AIBU?
to find people that accept help from the cashier to pack their bags lazy??!
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.
bobsmum · 08/05/2007 16:52
My trolley load would be piling up and kamikazying onto the floor if the cashier didn't start off my bags for me.
But then I pile my trolley high and make dd hold stuff on her knees in the kiddy seat.
If I just bought a bag of pasta and a cucumber then maybe I could see fit to pack myself.
lemonaid · 08/05/2007 16:56
If I have DS with me it's quicker if they help. I'm perfectly happy to do it myself but tend to assume it's more considerate to the people behind me to go for the quicker option and not delay them more than necessary rather than treat them to a virtuoso display of my not being lazy.
bobsmum · 08/05/2007 16:58
I must just be picky. If I was left to pack myself I would be packing fridge stuff together, then freezer, then toiletries, then bakery, then housewares and heaven forbig a toilet block should get in the same bag as a baguette!
I'd rather the cashier at least gave me a head start by chucking the lot in before I can start "filing". I'd be there all day!
Freckle · 08/05/2007 16:58
All cashiers seem to have been on the same training course, so that they have to ask you if you want help with your packing. They ask me if I'm alone, with relatively little shopping, or when I have one or more of the boys with me when it should be clear that we have more than enough hands to sort out our shopping.
They should reserve it for people who genuinely need it.
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!
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.
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.
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