Nobody Says "Thank You" Anymore

[peeonme]

They still have baggers at the Kroger store where I shop. Most seem to have some type of challenge, maybe autism, it's hard to tell but I am glad that they are employed. The please and thank you would come naturally to those who were taught as children to use good manners.

 

[roadtripboy]

If you buy a shirt and maybe some socks and a pair of jeans do you let them bag it for you or do you want to do that yourself too? Ha!

Most of them know how to bag groceries correctly, and I’m sure of this because it stands out the rare time when you get the newbie who doesn’t know. It’s my stuff. I’ve paid them the 2.6¢ it costs them to put it in the bag and I’ve been saved the hassle of bringing 10 nasty old bags to the store and carting them around for the week’s shopping.

Ah yes...nasty bags. Some of them are soooo gross. Please for the love of whatever you call holy, wash those damn bags every once in while. I've seen reports on the news about all the bacteria that's on them. Wash them, the life you save may be yours.

And as for the way cashers bag. I'll someone come through my line and tell me how great I bag the groceries. Two customers later I get some who re-bags EVERYTHING I do. Drives me nuts! The point is you can't please everybody. So, I just bag the groceries the way I would want my stuff bagged. I will tell you at the store where I work we are encouraged not to bag anything that has a handle. That's why we don't bag your laundry detergent. Although we do bag milk. That type of plastic jug used here is quite porous and sweats milk and can make a mess.

 

[Latimer]

The people with whom I come into contact are almost without exception friendly and polite.