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It seems like I am always stepping into line or otherwise being rude. There’s a check-out on the left and one on the right- what is needed is a separator…..but noooooo we have to nearly get into fisticuffs because the cows are too dumb to figure things out.
— and the sheep looked up
This article appears in Feb 19-25, 2009.
11 Comments
Personally, I try to form one line for four automated checkouts. The next available checkout goes to the next person in line. Simple.
OP, so you are confused to where the line starts….then ask.
OP: I had the same problem on Saturday. I agree with Bitch, Please! Form a single line for each batch of check outs and the next available one goes to the first person in line. A guy and his teenage son just cut right into the line with no reagrd for people having been there before him. The woman ahead of me in the line informed him that he had just cut ahead of everyone and indicated where the line began. So what does he do? He goes and cuts into the other line instead of waiting. Thankfully someone called him out on it then too. I really don’t get why the concept of a line up is so difficult to some people.
NW— it’s because they’re not “sheeple”, as some of our revolutionary friends would say. He’s fighting for his rights, don’t you know?
its not to hard to grasp there is one line for 4 checkouts, therefore you stand at the end of the line and once your at the front you wait to see if there is an empty scanner and proceed
See easy as pie
Line-ups back in the day were scattered until you said something. It would scurry and free the world of love and peace and kindness. That’s life.
I haven’t had a problem with the line ups at the self check outs recently, but the last time I was there this pushy old bag decided to put her shit on the side amongst my stuff and got all up in my grill. I had to tell her to move it when I was putting in my debit pin. AND! since I’ve DONE cashier work, I’m pretty speedy on those registers so it’s not like I’m taking an inordinate amount of time! I see people pulling this shit all the time at the self check outs. Maybe they think it’s faster than going to a regular check out, but guess what: it’s NOT! Even when you’re a trained cashier it takes longer! People I used to work with would tell me all the time they don’t use the self check outs because they’re slow as fuck (and the “please put the item in the baaaag” bitch makes bad words come out of my mouth). Last time I used the self check out I did so because there was no line and I needed to catch a bus.
And a certain mega grocery store has an awful lay out. The rows are horizontal so when it’s busy (and it gets super busy) the lines puddle and fill the front end, and you can’t really form a decent line at the self check out to begin with so…
4 checkouts, 1 line.
If someone butts you in line and you cant manage to say anything, you deserve it.
Maybe they should just post a sign for crying out loud…
I don’t think Stupid Phat is allowed to post on here anymore.
Maybe it’s comments like the one that you just made; using comments such as that in a detrimental way get you into trouble, and reported. Go figure.