I seek out the lanes that do not have a dedicated bagger because I like to bag my own stuff. I bring reusable bags and I found that the baggers don't pack them enough so I end up with a ton of plastic bags anyway.
I don't mind heavy bags, but I know that a lot of people complain if bags are too heavy. So I just prefer to do it myself
I seek out the lanes that do not have a dedicated bagger because I like to bag my own stuff. I bring reusable bags and I found that the baggers don't pack them enough so I end up with a ton of plastic bags anyway.
I don't mind heavy bags, but I know that a lot of people complain if bags are too heavy. So I just prefer to do it myself
Agree completely. At target I keep saying, "no, add more, keep packing it in!"
A lot of places have dedicated baggers, I get that. But if there is no bagger people actually stand there and stare at the cashier while they bag instead of helping?
First of all, I don't work at the fucking grocery store.
Second. Please explain the logistics of this to me, because the cashier scans the items and then puts them directly into a bag right in front of her. Should I reach over the card scanner and fruit scale to snatch it out of her hand and then walk to the end of the lane where the baggers bags are located?
ETA: if for some reason the cashier put the items on the conveyor that the bagger takes from but the bagger doesn't bag (gets called away or whatever) I would help if my kids were contained, but this doesn't happen often
Eta2: I also dont grab a scraper at the dentist, or a coffeepot at starbucks
I try to help if I can. Most places I shop have baggers except trader joes, and even they do during busy times. We use all reusable bags because it's city ordinance around here to charge 25 cents a bag so that holds up the line a lot. People either have their bags at the bottom of the cart or have forgotten them in the car, etc.
Lol. You assumed outrage because I said fuck? I say fuck a lot. Fuck.
I'm confused by your hypothetical bagging situations. Like, if the cashier scanned everything and made a big mound and THEN bagged? Who does that?
At Target and Walmart they bag as they go, but here the bags at the grocery are out of the cashier's reach at the end of the lane where the bagger would be. I imagine that is the scenario being described.
Anyway, here when I try to help bag I get a look like I have 3 heads. It's definitely regional.
Lol. You assumed outrage because I said fuck? I say fuck a lot. Fuck.
I'm confused by your hypothetical bagging situations. Like, if the cashier scanned everything and made a big mound and THEN bagged? Who does that?
When I worked in a supermarket in HS a very few customers would actually do this! The set up was the the stuff went down the conveyor belt, I scanned it, then there was a second, shorter conveyor belt to take it to where the bags were kept and where a bagger would be if you live in an area where baggers exist. Generally the customer bagged as I scanned, then I turned around to the area where the bags and items were and helped them finish whatever wasn't bagged when everything was rung up and then they paid and left. Periodically you would have a customer stand there watching you while you rung up then bagged everything. Once in a blue moon they actually would stand there tapping their feet and rolling their eyes waiting for you to do it all. Inevitably that would be on a Sunday afternoon with a huge order and a long line behind them. I guarantee you those folks were mocked mercilessly in the employee lounge.
If you were there with a few young kids you were trying to wrangle nobody thought twice because, duh, you were wrangling kids. But if you were there alone and were not elderly, yeah, that's a dick move.
Lol. You assumed outrage because I said fuck? I say fuck a lot. Fuck.
I'm confused by your hypothetical bagging situations. Like, if the cashier scanned everything and made a big mound and THEN bagged? Who does that?
It does depend on the store. Yes, some places stuff does pile up, logistics and all. And it's then, like for me at Trader Joes and certain grocery stores, they cannot bag as they go and yes it piles up. I'm sorry, if you are standing there holding up a line b/c "it's not your job," and you could help, that's obnoxious.
The cashier doesn't have bags right in front of them? Like, in between them and the scale/scanner? So if there isn't a bagger they scan everything, make a big pile then leave the register area to walk to the end of the check stand where the bags are kept? That's poor planning on the stores part. I guess I would help in that situation, but I've never been in that situation.
Usually the cashier bags as she goes, and I'm busy keeping my kids from acting like fools and putting the bags she/he fills into the cart. Like I said, if there was a pile (maybe the cashier put stuff on the second conveyor for the bagger nut the bagger left or something) I would try to help, but my "job" at the store is to keep my kids in check and make sure I don't inadvertently steal anything.
So basically the "confession" that everyone is agreeing on is that IF the cashier has no bags near them and IF the customer is not busy keeping their 3yr old from doing 3yr old stuff and IF said customer is rudely tapping their feet and generally acting like an ass...that customer is an ass?
So basically the "confession" that everyone is agreeing on is that IF the cashier has no bags near them and IF the customer is not busy keeping their 3yr old from doing 3yr old stuff and IF said customer is rudely tapping their feet and generally acting like an ass...that customer is an ass?
Yes. And that some of us get really annoyed by having someone else bag out groceries and want to do it ourselves and stores insisting we don't annoys the hell out of us lol! And also, when the bags aren't right next to the cashier and it's busy and there's a line it's generally considered rude not to bag, with exceptions like keeping a 3 year old in line.
Lol. You assumed outrage because I said fuck? I say fuck a lot. Fuck.
I'm confused by your hypothetical bagging situations. Like, if the cashier scanned everything and made a big mound and THEN bagged? Who does that?
When I worked in a supermarket in HS a very few customers would actually do this! The set up was the the stuff went down the conveyor belt, I scanned it, then there was a second, shorter conveyor belt to take it to where the bags were kept and where a bagger would be if you live in an area where baggers exist. Generally the customer bagged as I scanned, then I turned around to the area where the bags and items were and helped them finish whatever wasn't bagged when everything was rung up and then they paid and left. Periodically you would have a customer stand there watching you while you rung up then bagged everything. Once in a blue moon they actually would stand there tapping their feet and rolling their eyes waiting for you to do it all. Inevitably that would be on a Sunday afternoon with a huge order and a long line behind them. I guarantee you those folks were mocked mercilessly in the employee lounge.
If you were there with a few young kids you were trying to wrangle nobody thought twice because, duh, you were wrangling kids. But if you were there alone and were not elderly, yeah, that's a dick move.
What? no it;s not a dick move. If I'm going to a grocery store where they bag my items, chances are the prices are higher, and I'm paying for that service. I'm not doing it for them. It's their job, not mine.
I agree though, that it's rarely scan and straight into the bag unless I'm at Target.
The cashier doesn't have bags right in front of them? Like, in between them and the scale/scanner? So if there isn't a bagger they scan everything, make a big pile then leave the register area to walk to the end of the check stand where the bags are kept? That's poor planning on the stores part. I guess I would help in that situation, but I've never been in that situation.
Usually the cashier bags as she goes, and I'm busy keeping my kids from acting like fools and putting the bags she/he fills into the cart. Like I said, if there was a pile (maybe the cashier put stuff on the second conveyor for the bagger nut the bagger left or something) I would try to help, but my "job" at the store is to keep my kids in check and make sure I don't inadvertently steal anything.
There are plenty of registers where there is no break in the conveyor/counter. Everything goes straight down to the end without the cashier picking it up. No second conveyor belts.
When I worked in a supermarket in HS a very few customers would actually do this! The set up was the the stuff went down the conveyor belt, I scanned it, then there was a second, shorter conveyor belt to take it to where the bags were kept and where a bagger would be if you live in an area where baggers exist. Generally the customer bagged as I scanned, then I turned around to the area where the bags and items were and helped them finish whatever wasn't bagged when everything was rung up and then they paid and left. Periodically you would have a customer stand there watching you while you rung up then bagged everything. Once in a blue moon they actually would stand there tapping their feet and rolling their eyes waiting for you to do it all. Inevitably that would be on a Sunday afternoon with a huge order and a long line behind them. I guarantee you those folks were mocked mercilessly in the employee lounge.
If you were there with a few young kids you were trying to wrangle nobody thought twice because, duh, you were wrangling kids. But if you were there alone and were not elderly, yeah, that's a dick move.
What? no it;s not a dick move. If I'm going to a grocery store where they bag my items, chances are the prices are higher, and I'm paying for that service. I'm not doing it for them. It's their job, not mine.
I agree though, that it's rarely scan and straight into the bag unless I'm at Target.
But we are talking about places without dedicated baggers and I don't think prices have anything to do with it; it's partly the corporate rules and partly regional.
At our grocery store you push the cart up next to the cashier and they scan everything and send it down a conveyor belt to the bagging area. It would be really awkward for the cashier to also bag groceries, which is why they have dedicated baggers.
What? no it;s not a dick move. If I'm going to a grocery store where they bag my items, chances are the prices are higher, and I'm paying for that service. I'm not doing it for them. It's their job, not mine.
I agree though, that it's rarely scan and straight into the bag unless I'm at Target.
Huh? Does a store exist that doesn't bag groceries for you? I didn't realize that was considered an upscale amenity. Either they have a bagger or the cashier does it.
They do around here, but if they don't where you are, you're still paying for the service.
Huh? Does a store exist that doesn't bag groceries for you? I didn't realize that was considered an upscale amenity. Either they have a bagger or the cashier does it.
They do around here, but if they don't where you are, you're still paying for the service.
We don't have any stores that don't bag your groceries for you and we live in BFE.
When I worked in a supermarket in HS a very few customers would actually do this! The set up was the the stuff went down the conveyor belt, I scanned it, then there was a second, shorter conveyor belt to take it to where the bags were kept and where a bagger would be if you live in an area where baggers exist. Generally the customer bagged as I scanned, then I turned around to the area where the bags and items were and helped them finish whatever wasn't bagged when everything was rung up and then they paid and left. Periodically you would have a customer stand there watching you while you rung up then bagged everything. Once in a blue moon they actually would stand there tapping their feet and rolling their eyes waiting for you to do it all. Inevitably that would be on a Sunday afternoon with a huge order and a long line behind them. I guarantee you those folks were mocked mercilessly in the employee lounge.
If you were there with a few young kids you were trying to wrangle nobody thought twice because, duh, you were wrangling kids. But if you were there alone and were not elderly, yeah, that's a dick move.
What? no it;s not a dick move. If I'm going to a grocery store where they bag my items, chances are the prices are higher, and I'm paying for that service. I'm not doing it for them. It's their job, not mine.
I agree though, that it's rarely scan and straight into the bag unless I'm at Target.
I guess I would rather get through and out as quickly as possible rather than waiting for someone to bag my groceries. And even more if it 'a a busy time and there's a line behind me. It's less about it being "not my job" and more about getting me out of there faster .
You have to bag your own at food for less. But...its food. for less. So...
lala do you mean the cashier doesn't pick up the items to scan them? Now I'm extra confused.
This has got to be regional. I shop at target, stated bros, and Albertsons. And all of these stores have the same basic set up: conveyor I put my stuff on ends at cashier. He/she picks items up and scans them/ puts produce on scale then, IF there is a bagger present the cashier sets the item down on the second conveyor (or at target there is no second conveyor, just a counter) that takes items to the bagger OR if there is no bagger the cashier puts the items into a bag that is hanging in a holder right in front of them and sets the full bag on the counter/second conveyor for me to put in my cart.
Sorry, some places there is no break it the counter, they aca is as they're moving it to the end of the counter. So yeah. They're handling the food to scan it but not picking it up from one belt and moving it, if that makes sense. Like I said, this happens to me the most at trader joes, no belts at all here
Sorry, some places there is no break it the counter, they aca is as they're moving it to the end of the counter. So yeah. They're handling the food to scan it but not picking it up from one belt and moving it, if that makes sense. Like I said, this happens to me the most at trader joes, no belts at all here
You have to bag your own at food for less. But...its food. for less. So...
lala do you mean the cashier doesn't pick up the items to scan them? Now I'm extra confused.
This has got to be regional. I shop at target, stated bros, and Albertsons. And all of these stores have the same basic set up: conveyor I put my stuff on ends at cashier. He/she picks items up and scans them/ puts produce on scale then, IF there is a bagger present the cashier sets the item down on the second conveyor (or at target there is no second conveyor, just a counter) that takes items to the bagger OR if there is no bagger the cashier puts the items into a bag that is hanging in a holder right in front of them and sets the full bag on the counter/second conveyor for me to put in my cart.
The Target in my new area has that set up, but in my old area it didn't. It's funny because I only moved 90 miles but certain things are way different! At Wegman's (grocery store) here they bag for me, but not at the one by my mom's.
In neither place have I ever seen someone who is just a bagger. At home the customer does it, here you wait for the cashier to do it.
Post by thecheshirekat on Mar 21, 2015 23:06:02 GMT -5
Every time I've been to Trader Joe's, they bag everything as they scan. Like, the guy will set out the bag before he even starts scanning and will pick through my basket to scan stuff in a good order so it goes in the bags in a way that makes sense.
Post by justbecause on Mar 22, 2015 7:38:09 GMT -5
Since I started this:
Here, the cashier does have bags behind the register but unless you only have a few things, they do not bag as they go but dump it all down the second conveyer belt regardless of whether there is a bagger there or not. So when they are done scanning, they start bagging. So if no bagger arrives, it is a giant pile for the cashier to do. I usually try to help in these cases if my kids aren't being nuts. When I was a bagger, you went where the cashier needed you, not a dedicated lane. So sometimes there are fewer baggers than needed.
How often are you (general) in line and notice a hold up because the person in front isn't helping the employees? I'm curious because im pretty sure this never happens to me. Maybe I just don't notice. Granted, I avoid getting behind someone with a packed cart if possible. Someone paying with a check, sure, I notice that.
I was a bagger then a cashier back in the day. We scanned everything and made a pile, then bagged. Sometimes a bagger was available and sometimes not. They floated to the busiest lines or the largest orders. It never crossed my mind to be irritated with a customer for not doing my job for me. Strange.
How often are you (general) in line and notice a hold up because the person in front isn't helping the employees? I'm curious because im pretty sure this never happens to me. Maybe I just don't notice. Granted, I avoid getting behind someone with a packed cart if possible. Someone paying with a check, sure, I notice that.
I was a bagger then a cashier back in the day. We scanned everything and made a pile, then bagged. Sometimes a bagger was available and sometimes not. They floated to the busiest lines or the largest orders. It never crossed my mind to be irritated with a customer for not doing my job for me. Strange.
Maybe it's because having baggers is not the norm in my area? It's just sort of accepted that as the cashier scans and sends things down the line the customer bags it up and gets out of there as quickly as possible. And undoubtably you would have 3-4 people with really full carts waiting on your line (and that many on every line in the store) when someone would have a huge order and stand there impatiently while you scanned it, had them pay, then had to walk around to the bagging area to bag it for them. And everyone behind them would start getting annoyed and rude and your manager would often huff about you "taking too long with one customer."