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From: "Paul M. Cook" <pmBERMUDA_SHORTSc...@gte.net>
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Subject: Re: Supermarket Experiences
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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:18:36 GMT
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"Tabbi" <Tabbica...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> Please excuse my intrusion into your lovely grouip of Food fans but I
> crave your indulgence.
>
> I guess most of us have been in a supermarket at one time or another.
>
> I'm doing some research and I thought this group might be a good place
> to start.
>
> I'm researching two main things and I'd be very grateful for any
> comments -
>
> (1)  How the average (that's you)  shopper deals with queuing at the
> checkout in a supermarket  -  do you chat to the other people, are you
> commenting on the management of the supermarket, do you zone out
> totally until it is your turn, anything else...  please include if you
> are waiting alone or if you have someone with you  (mother, sister,
> other relative, partner, child, friend etc)   What I'd like to get
> from this is a broad idea of how we deal with going through a busy
> checkout. (How I feel about it depends on how many of the staff can be
> seen to be standing around talking while the over worked checkout
> staff slave away)
>

I usually pretend I am not staring at the cleavage of the hot checkout
chick.  My market has great taste in that department.

> (2)  Any particularly glowing examples - either positive or negative-
> that you may have experienced in a supermarket  .  Great customer
> service?  lousy customer service ?  What happened , what did you do,
> what did they do, what was the outcome?

They sure learned how to attract the male market, let me tell ya.  Definite
plus.

> Other than the above , I'd be happy to get any other comments such as
> people blocking the aisles,  poor quality of produce, out of date
> produce, 'specials' that are sold out before you get there,
> embarrassing moments like having the checkout operator calling on the
> microphone for a price check for condoms... (okay,  not  food -
> unless  ??  )

Who cares!  Just as long as they maintain the status quo.  The only problem
is the really hot chix always have the lines backed up out the door.

Paul