with the way I felt about the incident this morning, just thought it was worth sharing but obviously some of you have very strong feelings about the relevance of it all. Taking the forum off my favourites for a while. Might come back when manners and decency returns.
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Checkout operators/bar staff/ cleaners/ are ordinary folk with which many of us come into contact regularly and should be allowed the same respect as any other citizen.........
 
United57

United57

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db said:
rather than going round in circles, how about we ignore the blatant ass burgers trolling and discuss other supermarket based niggles lol

who's the oldest person to have been ID'ed for alcohol? my missus gets it pretty much every time, and she's 23.. any more for any more?
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I was in Seattle airport ordered a beer and the barman asked me for ID. I was 50 at the time.

I did not complain. I'm led to believe if this happens to females they rather like it!!!
 
basil

basil

don't mention the blinds
United57 said:
db said:
rather than going round in circles, how about we ignore the blatant ass burgers trolling and discuss other supermarket based niggles lol

who's the oldest person to have been ID'ed for alcohol? my missus gets it pretty much every time, and she's 23.. any more for any more?
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I was in Seattle airport ordered a beer and the barman asked me for ID. I was 50 at the time.

I did not complain. I'm led to believe if this happens to females they rather like it!!!
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You were in drag?.........
 
United57

United57

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basil said:
United57 said:
db said:
rather than going round in circles, how about we ignore the blatant ass burgers trolling and discuss other supermarket based niggles lol

who's the oldest person to have been ID'ed for alcohol? my missus gets it pretty much every time, and she's 23.. any more for any more?
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I was in Seattle airport ordered a beer and the barman asked me for ID. I was 50 at the time.

I did not complain. I'm led to believe if this happens to females they rather like it!!!
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You were in drag?.........
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OK but I looked even older
 
My Name is URL

My Name is URL

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db said:
(for example, shoes, lunar scorpion, gk141054, sofa, hetairoi, john marwood, etc.)
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.... how did I get dragged into this?

I do all my shopping online so I don't have to meet any crazies in the supermarket...

Come to think of it, i'm being lumped into a group with Mr Marwood, Lunar and the rest of the lunatics that runs this asylum.... my life is over :p

(Disclaimer: only joking, don't be offended)
 
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