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Original poster

to find people that accept help from the cashier to pack their bags lazy??!

88 replies

FlossALump · 08/05/2007 16:47

When they certainly appear to be able bodied? Even when I was out with DS and my hand in a full cast I would always pack my own bags and tell them I could manage. I just don't see why they should have to multitask while I stand there doing diddly squat! Not to mention the fact I may not like how they pack the bags...

Perhaps I am just letting my foul mood get the better of me.

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WK007 · 08/05/2007 19:39

evenhope - just what I was going to say! If I say no and pack the bags myself it seems like I've offended them and they scan everything as fast as humanly possible, watching me to see how far behind I'm getting! Surely they should appreciate not having to pack the stuff too?

Lovecat · 08/05/2007 19:38

The most help I've ever accepted (being another control freak when it come to the order of packing) is for them to open the bags for me.

Is it just me being cackhanded or are those f-ing bags IMPOSSIBLE to pull open??

If they don't do it for me, I'm standing there wibbling away with a bit of plastic edge whilst they throw the shopping down the conveyor belt at a rate of knots... not pretty!

MrsWho · 08/05/2007 19:34

If its a big shop I accept help but always do as much as I can myself as itspacked how I like it then!

sunnysideup · 08/05/2007 17:59

I'm perfectly able to pack my own bags but I find the cashiers just throw stuff down the till at a rate of knots and I'm struggling like mad to fill bags when food is piling up on top of itself! I do ask them to slow down but have had so many just ignore me and continue to throw stuff at me that I do sometimes have help with the packing, as it's the only way to slow 'em down.

On this one I really think your foul mood is getting the better of you Floss

pirategirl · 08/05/2007 17:56

in my local supermarket it is the norm to have to your bags packed.

I go into shock if i go anywhere else.

weird thread

Gobbledigook · 08/05/2007 17:53

Ha ha!

I never say yes because I'm anal about how my bags are packed and I always find 'packers' absolutely crap at it.

Idreamofdaleks · 08/05/2007 17:53

People who look able bodied are often not able bodied

alipiggie · 08/05/2007 17:53

Wow, don't ever come and live in Colorado there, they'll even push your trolley out to your car and load your shopping in for you. I love the customer service here.

unknownrebelbang · 08/05/2007 17:51

Sometimes I say yes.

Sometimes I say no.

Sometimes I think lazy git.

Sometimes I think Thank God for that.

OrmIrian · 08/05/2007 17:34

I would accept help with a very large shop. Otherwise they cashier would have to wait anyway as the belt got overloaded with all the stuff I hadn't managed to pack away in time. Not with a small load though. Never happens now as I do my main shop online - then someone packs it for me anyway

GiantSquirrelSpotter · 08/05/2007 17:33

LOL

I accept when I'm feeling lazy...

evenhope · 08/05/2007 17:23

I always find that when I say no I don't need help they throw the shopping down the belt at lightning speed so I can't pack fast enough. Don't know why because then they have to sit and wait because I won't pay until I've finished packing.

Flamesparrow · 08/05/2007 17:18

I have stood and let them do it all - generally early pregnancy when it is all I can do to stay upright and not pass out/throw up. I look perfectly able bodied (if a bit tired), but am definately not.

Original poster
FlossALump · 08/05/2007 17:17

I have a 2 year old. I am pregnant and working too many hours it seems and I don't seem to be doing anything well atm.

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PeachyChocolateEClair · 08/05/2007 17:16

Dh always accepts help, even with a small trolley full (if he ahd the kids i'd understand but he never would have them without me there)

Course, if you have kids or lots then OK, but its when he has a bag and no more that I don't get it

MrsDiorKeanuReeves · 08/05/2007 17:15

Maybe she was a bit cheeky...

Have a coffee and relax. Why has your day been horrible?

nightowl · 08/05/2007 17:15

does it really matter? its part of their job anyway, they are being paid for it. although i prefer to pack my own actually than to have 20 bags that should be 10.

but its hardly going to knacker them out or ruin their day packing a few bags.

i dont like being the one to answer the phone at work and get screamed at for things that arent my fault but it comes with the job unfortunately. in fact, i'd rather pack bags.

pointydog · 08/05/2007 17:15

The question's asked, the service is offered. Accepting doesn't make you lazy. You are using that service.

MrsDiorKeanuReeves · 08/05/2007 17:14

Yes, I think you are being unreasonable. What does it matter if they have help? Sometimes I accept the offer, or ask the person on the till to get me started, if I have a massive trolley-load, otherwise it slows things down.

Original poster
FlossALump · 08/05/2007 17:14

Today I had a basket full, and the lady in front had a basket. The chap offered, and she said yes, then stood there grinning from ear to ear while he did it all, actually slowing the process down even more!! Oh, and then seeemed surprised when he asked her to pay and had to fumble around in her purse.

He asked me if I wanted help and I said no, and he said 'thats alright then!' in such a way to indicate he thought she was being a bit cheeky.

She was in her 40's, alone and had been carrying said basket around supermarket.

Can see some of the points here about speeding up the process and when you have large volumes of shopping but it wasn't the case today.

But yes it mostly is probably me. Have had a horrible day and keep bursting into tears so should probably shut me mouth.

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Milliways · 08/05/2007 17:10

If it's building up let them help -otherwise everyone has to wait for you to finish packing so they can serve the next customer.

edam · 08/05/2007 17:10

Misdee's got a good point, just because someone appears able-bodied doesn't mean that they are.

prettymum · 08/05/2007 17:00

i work in boots and i always pack items for customers as i find it easier to scan and stick item into bag

dionnelorraine · 08/05/2007 17:00

I pack my own shopping but there was one or 2 occassions in the past when my dd was very young, I was on my own with a big old trolly full and I had to have help cos I was struggling to keep up and entertain my dd at the same time! So they offered their services. Which I was grateful for. Not lazy at all!

bobsmum · 08/05/2007 16:59

I'm not a martyr - I can accept help when it's offered and it makes things go faster.

  • just wanted to kick another one off in time for tea.