But aside from the size and crowdedness of Walmart, there is the fact that they never have any red bell peppers. I see the bin where they should be, but it’s empty. Always. I want a freakin’ red bell pepper! Is that too much to ask?! No, I do not want green or orange or yellow, I want red. This alone is enough to drive me crazy.
Yet, there is more. Apparently, the cashiers go through absolutely no training prior to their first day on the job. I worked in a grocery store for a summer during college, so this especially irks me. I even set our stuff out on the conveyor belt in the order of what should be bagged together. I put all the yogurt, coffee creamer, cheese, and deli meats together; all the boxed foods together; all the produce together; all the toiletries together, yet my bags still end up being a random mixture of everything I bought. No rhyme or reason. And I hate when cashiers put two or three things in a bag instead of filling it up. I’ve only ever had one cashier that bagged correctly, and if I could remember what she looked like, I would wait in her line no matter how many people were already in it. That’s how important it is to me. But it’s not just the bagging, it’s the speed with which they scan the items. It’s like, even after months (or years, probably), they can’t seem to remember, that most of the time, UPCs are on the bottom or lower back of all items. Instead, they do a thorough examination of the item to locate the UPC and then scan it. When I worked at a grocery store (and I only worked there for 4 months), I got so proficient with the location of the UPCs that I could scan items with my eyes closed. I probably should have won some sort of award for Most Speedy Checker Outer Ever.
So wish us luck tonight as we set out on our bi-weekly adventure. I hope we get home quickly, with a red bell pepper and full grocery bags. Sigh.
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