Dear Kroger,
When I bring my own bags to your stupid store, please understand that the one with all the padding is called an “insulated” bag. Insulated bags are for keeping things insulated. You know, protected from the heat and whatnot? You know? The Heat? Melter of frozen things? I can assure you that my cereal boxes are not in any danger from the heat. Thank you for trying to protect them, but you can rest easy knowing they are safe in the regular bags.
I don’t know what all the requirements are in order to be a bagger at The Krogers, but I’m thinking that if there is a test, then the lower limits of what is considered “passing” need to be raised a bit. The first time somebody put my cereal in the insulated bag, I let it go. The second, third, and fourth times, I also let it go. The fifth time came after I handed the dude the insulated bag and said, “Can you put the frozen stuff in the insulated bag?” To which he replied, “Sure!” I don’t know if he was confused by the word “frozen” or “insulated.” All I know is my cereal was in my insulated bag and my frozen stuff was in my regular old bag. Where it was melting.
I hate you so much.
Sincerely,
Abby, who will continue to shop there because I’m just a cog in the machine. You’re the one who’s supposed to be the cog. I’m supposed to have power! Dammit.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I always use the self-checkout and make Noah help me bag. Because he needs career options (we’re homeschoolers so you know an academic career is out). He would totally not put your cereal in an insulated bag.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:28 am
and another thing! Why, oh why, when I hand them my canvas bags in order to save the world from plastic ones, do they insist on putting my groceries in the plastic ones and then putting the plastic inside my canvas ones?
August 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am
At my Kroger they take the bags and look for the bar code to scan. Then, when they can’t find it, they shrug, and then put the bags in a plastic bag.
I’m exaggerating, but that’s pretty much what it feels like. Yeah, it’s more like what Steph is talking about up there.
And they get so frustrated when the canvas bags don’t fit over their little bag holder opener doohicky!
Up with the cogs!!!!
August 7th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I was a Meijer today thinking that I NEED to become a cashier so I can bag up peoples groceries! It drives me insane the lack of common sense used to package our thoughtful purchases. I find it helpful to go in the line where the person working looks as though she actually does the grocery shopping for her family, those are the ones that get it.
August 7th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
That’s funny-I hand them my bags and they think that means I want to bag my own groceries! Funny, but I don’t wear an ugly polo or an apron.
August 8th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Everything that you guys have mentioned has happened to me, too. True tales of grocery-bagging idiocy. Ridiculous.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Hahahahhahah! OMG Abby, you crack me up!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I always seen to get the passive-aggressive checkout person. You know the one that knows that they have to use my bag but they don’t want to because it’s not as easy/fast/whatever than using the plastic bags at their checkout station.
After getting the big sigh, eye roll, and I’m going to go as slow as I can and only fill up your sturdy canvas bags halfway so I can get to the easier for me plastic bags I gave up and started shopping at Aldi most of the time. The food’s cheaper and since I have to bag my own groceries I don’t have deal with some cashier’s bag issues.