Grocery Store Etiquette

When the butcher asked “who’s next?”, I turned to the man standing next to me and asked him. When the young woman obliviously blocks the aisle with her shopping cart and case of cheap beer, I sa...

by cajungwailo 2 years ago

Is it/would it be "legal" to have a kosher and halal market share the same physical space? If there were fresh meat areas, would they have to be separate? Just curious.

Now I've seen everything in the brazen petty chiseling department! In the U. S., eggs are sold by size based on the average for a carton, so a dozen "large" eggs might have noticeable variation ...

by 512window 5 years ago

Was this an aberration or do they try this on everyone? Went to Whole Foods after the gym. Get to the checker with my basket + reusable bag. I say, "there's a bag at the bottom." He starts to...

I recently shopped at a food store and was emailed a survey that asked what could have been done to improve the experience. I thought about it and replied "I don't like when employees call me 'bos...

by Chemicalkinetics 4 years ago

This may not apply for citizens of other countries, but in the US, most of us have used shopping carts for grocery shopping especially supermarkets. I don't know why, but apparently, many peopl...

by Midlife 4 years ago

I work in a small shop in a touristy marina along the SoCal coast. Every person who comes through the door is greeted with a friendly "hello' or similar greeting. Maybe I'm getting old and crotchet...

by emglow101 4 years ago

I always get asked If I need help with my groceries out to the car . I decline . Someday I will need help . I think it's great the baggers ask . When the time comes and I need help out I'm probably...

by emglow101 4 years ago

My local butcher yelled out . As I started to motion a younger couple stepped up and yelled , " We are " . Who knew I was standing there before them . I bit my lip and just shut up . The butcher di...

Stopped into the Burlington Wegman's tonight waiting out the rush hour traffic. Checked out the strawberries, Driscoll's and Pell Farm. There was a woman at the Pell Farm display opening each box o...

by Motosport 4 years ago

Last night I trolled the new Mega Mall. I already wrote about my Aldi experience on "General topics." I needed a Hershey's almond chocolate bar so I went into the "5 Below" store. I guess I am n...

Maybe someone in the industry can respond. Do bulk bins every get cleaned? Or do they just keep dumping in new stuff? I've always been hesitant to get things from these, thinking that if it was con...

My brother just told me that the checker asked him, "Do you ever buy anything that's not on sale?"

It has become a pet peeve of mine. Every time I go shopping I find shopping carts scattered all over the lot blocking roads, sometimes right next to my car. Why don't shoppers have the courtesy of ...

Recently the Publix in my neighborhood shopping center moved a couple miles down the road to a larger space, and a Save-A-Lot opened up in the previous Publix building. I was excited to have a g...

I had the pleasure of being accused of stealing from a local grocery store this weekend. I usually avoid shopping on weekend afternoons because of the crowds. And especially so on the weekend be...

Just curious, do you always weight your own vegetables at the grocery stores? I was at the check out lane at Wegmans this weekend and the lady behind me got really angry that I didn't weight my ve...