Please Bag My Groceries Properly!

You know…I really hate to complain about people who work in grocery stores because they kept this country running (and fed) throughout the pandemic. I appreciate the hard work that they do, the long hours that they keep, and they are often way-underpaid. I go out of my way to thank them and to show appreciation every time I’m in the store.

With that said, I get really tired of a few of them that bag my groceries and don’t do it properly. What do I mean? I don’t like my cleaning products and food in the same bag. I don’t like my dairy products thrown in with canned goods. I don’t like heavy items whipped into a bag with my bakery items and bread. I mean…I thought all employees underwent some type of training on how to bag groceries properly. Right? Wrong!

One local grocery store was really hurting for employees so they upped their pay scale to a ridiculous amount and got a lot of new employees in the door. This all happened a few months ago. Since that time, the store has been a mess. Errors on our store receipts, coupons not being redeemed, club cards not being scanned, items are mixed up on the shelves, empty shelves, dirty shelves and floors and then the bagging of groceries. Sigh. What a difference a pandemic can make!

While I understand retail and grocery stores are having issues getting good help these days, it’s still their responsibility to train the employees correctly and if those employees don’t do a decent job, retrain them or fire them. This store used to be my favorite place but not anymore. It has totally went downhill quickly.

I’m tired of all of the issues. Not one shopping trip in the past month has been correct. Not one! It’s no longer pleasant to shop there, so next week I’ll be driving 8 additional miles (each way) to shop at a competitor’s store.

Today is my newest vent and if you need to vent about the crappy service you’re getting at the local grocery store…please feel free to leave a comment!