But I just saw this happen.
If you are an able-bodied human at the check out line at the grocery store and you stand there while the elderly cashier bags your $400 worth of groceries for you with no help, you’re a piece of shit.
Not only are you not even attempting to make this human’s day any easier, YOU’RE HOLDING UP THE FUCKING LINE, MOVE IT!
Your grocery store should switch to a single queue dispatching to all registers, instead of one queue per register. Queueing theory and human psychology predict that this will reduce the likelihood of customers having heart attacks over another customer’s slowness.
That’s how it works. It’s doesn’t matter once you have your groceries unloaded onto a conveyor.
In the examples I’m thinking of – like the Trader Joe’s in my city, or the military commissaries I saw as a child – you don’t get assigned to a register until that register is free; so you’re never in a position to get upset over a specific other customer’s needs.
Ok. This was a Kroger. And honestly I’m just annoyed that this person just stood there doing nothing while the cashier fumbled his way through bagging groceries. It’s incredibly easy to just help.
Hmm. I can’t tell at a glance whether a person has bad arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, hand spasms, or some other reason not to do the things that I would do with my hands. Just because something would be easy for me doesn’t mean that I can safely assume it’s easy for that other person.
I mean… they carried the bags out of the store by themselves.
From what I understand if you let someone do their job, you are a piece of shit. I don’t agree with that statement whatsoever.
You’ve reduced the issue in a way that’s not a faithful representation.
I live in a country where this service is not available (anywhere!) But imagine being an elderly or person with disabilities, and this is the only job you can do. Imagine looking forward to contributing with what you can, and then someone like you shows up and takes over their tasks, just because they are not fast enough for you to not wait a few more minutes in line.
In any case, it should be the store to blame, because they don’t open more cash registers or hire more people and let customers in line
takes over their tasks
Every time I help bag this man is thankful. It’s pretty common that a well-staffed grocery store (like Costco) will have dedicated baggers.
In any case, it should be the store to blame, because they don’t open more cash registers or hire more people and let customers in line
Agreed. I wish I had a better grocery so close to me.
Well at Walmart the shit is bagged behind the counter next to the cashier, the belt stops at the scanner. I can’t help at all unless I’m completely getting in their way or make it look like I’m robbing them. Otherwise I agree.
At Kroger there’s room at the end of the counter for bags, after scanning, goods are passed to the bagger. Very simple.
