Yeah, those are the two items we tend to not get from an online pickup order. Have gotten a few produce items, but that’s it.
So many things our kids can't experience that we did.
this past week, we did an online deli order with our wal-mart order and it worked well. we have had good luck with the small bits of produce and meat we have gotten with our pickups, but it's only been the basics (ground beef/turkey, romaine hearts, bananas).
When we lived in NYC, there was only one store even close to what you'd call a supermarket. It was a Kroger's and was quite a way's away. There was a smallish "supermarket," Gristidi's, over on the east side of Washington Square which delivered and almost everyone ordered from there. They had these bikes running all over the place, criss-crossing the square. The front wheels were very small, so as to make room for a really deep basket, probably 3' or so. They could carry one huge load or two or three small to medium loads. It was quite an efficient system for a densely-populated city...So many things our kids can't experience that we did.
When we lived in Cleveland, OH, there was a grocery store near us that had a "daycare" inside where you could drop kids off and go shop for up to 2 hours.
I absolutely hate the self checkout. I have a job, I don't need to do theirs too. If they offered a discount for using the self checkout, I would reconsider.
Kroger was the first place I noticed the upswing in self-checkout. For whatever reason, black people seemed to be the early adopters, although it's more balanced now...
Same here. When I'm in line and I've got a manager say "Sir, self checkout is available if you don't want to stand in line". I always jokingly ask "Are my groceries going to be cheaper?" in which the manager gets a confused look. But I believe if I'm going to check out my own groceries, and the price of the groceries have the cost of the cashier's wage built into it. Then I should be paying less. But that's just me.
My reply is always, "No thanks, I have a job already."Same here. When I'm in line and I've got a manager say "Sir, self checkout is available if you don't want to stand in line". I always jokingly ask "Are my groceries going to be cheaper?" in which the manager gets a confused look. But I believe if I'm going to check out my own groceries, and the price of the groceries have the cost of the cashier's wage built into it. Then I should be paying less. But that's just me.
Obviously you don't mind, but they're getting you to do the work of the cashier and pay the same price for your groceries.
the stores where we shop the choice is usually stand in an insanely long line to wait for a cashier, or stand in a lot shorter line and check yourself out. i figure my time is my discount
The mom with the 3" binder full of coupons probably isn't in the self-checkout. I know which one I'm using.the stores where we shop the choice is usually stand in an insanely long line to wait for a cashier, or stand in a lot shorter line and check yourself out. i figure my time is my discount
my biggest issue with it is there is never enough space to put everything as i usually have a buggy full.
Yeah, they really aren’t designed for huge orders.the stores where we shop the choice is usually stand in an insanely long line to wait for a cashier, or stand in a lot shorter line and check yourself out. i figure my time is my discount
my biggest issue with it is there is never enough space to put everything as i usually have a buggy full.
About the only thing I buy at Walmart is wine, because of price, naturally, so It's just a few items. A couple of times, I've seen a lady with a mounded up basket at the entrance of the self checkout. Both times, they turned the ladies away pretty firmly. I wasn't close enough to overhear what was said...
The Prattville Walmart added new self checkout lanes a few months back. They are the same size as a regular checkout line, but I haven't seen many go fully buggy load with them.
The problem with buying alcohol at self checkout is you have to have someone come over and scan their badge since it is an age restricted item.
yeah, they were designed for that and i originally only used them for that. but when they have two, maybe three cashiers on duty in a busy store, you don't have lots of other options. if they are committed to using the self checkout, they should make it functional.
