Most annoying things abut supermarkets

bobbyss · 02-08-2020 5:42pm #1

The French Log Experience

Buy a French Log. The long bag it is in is always shorter than the actual length of the bread itself. The end sticks out. Waiting for it to slide out and fall to the floor. This probably happens just as you are at he checkout. During Covid some places had the bag made bigger so that all of the log was covered. No touching.

But by and large it is back to normal now because we all want to buy bread that other people have handled.

I used to blow a fuse when I was in a queue and the cashier left his/her station to do something. Maybe get a bar code sorted. However I have got over that. Not his or her fault. Could be me that they have to leave their station.

But that French log.

Kylta · 02-08-2020 5:45pm

Easy remedied. Take bag of another french log and put it on the uncovered end of your. I do it all the time.

agoodusername · 02-08-2020 5:45pm

Being left looking around the place for 5 minutes when the self service machine asks for a member of staff.

Deebles McBeebles · 02-08-2020 5:46pm

Pretty sure The French Log Experience is a porno I saw in the 90's.

uptherebels · 02-08-2020 5:47pm

People, generally middle aged women, who stop to either look at something on the shelf, or stop to chat to someone and park their trolley sideways across the aisle, blocking it.

Padre_Pio · 02-08-2020 5:47pm

Baguette.

Never heard it called a French log.

Feisar · 02-08-2020 5:55pm

Padre_Pio wrote: »

Baguette.

Never heard it called a French log.

French loaf maybe?

gifted · 02-08-2020 5:56pm

The paying for stuff part....

biko · 02-08-2020 5:56pm

A french log is confectionery
You're thinking of a baguette.

punisher5112 · 02-08-2020 5:57pm

There is already a supermarket thread....

Un expected item in the baggage area.

punisher5112 · 02-08-2020 5:58pm

biko wrote: »

A french log is confectionery
You're think of a pain riche or baugette.

Baggette

biko · 02-08-2020 5:59pm

Baguette even

AMKC · 02-08-2020 5:59pm

Ye eh no that has never annoyed me. People walking around with them sticking out of thetr arm or trolley might do. I hate when something is at a shelf that should not be there especially at the special shelfs. I always put it away.

Princess Calla · 02-08-2020 6:03pm

punisher5112 wrote: »

There is already a supermarket thread....

.

Ah that's in covid.... Where if you say anything negative another poster will come along and tell you that you are too stressed /annoyed to be shopping and avail of home delivery

phormium · 02-08-2020 6:05pm

We would have called that before we knew the fancy baguette name a French stick

Princess Calla · 02-08-2020 6:05pm

biko wrote: »

Baguette even

Or French stick

Princess Calla · 02-08-2020 6:06pm

phormium wrote: »

We would have called that before we knew the fancy baguette name a French stick

You just beat me

bobbyss · 02-08-2020 6:27pm

Padre_Pio wrote: »

Baguette.

Never heard it called a French log.

Staff understand when I call it a French Log. I would never call it a baguette. That long bread yoke. French bread thingy. Baguette's a bit on the posh side.

gigantic09 · 02-08-2020 6:37pm

2 for 1 or buy 2 get a euro off etc offers on the Isles but when you go to checkout you get charged the regular price, happens alot at self service checkout.

bobbyss · 02-08-2020 6:51pm

The price labels on shelves are usually obscured or falling away. The labels at the bottom shelf are as small as those at eye level but in any event are usually not there at all when you bend down to find out the price of something.

punisher5112 · 02-08-2020 7:05pm

Mine is 2 foot long

Church on Tuesday · 02-08-2020 7:07pm

OP's post had me seriously confused there for a bit.

Rockbeast2 · 02-08-2020 7:12pm

Women of all ages at tills.

That look of surprise when asked to pay.

The 2 minute root in handbag for purse. Looking for exact change when she has a €50 note. Not finding it. Paying with €50 note.

Remembering an item she forgot/voucher she has/item to return. Cashier has to call a supervisor to open till...

This happens CONSTANTLY in my local Aldi. I'll join a queue of 10 men before one of 3 women!

bobbyss · 02-08-2020 7:25pm

Rockbeast2 wrote: »

Women of all ages at tills.

That look of surprise when asked to pay.

The 2 minute root in handbag for purse. Looking for exact change when she has a €50 note. Not finding it. Paying with €50 note.

Remembering an item she forgot/voucher she has/item to return. Cashier has to call a supervisor to open till...

This happens CONSTANTLY in my local Aldi. I'll join a queue of 10 men before one of 3 women!

Yes, I know the feeling. I size up the opposition before joining a queue. I know which queue I would rather be in.

But worst of all is if a customer has bought clothes. Don't ever get in that line. The clothes have to be folded separately, each item put carefully in a brown paper bag. Just throw them all in one f...... bag and get on with it.

Pkiernan · 02-08-2020 7:27pm

There should be a separate queue for respectable folk.

murpho999 · 02-08-2020 7:29pm

Still have to put stuff in trolleys then taken out individually at checkout. Surely with tech nowadays you should be able to pack in bags as you go along and products get scanned together with RFID tech or something. So you just pay your bill and go.

People at self check outs who do not put their bags on first and then put shopping in bags as they scan. Then they could just take their items instead of having to pack everything after paying.

Women who wait until required to look for money, bank card, supermarket card, vouchers, instead of having ready whilst queuing.

Staff blocking aisles with big cages when packing shelves.

So much plastic packaging.

FixitFelix · 02-08-2020 7:32pm

uptherebels wrote: »

People, generally middle aged women, who stop to either look at something on the shelf, or stop to chat to someone and park their trolley sideways across the aisle, blocking it.

Similar sort of thing, people who block the shelves or fridges with their trolley and proceed to walk off leaving it in the way.

[Deleted User] · 02-08-2020 7:35pm

bobbyss wrote: »

The French Log Experience

Buy a French Log. The long bag it is in is always shorter than the actual length of the bread itself. The end sticks out. Waiting for it to slide out and fall to the floor. This probably happens just as you are at he checkout. During Covid some places had the bag made bigger so that all of the log was covered. No touching.

But by and large it is back to normal now because we all want to buy bread that other people have handled.

I used to blow a fuse when I was in a queue and the cashier left his/her station to do something. Maybe get a bar code sorted. However I have got over that. Not his or her fault. Could be me that they have to leave their station.

But that French log.

And just think about the exposed part of the baguette passing along the conveyor belt that has recently been home to hundreds of other items that have been handled by shoppers who may or may not have the greatest hand hygiene.

Esse85 · 02-08-2020 7:42pm

If you don't check dates and you get home and find something out of date that same day.

Tesco are brutal for having a product advertised at a cheaper price than what you actually get charged for.

Idiots taking up the whole aisle with little regard for other shoppers.

Idiots faffing around at the toll through forgetting their pin for their atm card or running back down the aisle having forgotten something.

touts · 02-08-2020 7:50pm

At the moment it's idiots walking around the supermarket not wearing masks.

I was in Aldi on Friday and this young lad in his mid 20s was walking around without a mask. I reached the till and started unloading my fairly full trolly. He came up with just 3-4 items. He stood there for a minute or two doing his best to make sure I noticed him. Eventually he asked could he skip past me as he only had a few items. I told him to put on a mask and he could. He told me to **** off and sulked for the rest of the time. The checkout girl thanked me for speaking up and said she wished the management would enforce mask wearing.

GT89 · 02-08-2020 7:52pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Staff blocking aisles with big cages when packing shelves.

The type of people who complain about pallets, cages and likes blocking aisle would also be the first to complain if stock levels are poor. They are nessecary in order to ensure YOU the customer has a wide range of products to choose from. I will normally try my best to keep pallets and cages out of the way of customers but sometimes it's unavoidable

As a staff member in one of these establishments the thing that annoys me the most is customers who seem to be of the impression that there is a massive warehouse out the back with all the stock they could possibly want what is on the shelves is what we have. Why would any business keep stock in out of reach of customers.

Most annoying things abut supermarkets

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