Number one irony of the 21st century: Walmart keeps telling how green it is. But they do it with plastic signs. And you can't find a paper bag in the place.
Jafo, the only way I've found to beat the bagboy syndrome is to pack the groceries myself. Not only do I do a better job, it gives me an opportunity to get back at them. Typical scenerio:
After I have opened and double bagged paper sacks (as an aside, have you ever seen the grocery guy try that? First he opens both bags. Then he tries to fit the second one into the first. Kind of amusing. But I digress), the grocery guy comes over and make a move towards my goods.
"I'll take care of that," sez himself.
"Are you sure. Don't you want me to do that?"
"No, I want you to go away."
He/she leaves. And within a minute or two a different one comes steps up to the plate.
"You want me to do that?"
"No, I want you to go find a real job, as you can't handle this one."
Etc.
So, comes the time this idiot says, "If I don't do that I'll lose my job."
He got very upset when I responded, "then you better get your resume together, cuz you ain't touching my groceries." The store manager actually got involved on that one. I told him point blank that the day he gave the packers even a modicum of training I might consider letting them pack my groceries. He didn't like that very much. But the significant part is he didn't argue the lack of training comment.
At Walmart---returning to the topic---they are actually taught to put as much heavy stuff as possible into those flimsey plastic sacks. Left to their own devices, every canned good you buy will be tossed into one of them.
Yeah, that's what I want, my groceries scattered all over the parking lot.
Jafo, the only way I've found to beat the bagboy syndrome is to pack the groceries myself. Not only do I do a better job, it gives me an opportunity to get back at them. Typical scenerio:
After I have opened and double bagged paper sacks (as an aside, have you ever seen the grocery guy try that? First he opens both bags. Then he tries to fit the second one into the first. Kind of amusing. But I digress), the grocery guy comes over and make a move towards my goods.
"I'll take care of that," sez himself.
"Are you sure. Don't you want me to do that?"
"No, I want you to go away."
He/she leaves. And within a minute or two a different one comes steps up to the plate.
"You want me to do that?"
"No, I want you to go find a real job, as you can't handle this one."
Etc.
So, comes the time this idiot says, "If I don't do that I'll lose my job."
He got very upset when I responded, "then you better get your resume together, cuz you ain't touching my groceries." The store manager actually got involved on that one. I told him point blank that the day he gave the packers even a modicum of training I might consider letting them pack my groceries. He didn't like that very much. But the significant part is he didn't argue the lack of training comment.
At Walmart---returning to the topic---they are actually taught to put as much heavy stuff as possible into those flimsey plastic sacks. Left to their own devices, every canned good you buy will be tossed into one of them.
Yeah, that's what I want, my groceries scattered all over the parking lot.
KYHeirloomer wrote: