Do you have a pet peeve? I’m sure everyone has at least one. Mine is hurried people who try to burden women with overfilled, heavy plastic bags. There are a few men, and females, who are a member of that profession. But, let’s face it, some of the young guys/gals of today need a new teacher-of-bagology.
Why do they try to cram so much into one sack? Why do they put all the cans in one sack or all the half gallon juice or milk containers, along with the ice cream, in one sack? Why is the bread always stuck in somewhere on the side, just because it’s light? Last shopping trip I had a bunch of bananas making a dent in the bread crust. Squished bread is as bad as burnt toast - bird food
I understand the need for baggers at the grocery, but (store managers) let’s give them the education they need to help us, not hinder us. Some people have to carry those sacks walking, some from the car to the kitchen, some long distance, some up stairs, some in wheelchairs, and it sure would be nice to get there - bags unbroken and eggs not cracked.
Baggers, please don’t be in such a hurry. Take pride in what you are doing. You are not just there to put in your time for a paycheck. You are performing a needed service. Pack those bags for us so WE can carry them home, not Hercules. Remember, those senior citizens who shop alone don’t have the strength that you younger ones do.
If we tell the baggers how we want the items distributed, they shouldn’t get offended. We are trying to help ourselves and teach you for the future. It’s a lost art, that of packing one brown sack with all that’s needed for the week. The “wants” of today, the snack foods, the onset of plastic bags, and different food packaging, instant meals and frozen dinners have changed the world of shopping forever.
Managers, when you hire baggers, guide them with instructions on how to better assist the consumer, how to put the eggs and bread together instead of mashing them and tell them the bags don’t have to weigh 15 pounds each. An extra bag or two is easier to carry than a broken one any day.
I must, however, commend one mature bagger I’ve met who has always been efficient and courteous. Dave works at one of the grocery stores and could teach baggers a lot about packing for long distance walking. He is always polite and helpful. Keep up the good work!
1 comment:
Hi, Gail,
I'm so finicky that I take my own bags to ALL the stores and bag my own groceries. I was in Ev's once and I noticed that there was a package of several different kinds of onions at the cash register and each onion was labeled: Vidalia, Bermuda, White, Yellow, Purple, etc. I asked the clerk what it was and she said that the young kids didn't know the difference between onions and that since onions had different prices they needed to tell them what kind of onions there were. I told her that she needed to do the same thing with parsley and cilantro because a young clerk rang up parsley for cilantro and I should've kept my mouth shut because parsley is cheaper than cilantro. Another time, a kid asked me if a leek were a "big green onion".
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