Stupid things customers ask on Xmas Eve Eve

[Mokel]

I have done enough years in supermarkets at Christmas.

I remember one question raised by a few customers when putting out bread.
”do you have any bread dated after 28th”
I said if you go to a supermarket on any other 23rd, the latest date on loaves is 28th. As the bakeries always put the date as X days ahead, regardless of the time of year. I remember seeing one of these customers on Jan 23rd and asked them could they find a date longer than 28th. They couldn’t. Retail worker 1 customer 0.

”Is it possible to collect my turkey on Xmas Day?” Erm no.

Asking about the BBD date on bread isn’t ‘stupid’ 🙄

I disagree when there are 16 for dinner.

Exactly

The OP sounds a bit… well, shouldn’t be in retail

Not at all (to be fair I do work in fashion retail not a supermarket).

However we have all had many ridiculous customers at this time of year and I keep a box of chocolates in the stock room when my team need a moment!!

This X 1000 in veterinary medicine, usually their pet's Epilepsy or Diabetes medicine...or on the other end of the scale urgent flea and worm treatment or an urgent nail clip.

what is the stores issue on this because until its paid it belongs to the store ?

I needed yellow split peas in Tesco this week. I’m delighted to say I just happened to spy them after 2 aisles of looking. I had serious issues last time I looked.

This is the same when I ask for suet

does anyone that works in the big supermarkets know why now they hardly reduce the reduced to the cheapest prices ? a year or so ago it used to be anything left after 6/7pm was eg 75% off or very cheap. now it seems even after 8pm its only 1/2 price at best

yes i asked the staff but no one seemed to know why it has altered

Seasonal job at an electronic chain store many years ago I actually had a customer invade the till area to argue with me that I was misreading the computer system. He helped himself to the screen and wouldn't believe me that when it showed stock as "1" this meant the display item and not even on display at this store - elsewhere in the country. Some people lose the plot altogether at this time of year.

but if it still gets a certain amount wasted because its still eg 1/2 price rather than eg 75%off by eg 8 then it seems a waste

I do. Go on then, tell us exactly what you meant.

Because they have less to shift. Their buying is better.

fair points, so basically supermarkets tight arses

They're businesses.

which i understand but surly if it can be sold than wasted because they dont reduce further ?

true but if they are still going to have to waste some of the items because they have not sold due to the 1/2 price still but they could have sold at 75 % off etc then where is the logic in that ?

because when it is or gets a yellow label / reduced sticker it has to be sold that day, usually mid day the prices used to be 1/2 half of the original price then around 6pm or 7pm it was either 75% off or 90 % off etc and by then most items would have been sold.

yet not come 7/8pm with the prices only being 1/2 half off etc it gets wasted according to staff but the staff dont know why they dont do the 75% etc

because when it is or gets a yellow label / reduced sticker it has to be sold that day, usually mid day the prices used to be 1/2 half of the original price then around 6pm or 7pm it was either 75% off or 90 % off etc and by then most items would have been sold.
yet not come 7/8pm with the prices only being 1/2 half off etc it gets wasted according to staff but the staff dont know why they dont do the 75% etc