Chip

Walked down to my local Sainsbugs last night for a half pound pack of butter as we'd run out. Got to the till, put my butter down on the conveyor thingy and the girl serving says to me "Would you like any help with your packing sir".

FFS, surely she could see I was'nt a thalidomide or that I still had full use of my arms.I had just ONE pack of butter FFS. Are these people just stupid or trained to act like robots when a customer comes along.

And why are all the staff now referred to as colleauges instead of staff on the tannoy announcements.

I dont use supermarkets very often. Now I know why.


Chip

J4CKO

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Good job you hadnt just bought a pound of fudge......

Chip

Lol

Chip

moses

lol she is just trying to be nice mate

farmer1

Its like where I work, we do things a bit differently to the supermarket approach. Where I ask people if they would like a receipt or a bag. As the walk to their care is usually about 10ft and they only have a few items.

95% of the blokes dont take a bag and about 75% of the women do, with about 20% of the women making a face as if to say, you don't give out bags as standard...

Society of today is so wasteful it annoys me. We reuse just about every box and piece of packaging that comes into our shop, not because we are recyling conscious though, but because my boss is a penny counter and doesnt like buying them when we can reuse the stuff which products come in.

Rant over

Ian

rr_ww

LOL


Chip, I think you're over-reacting a tad mate. The girl was clearly concerned that an elderly gentleman like yourself may require a little assistance. Now, because of your ageist slur. She'll go and kick over some old people.

I hope your satisfied!




Actually, in my experience their idea of "Helping you pack" is just the order things are on the conveyor belt. So eggs at the bottom, bleach at the top.

ScoobyDoo555

I'd have said "Yes please"........... and stood there, inspecting my nails or something...... (besides, I can never open those f^&king bags!!!)

Yes, trying to be helpful - nowt wrong with that, but common sense should prevail!!!

Dan

moses

lol @ elderly gentleman haha feckin class


true scoobydoo, its always nice to be nice, poor girl just trying to help but hey its chip , chip in the shoulder sometimes and sometimes not just like his name , just joking chip

Chip

If theres one thing I cant stand it's cheeky kids like you

Chip

moses

what age r u mate anyway i just turned 29


i hate it

when i was 18 i wanted to be 25 so i can get cheap insurance but when i reached 25 i said, wtf was it worth it, no way youth is better now im 29 i wish i was 20

what about u mate

cheers

boxst

Hello

It's standard in America. Even though it takes considerably longer at the checkout. If I try to do it, they get all offended.

Sainsbury's made a big deal a while ago about the fact that they will help you pack.

Steve

Ben WRX Bug-Eye

I used to work at Sainsburys. They started calling people colleagues years and years ago. Introduced in 2001 I think. As for her mistake in terms of offering to pack your single item of shopping - It gets drummed into them that they must always ask. Imagine sitting in the same spot, scanning things over and over for a 4 hour stint. Does tend to numb the mind a bit mate.

What annoys me is the cocky young lads you get there who obviously dont care less. Had my credit card snatched out my hand today at the supermarket and the bloke didn't even feel the need to stop his conversation about his drunken night out with a 'colleague' as he handed me my recepit. I quite enjoyed letting him know his mistake, but rudeness does tend to annoy me more than somebody offering help when it might obviously be not required.

J4CKO

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Yeah but compared to the pond life that works in your average sports shop chain the Sainsburys staff are brilliant, the ones in JJB near us consist of monosylabic retarded lads and chavettes covered in love bites to busy to break off from their chat to help.

StickyMicky

the asda near me does not ask, they just pack your stuff anyway

when its busy they have trained chimps/boyscouts etc etc in to give a hand
1st time i went down south to Reading i popped into asda and stood there for a bit wondering why they were not packing my bags


they just wanted to sit there like battery chickens and cluck out the price of your recipet

Leslie

I am surprised that you feel you have to castigate her for being helpful. They always ask that in Sainsbury's.

I find Sainsbury's is one of the better supermarkets with an excellent choice too.

Les

little'un

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B&Q employees -

brains of a cabbage and pig ugly to boot