Is it TOO f'ing much to ask ??..(Add YOUR gripes to the list)

[SoCalDem]

I just got back from the grocery store and I am POOPED... I had to re-bag almost all my gorceries in the parking lot...

I know I am a fuss-budget, but I go to GREAT pains to place all my cold stuff together and my canned good together etc.. I purposely hold back the bread & fruit so it will be last to be bagged, and yet that IDIOT bagger, put meat on the bottom of the bag, and then piled cans on top...and somehow my $5lb cherries ended up UNDER my potatoes..:grr:

I actually went back into the store and asked the manager to please re-train their box-people, or to just let the customers bag it themselves..

I usually shop at a bag-it-yourself place, but today i was in a hurry, so as I left, I grabbed some empty bags and redid it in the parking lot..

</rant>

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, that's too bad!

I shop at Ralphs........

And their baggers always put the cold stuff together, and the delicate stuff on top........

I really appreciate them a lot!

Sorry you had so much trouble today........:hug:

[wildhorses]

2. why do people come to the ER for pain management and

have NOT even tried tylenol, aspirin, ibuprofen or SOMETHING over the counter:wtf:

[SoCalDem]

5. I could never understand that one either..

We once waited almost 5 hours for my son to be seen for a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath and cold clammy sweating.. I was a basket case waiting that long and finally had to "get ugly" about it..

While we were there, I saw a few sprained ankles, and mostly Non-emergency ailments, but there was this one little boy about 7 with a HUGE gash in his forehead.. he sat there stoicly with a tee-towel on his head..He bled so much, the cleaning people came in and mopped the floor of his blood TWICE before the took that little guy back for his stitches..

[wildhorses]

6. and another one....coming to the ER for constipstion and

have not tried an OTC laxative...how fucking STOOPID can people be???

sorry about your experience...hospitals are so understaffed except there seems to be plenty of management, go figure:shrug:

[China_cat]

8. I don't care if it kills me

I will NOT go to the ER again ever for anything. Last time I was there it was not busy, I had no problem being taken in but while I was waiting for a test to come back I had to listen to the doc and nurses making fun of people who had been through the ER that day and then a janitor actually came in and asked what I was doing still there.

I refuse to be the source of others' entertainment again.

[wildhorses]

10. I'm SO sorry that you overheard that callousness

trust me, they did not mean it personally, most of it is a defense mechanism from all the truly horrific stuff that we see...

and I agree with you, the more I work in one the less I care to go to one...

[begin_within]

54. My Mom had a STROKE and had to wait 3 hours! - Kidney stone, 2 hour wait!

The ER is the last place on Earth you should be if you need medical attention - you're better off calling 911 and having the nearest paramedics come to your house. ERs are the worst place to be. The only time we have ever gotten attention at the ER was when she had chest pain - when I told them that, everyone working there literally dropped what they were doing and had her hooked up to an EKG within 60 seconds after we entered the building. Otherwise, they have made us wait 2 to 3 hours for such "mundane" ailments as kidney stones and stroke.

[hedgehog]

14. What about people who come to the ER with the entire extended family

take all the chairs, then sit around comparing symptoms and discussing past illnesses. Maybe I don't want to share my medical history! I just want to get my kid taken care of and go home!

My favorite ER story - eight months pregnant, sitting up all night with my asthmatic son in an ER because the promised respiratory therapy never came. Fortunately his symptoms cleared at 6 AM with the sun rise. After that, our family doctor set up up with a home nebulizer so I could do the treatments myself!

[siouxsiecreamcheese]

45. I work for an emergency messaging company,

and I don't know what it is with people that call for thier dr when they have a kid who has a temp of 98.8 or 98.9. I mean, don't most normal people know that an average temp is 98.6?? A little bit over is not cause for an emergency in most cases, but I still have to page annoyed drs with these people. Then the drs call in to get the messages and they sound annoyed that they were paged in the first place for these people. Anyway thats my gripe.

[xmas74]

3. I bring canvas bags and backpacks to the store for

my groceries. Most of the baggers seem confused when they see them and let me bag them myself but are still more than willing to take my groceries to the car since I do tip.

[Nailzberg]

4. Escalators. Don't block the flow of traffic!

If you truly must stand on it, stand to the right.

[Redstone]

16. What, you don't have twelve seconds to spare? Some of us use

escalators because we have difficulty with stairs.

Try to push past me on one, and you might find out how much difficulty I have with controlling my elbow.

Redstone

[Nailzberg]

19. I didn't say you can't ride up the darn thing.

Standers on the right, steppers on the left. I never said anything about pushing past people.

[Redstone]

23. The fuck's your big hurry? Those things are narrow, so walking by is

de facto pushing by.

Oh, and by the way, some of us with balance problems need to have our hands on BOTH rails.

Redstone

[Nailzberg]

27. Then in your case I'll happily wait.

I don't have twelve seconds to wait for people that are just being lazy.

[Redstone]

33. But how would you know it's because I have MS, and not just because

I'm being lazy?

You'd be calling me names under your breath, because it's not like I wear a badge that says I have MS. And I don't use a cane (yet). I don't even walk with a limp or anything, about half the time. Nor do I walk slowly.

Not jumping ugly with you here; just pointing something out. Reminding you about judging books by covers, and all that.

Besides, impatience leads to unhappiness, yes?

Redstone

[fudge stripe cookays]

51. .

:applause:

From one MSer to another.

[Nailzberg]

62. Because I say "Excuse me, may I pass?" when people are in my way.

And you'd most likely politely respond with something along the lines of I have difficulty with stairs or something like that. No need for a lengthy explaination, and no need for outward appearances of difficulties.

I have plenty of patience, and it's not like I go around knocking people out of my way.

[ScreamingMeemie]

88. I've been in this argument before...

...hence the sigline. I'm with you Redstone. One, I was taught to stand and not be pushy on the escalators, for safety's sake. Two, usually escalators run right next to stairs for those who are in a hurry. :hi:

[Nicole]

55. Well said! n/t

[taterguy]

72. It depends on the escalator

If it's a standard mall escalator of one floor than I can understand not wanting someone walking past you. However, I suspect the OP was referring to ones like in the DC Metro System that are several hundred feet long. Moving to the right is just common coutesy.

[Ohio Joe]

79. Nope, sorry I can't do that

I once got my foot caught in an escalator. Now I stand dead center and won't move :o

[alarimer]

7. To return your shopping carts to the cart corral!

I do not want my car scratched because some lazy asshole could not be bothered to walk 10 feet to the little holding area. You need the exercise people! Walk your carts to the corral! (note: this is a generic "you"- aimed at lazy America in general and no one on this board. I am sure all DUers return their carts, since we are all liberals and concerned citizens!).

[Redstone]

13. Seconded.

Redstone

[Digit]

20. I used to do it without fail

Don't give me a funny look if you see me parked in the handicapped spot (have legit placard) and leave the cart at the front of the spot...as out of the way as I can.

By the time I am done shopping, my knee is so swollen that it hurts to even get into my vehicle.

I am about ready to give in and have my knee replaced. There are places I want to go, and things I want to do.

[Redstone]

24. Well, if you're handicapped, obviously the rant doesn't apply to you.

I'd not expect anyone with a handicapped placard to trot down to the cart return, no matter what the source of their disability is.

Redstone

[Digit]

37. Thanks, although I do feel guilty that I can't.

Where I used to live in Northern Va, a metal fenced in area prevented you from taking the carts from the front of the store.

When I moved down south, I was so darned delighted to be able to walk my cart to my car that I made a point of taking it BACK up to the store to save them the trouble of retrieving it from the corral.

Then an injury changed things.
Thanks for understanding.:hi:

[Redstone]

40. Trust me, I know how an injury can change everything. I do.

It's just so damn hard, isn't it, to learn to be able to utter those two little words: "I can't."

Takes a lot of getting used to.

Besides, anyone with any manners who saw you loading your car in the handicapped space would offer to take your cart to the cart return for you. I do that all the time.

Redstone

[alarimer]

57. Well I think all states ought to do what they do in VA

Make it so you cannot move the cart. This is a big pet peeve of mine since, invariably, people put one right behind my car so I have to move it. Mine was a general rant on how selfish (generally) people are anyone. I wouldn't expect people with injuries or extenuating circumstances to do it. I would expect the store people to actually take the groceries out for you. That way they can deal with the cart.


Oh and I heard that in Europe (Germany I think) they actually have a deposit on shopping carts so if you want your money back you have to return it. Best idea yet.

[Digit]

60. There is a store here called Aldi's which I believe is German

Yes, and I understand a cart costs a quarter, and when you return it, you get your quarter back.

Of course, their prices are much lower than the normal grocery stores as well.

As someone whose car was struck by a wind blown cart years ago, I think some consideration goes a long way.

[alcibiades_mystery]

25. Luckily, in NYC, you cannot bring your cart into the parking lot, period

Saves a lot of trouble.

[haf216]

61. I agree 100%!!!

I work for a store that has carts and we have to bring the carts in from the parking lot. It's so much easier to get them if they are in the corral and not spread out all over the place!

[Lady Effingbroke]

64. THANK YOU!!!!!

I worked as a sacker at a grocery store, and try as I might, on busy days I could not keep up with the carts in the lot.

For every 10 carts I pushed in to the store (yes, pushed in 100°+ heat with my scrawny lil' muscles - no Mall-Wart-style automated cart-pushing machines where I worked); customers pushed 20 carts out of the store to their cars, and after unloading the carts into their cars would leave them next to their car, behind the car next to theirs, and even in the middle of the lot blocking traffic because they were too damn lazy to walk 20 feet and return themto the corral.

Of course we got blamed when stray carts scratched cars (and I remember having to haul ass and chase stray carts across the lot on windy days so they wouldn't slam into cars and cause severe damage) when it was really the lazy-ass customers' fault for not returning them to the corral!

I won't even go into how many customers thought empty carts left in the lot were handy mobile dumpsters...

[NMMNG]

66. rAmen!

A few weeks ago I came out of the grocery store to see one of those huge "kiddie carts" (the kind that is a regular shopping cart with a "car" attached to the front for two kids to sit in) literally against my driver's side door. It was obviously left there by the guy who was in the process of backing out of the space next to mine as it hadn't been there when I went in the store not 15 minutes before, and he had a child in the passenger seat. I stood at the end of my car and glared at him the entire time he was backing out to show him how pleased I was at his utter lack of respect for other peoples' property.

[idgiehkt]

9. is it too much to ask for people to answer their pm's?

unless you hate me, I mean, and then I understand.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

36. I must admit, I'm one of those people who don't reply if there wasn't a

question involved. I don't answer phone calls or text messages either usually if they don't have ?'s in them. I always figured it was pointless to send something back just saying "Um, thanks?"

[idgiehkt]

48. that's reasonable.

I'm talking about if there is a question. But I guess if there was no answer it means the person isn't interested in answering. This is a gripe thread, so I just figured I'd unload in it, lol.

[hedgehog]

11. Is it to much to ask that you put that used diaper in the trash?

I mean, what made you think it would instantly self-destruct if you left it on the ground in the parking lot?

[greguganus]

12. I hate people blocking the store aisles visiting with each other n/t

[Arugula Latte]

15. ...that people know the difference between monkies and apes?

Come on, people! Apes are tailless old world primates and include chimps, gorillas, orangutans and gibbons.

If it's got a tail, it aint an ape!

[skygazer]

17. I can understand your irritation

In my store, we're perpetually short of baggers and on those occasions when I have to check, I'd just as soon bag it myself anyway, just so I know it's done right. I put all the produce together, all the meat together and all the cold stuff together. I don't pack smelly soaps with food. And I don't put all the cans or bottles in one impossibly heavy bag.

That said, I know our baggers get almost no training whatsoever. It used to be (when I first went to work there) that they were actually sent to a three day training course but things have been cut back so drastically that the store people are expected to train them on the fly and we're so shorthanded, that generally consists of simply putting them at the end of a checkstand and telling them to get to work. In addition, the baggers now are paid less than they were 7 years ago when I started and their raises come at much longer intervals (and are for less money - they also top out at less money).

None of those are excuses, of course. But it's really sad the way customer service has gone downhill and I blame the climate of corporate greed that continues to dump money in the CEO's pockets but does nothing for either the consumer or the employee.

[Fleshdancer]

18. I get serious grocery store rage

And it starts in the parking lot.

1. The huge pedestrian crossing area does NOT mean it's ok to rev the engine of your gas guzzling SUV as I'm walking to the damn story. If my 6 yr old daughter is holding my hand, I WILL stop in front of you and ask what your problem is. I know your dumb ass took an hour or more to shop in the store so don't pretend you're suddenly in some hurry the moment I need to cross the street.

2. Once I'm in the store, is it too much to ask to NOT park your damn cart in the MIDDLE of the damn aisle? I know this might be difficult to comprehend, but on a Sunday evening, other people are grocery shopping too and blocking everything just to stare at the various cans of tomato sauce pisses me off.

3. OK. So you still feel the need to block the aisle. Perhaps you didn't realize you were doing it. We all make mistakes right? Fine, but when I say "excuse me" that doesn't mean I only want you to move your body one inch over to the right It's actually my polite way of saying get the HELL OUT OF MY WAY! That includes your cart.

4. Parking your cart on the side doesn't count if you do it right next to the only other cart in the aisle. The absolute worst is when two people do this on purpose. You know the type. Two middle aged women who haven't seen each other in at least a month and they use this time to update each other on their ENTIRE lives. No one around you gives a shit if Bob got a promotion or that little Sarah is taking ballet. If the information is truly that important, pick up the damn phone and use it.

5. Much like driving, talking on your cell phone while steering your cart annoys everyone else around you. Cell phones are great when you have to call home real fast and ask if you need to pick up more milk or whatever, but don't be that person having the needless conversation on the phone because you're walking too slow, you're most likely swerving and you don't even realize that you are cutting people off. When you check out, we all are forced to stand around and listen to your half of the conversation which is usually boring, loud and irritating. The problem with cell phones in general is that they gives people the idea that their thoughts and experiences are SO important that they MUST communicate right away.

6. Kids and carts. Fortunately there was a news report early last week about the dangers of kids riding in or on carts the wrong way so hopefully more people will be more aware of what not to do. I'm not bothered about wiggly toddlers who find a way to slither out of the safety belt in the front because at least the parent tried. What kills me is the parent with a kid standing up in the main part of the cart and/or kids standing on the sides of the cart. This bothers me because I don't want the kids to get hurt. As a shopper though, the absolute worst is when a parent allows their kid steer the cart. 9 times out of 10, their cart hits my cart. 5 times out of 10, the kid was running at full speed at the time. Unfortunately I am unable to ground kids that aren't mine.

7. Express checkout. Emphasis on the word EXPRESS. Express does not mean to write a check. Express does not mean 10+ more items than what the signs asks for. Express does not mean getting a price check. Express does not mean use 10 coupons. The express line is NOT the customer service line (before today I would never think to say this but the woman in front of me actually took her receipt to the shortest line which was, you guessed it, the express line to tell the cashier that an item that she had purchased earlier that day was not in the bag when she got home.)

8. No, plastic really is not ok. I prefer paper and that confused look on your face Mr. bagger boy (or Ms. bagger girl) will not change my mind and if you roll your eyes again I'll ask for everything to be double bagged just to piss you off. Yes, paper bags look funny...so brown, so rectangular, but I promise it isn't any harder to put stuff into a paper bag. The four most important words are: Heavy items on bottom. That's it! Just four little words! I had to bag all my own groceries when I lived in Minneapolis so I'm practically an expert. I promise paper bags are just as easy as the plastic ones. Trust me.


Well it was good to get that off my chest. This is why my husband tends to do the grocery shopping. ;)

[LadyoftheRabbits]

22. Appreciated...

My mom and I get pissed at the exact same things when we shop. The worst to me are the clueless ones in the middle of the aisle, blocking it... :eyes:

[flvegan]

30. Shopping cart brush breakers...seriously.

I feel your pain, totally. I'm to the point where I'm going to mount a concrete filled metal bumper to the front of my grocery cart and shout "Ramming Speed!!!!" when I see some of this.

[Redstone]

34. Excellent. And ladies, the time when you recieve your change is NOT

the time to re-arrange your entire purse, OK?

Redstone

[Fleshdancer]

49. that drives me nuts too!

it shouldn't take 5 full minutes for you to leave the pay area after paying! How am I suppose to reach the credit card swipe thing if you're standing there fooling with your purse??

There are just some days when I can't stand people.

[Kali]

38. oh sorry...

:blush: I'm the one standing there looking at the tomato sauce....because (my mini-rant coming)





WHY IN THE HELL ARE THERE SO MANY SIZES AND VARIETIES OF FREAKING TOMATO SAUCE???!!! Who the hell cares, its just tomato sauce. Just put out one size and put a decent price on it, I can't deal with this AND the toilet paper choice too.:banghead: :rant:

[Redstone]

43. You think tomato sauce is bad? Try buying orange juice. "No pulp;"

"A little bit of pulp, but not so you'd notice;"
"about as much pulp as you might expect;"
"a fair amount of pulp;"
"pulp that you'll definitely notice, and if you don't your co-workers will;"
"enough pulp that you'll need a fork," and so on.

Plus with THESE vitamins.

Plus with THOSE vitamins.

Plus with KIDS' vitamins.

Low acid.

No acid.

"Low Carb or Low Sugar" (i.e. with water added).

Too much of a good thing? A perfect example, right htere in flashing neon lights.

Redstone

[Fleshdancer]

44. ROFLMAO!!!

I think it was George Carlin who said that we fool ourselves with the concept of freedom only because we have too many choices in the grocery store. If we didn't have 8 types of apples to choose from and 80 different canned tomato products to choose from, we might have more time to realize that our actual freedoms were disappearing left and right.

$10 says you're the type of person who moves the cart when someone says "excuse me". This makes you ok in my book. ;)

[bridgit]

21. ferk'n spackle poopy squeeze boxed pant load crumple dang...

origami skid-marked dingle fuzz prick balloon popped piece o'steaming dog dang it three ways to monday anyhow :rant:

hey...whada'ya know, i do feel better O8)

[Sugar Smack]

74. Oh. My. GOD.

ROFLMFAO. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That was so priceless, I had to say it out loud. I sounded just like Yosemite Sam. *wipes eyes* Thank you for that.

:loveya:

[grannylib]

26. I hear you on the bagging...my gripes today would be USE YOUR

TURN SIGNALS and DON'T USE YOUR CELL PHONE IN THE CAR if you are the driver!!!
If it's that big an emergency, pull the fuck over...ALL the way off the road, please, flashers on...
Damn. A moving motor vehicle is NOT the place to multi-task!!!

[Ohio Joe]

81. Amen

Those are two of my biggest gripes as well.

[flvegan]

28. Don't shout into your frikkin cell phone in public.

Okay, I get it...some folks talk louder than others, but there's a difference. If I, the next aisle over can hear every word you're saying, clearly, then you either need to modulate the sound of your voice properly, get a cell phone that works properly, or shut the hell up.

[qnr]

29. To use your friggin' turn signals? n/t

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

31. Obviously able-bodied people

Who take 10 minutes to cross in front of your car when you're trying to get out of the parking lot (especially when they cross diagonally and seem totally oblivious to your presence).

[Zhade]

32. Gripes.

:evilgrin:

But for real - when the bagger puts raw meat in the bag with the bleach.

Um, dumbfuck, I kept them separate for a REASON.

</pointless yet fulfilling mini-rant>

[sleepyhead]

35. ...to please get your payment ready while waiting on line

I can't stand being behind someone who waits till all the items are scanned and then all of a sudden realizes that, yes, you have to PAY for them! Then there's a scramble to find the checkbook or credit card (these folks never have cash on them) and a discussion about whether or not they want cash back and if it's permitted. Maybe, just maybe, that could have been dealt with while your 200 items go past the scanner and into the bags?

[calico1]

39. The car that is the first car behind the red light.

Light changes and THEN they put their left turn signal on. Why bother then? If you had had your turn signal on I would have known to scoot a bit to the right so I wouldn't be stuck waiting for you to turn. On that note, what is wrong with people that get all the way to the right side of a road to make a left turn onto a street?

[Mad_Dem_X]

71. I feel your pain

I HATE when people go over to the right when they are going to make a left turn. WTF is that all about - they're not sure their car can make a left turn unless they have a lot of room?

[NewWaveChick1981]

75. Cars stopped at a red light, and when it turns green, the drivers act

all surprised that it's green and take forever to move. :grr: What, did they NOT think the light would turn green at some point? :mad: Want me to get out and PUSH???

[Breeze54]

41. I feel your pain but

the 'idiot' bagger is only making minimum, so wtf does she/he care? Just saying.
I had one, a teen, tie all the bags in knots and loaded them so they weighed a ton! :grr:
Pissed me off and she put my eggs under the really heavy stuff...argh! I had to go back
and exchange, which meant more time and gas and aggravation. I hate going shopping!

[qnr]

42. There are many considerate ones. I try to use my 50cc scooter as much

as possible, year-round. Many of the grocery baggers in the various places I've lived know this, and they're always trying to make things convenient for transport via the scooter (balanced bags, check to see if I want anything double-bagged, etc,)

[Breeze54]

46. I know. I'm talking about

the inept or 'newbies', on the learning curve.
My son works in a grocery store and I have in my day.
I know what it's like to be on both ends of this!
I had a lady throw a pound of butter at me once! :rofl:
I don't remember why but apparently she didn't think I was funny. ;)
:shrug:

[qnr]

47. I understood, just felt the need to point it out since they were taking so

much abuse :)

[SoCalDem]

68. I shop at union grocery stores, and even though they make less now

than when they did when I worked in the grocery business, bagging is an entry level into a very good job with full benefits for even part-timers.. And they get time and a half on Sunday..

It's just the lack of attention to detail... not too much to ask..

I once had one put a loaf of bread on end and a GALLON of milk in the same bag.. I looked at her and said."what do you think will happen when I turn a corner?...what will happen to the bread?.."

[Book Lover]

50. I know this will be unpopular, but if it's a multi-lane highway,

stay out of the left lane unless you intend to go fast, make a left turn within 100 yards of entering the lane, or pass someone in the right lane. Pretty please.

[GoneOffShore]

52. I bag my own

because I bring my own bags.

Three or four pet peeves.

1 : People who insist on getting off the bus from the front door even though they're sittling next to the rear door. Move to the rear, people, you know who you are.

2: Oh, you paid 30K for that automobile and it didn't come with turn indicators?

3: Your cellphone conversation is audible to the entire bus, train, whatever.

4: Hang up and drive!

Added on edit:

You knew there was a toll on this bridge/highway and you didn't bother to get the money ready in advance?

And escalators - Stand on the right, walk on the left. some of us have appointments to keep!

[Jamastiene]

53. I hate that too.

I also hate when they send out circulars for sales and when you get there, the shelves are empty. They won't go in the back and get more for you either. Some stores do it on a regular basis. BI-LO comes to mind. I'm glad we no longer have a BI-LO. My aunt used to go there only to be disheartened over and over again because they lied to her. I told her I hated BI-LO when I was 12 years old. Now, I do all the grocery shopping, but it would be a weekly fight if she thought there was still a BI-LO here. She would want me to go there and I won't go there. I'd rather graze on grass than reward their false advertising with my business.

I hate Wal-Mart. I have to go tomorrow. My cat will need her medicine again and the system we have worked out requires that she get her brand of treats. Nothing else will do. It's a binding verbal contract I made with her and she will NOT take her medicine without her treats. She is currently out. I will go buy about 5 bags and put them in the fridge so I don't have to go back to Wal-Mart for another few months, hopefully. I hate that we don't have a choice here.

I also hate it when people are rude to someone who dares mention dissatisfaction with their home town and makes a rude comment like "Just move then." It's easier said than done if you don't know the person's circumstances. Walk a mile in their shoes first before you judge them or tell them to do something they probably aren't financially capable of doing at the moment. Not everyone has money. Not everyone has it so easy that they can just pick up and move. It takes time to save enough money for such a move. Don't be so quick to judge them as bitter or self pitying, because that is not always the case. Different people come from different economical backgrounds and have different circumstances.

I also hate that our country was robbed of its rightful president on 12/9/00. As progressives, anytime someone uses 9/11 as a rallying cry for votes in a campaign, we should reply with 12/9 repeatedly until it because part of the current batch of catch phrases in popular culture. I say we start our campaign to do that now.

[NMMNG]

67. Stores pull that all of the time

Even though they know what they're going to have on sale weeks or even months in advance they won't order extra stock in anticipation. Not all items need to be stocked up on but there are some things you can guarantee will draw the customers in and sell out fast. I've seen toilet paper sell out on the first day of a sale.

Basically what the stores want is to get the customers in, and even if they're disappointed because sale items are not available it is assumed they'll shop for other items. If the customers get "rain checks" for the out of stock sale item all the better, because that fairly guarantees they'll return to the store and possibly buy more stuff in addition to the rain check item.


As to "if you don't like it move" people, they're usually the ones who are making things unbearable. I'd really like to use that line on the next person who whines about gay people or some other minority group they dislike. People just need to get over their own feelings that they own the town/city/country and nobody else can have a differing lifestyle or opinion.

[BreweryYardRat]

56. Would it kill the local AMC to show something WORTH WATCHING?!

They're showing nothing but shit and Pirates of the Caribbean.

[begin_within]

58. Grocery store clerks who shout to each other as if you're not even there.

They shout things to each other, back and forth from cash register to cash register, looking right through you as if you're not only transparent but nonexistent. And the baggers and managers also carry on this continuously playing web of conversation between all of them, at startlingly loud volume, without apparently realizing that you are standing right there between them, being forced to listen to these shouted, confused bits of conversation.

[Nicole]

59. Defacing library books

is one of my pet peeves.

I hate reading a book & turning to page 87 to see "Jenny loves Dustin" scribbled in the margin. In ink. Or seeing all the turned back corners because someone didn't want to use a bookmark. I know some people do that with their own books, which is fine, but it's not o.k. to do it on a book that you don't own!

[ChoralScholar]

63. Is it too much to ask

that people approach a stop sign as if they INTEND TO STOP?!?!?!

I see it all the time... people that run 30mph until 5 feet before the sign, then they stand on the brake.

And I've seen just enough people RUN stop signs, that I don't trust anyone anymore. I have to drive for everyone else on the road.

[mvd]

65. I'm annoyed by put downs of today's music

It might not be someone's type, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I'm going to prevent myself from being that way in 20 years. There's some good stuff on radio, and if you look around, you'll find a lot more.

And this is coming from a big classic rock fan.

[MissHoneychurch]

69. In Germany

we don't have those box-people. We bag our stuff all by ourselves. Some weeks ago I went to a store where our stuff got packed. It was a very weird feeling.

[Kali]

70. and the cashiers get CHAIRS to sit on!

I think the you bag it yourself concept is a good one, (NOT talking about the automatic price checkout you do your self - I HATE those) except for half the teens in my little town wouldn't be able to have part time jobs if they eliminated baggers.

[MissHoneychurch]

77. Our teens stack the shelves

to earn some money.

[SoCalDem]

84. Teenagers make very good baggers IF they are taught, and

if they are not run ragged.. Stores these days make them do ALL the other dirty jobs too, so they are always on a run.. I think they just get in a hurry and don't even THINK about what they are putting in the bags...

I have large boxes in my trunk to keep stuff from rolling all over it during the drive home..

Even those stupid plastic bags CAN be made to stand freely and not spill out, but you have to bag things properly to "build a base" so it stands up..

I actually prefer to bag my own, since I do not always bring everything in (I get tired)..I don;t mind leaving the heavy stuff in the trunk until my husband gets home and can help ..That's why I insist on having my cold stuff separate.. (don;t want to find a round steak in the trunk ..three days later :puke:

[Ariana Celeste]

73. If you *have* to litter, please don't throw it in the bushes.

It's not hidden, and I still have a pretty good idea who you are. My job sucks enough as it is.

Sigh.

[Initech]

76. To clean your shit up after you eat? And keep your kids in their seats?

Yesterday at In-N-Out, there were these stupid idiots sitting at a table next to us who let their kids run wild in the restaraunt. Not only that, they didnt clean their shit up after they ate! Argh, people like that should not be allowed in public. :argh:

[Throd]

78. Include the xrefs with your ACAD .dwgs

OK, this is an esoteric rant, but if you know what I'm talking about you understand my rage.

[Initech]

80. Actually, I may be the only one here who does!

And yeah, that pisses me off when people send me stuff to print and there's nothing on them but the paths to where the x-refs are located. :argh:

[Throd]

82. And could you please convert your whacko font ...

to vectors while you're at it?

I really don't want to have to go find Butthole DemiBold Oblique to finish this project.

[azmouse]

83. To add to the list of supermarket gripes...

When the baggers put two glass jars next to each other in the bag. I'm always worried that they will hit against each other and break in the car when I go over a bump in the road on the way home. I have to move them to other bags away from the other.

And when strong smelling items like soap or cleaners are put in bags next to bread or milk! That just drives me nuts!! What are the baggers thinking?!!

Honestly, I don't think these kids get any training about the correct or safe way to bag groceries. We don't get the option of bagging our own groceries. The stores I go to won't allow it.


And on the subject of shopping carts... How many carts do you need to try before you find one that steers straight without a wheel that wobbles and shakes and makes so much godawful noise that you just know everyone in the store can track exactly where you are at any moment?!!

[hedgehog]

85. How about people strolling through the store eating?

For heaven's sake, you're not going to starve or die of thirst!

Also, if the first twenty peaches you squeezed aren't ripe enough for you, there really isn't any point in squeezing the rest of the peaches in the bin!

[kwolf68]

86. My gripes...

-Please when you see a "merge ahead" sign, don't wait until you get to the sign to actually merge. Your selfish lack of consideration for other drivers creates traffic jams. Of course, you probably don't give a shit and you are in it for your own gain, but if you back off, merge sooner, you may be 3 minutes later to where you are going, but will create a more harmonious driving experience for OTHER PEOPLE

[Midlodemocrat]

87. Is it too much to ask for you to worship me as the Goddess I am?

I mean, really.








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