Comments on: The Onion Conspiracy

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:50:38 +0000

-Matt, I love those self checkout lines, they have a few of them in selected stores but not in my local Safeway. Your comment cracked me up, with the people-hating and such. It would make life easier if all you ever had was small grocery lists, but it would take forever to scan and bag a huge order!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:15:05 +0000

This is why I don’t wait in line for some not college educated moron to touch my stuff… I love SoCal, we hate people so much we have our own, individual self check out lines.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:38:40 +0000

-Erika, I think we can both agree that spelling Erika with a K is CLEARLY the only correct way to spell it :) Thanks for coming to visit! I’m glad they don’t give you attitude when they mess up, because no one should ever be judged for not spending $10 on 3 measly apples.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:29:31 +0000

Also,

Love how you spell your name! :)

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:17 +0000

Hi,
I found you in Amalah’s comments. (Great comment about your niece laughing while eating) I totally agree with you. I hate it when they charge me for Honey-crisp apples and I have the cheap gala apples. I don’t get ‘tude though. They are always apologetic when they look at the screen and see $10.15 for 3 apples.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:28:21 +0000

-Mrs. Higrens, I agree, after spending ten minutes in line, perusing M&M’s and tabloids, it’s nice to have an efficient checker and just get the heck out of there. I’ve done that with the whole mixing-veggies-in-a-bag and they really don’t like it! They look at your suspiciously, like you’re trying to steal veggies or something.

-DC, Better living through chemistry all the way. You’ll outlive us all with your boxed food and your preservatives. When the end of the world comes, it’ll be just you and Cher.

By: DC

DC — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:40:34 +0000

This is why I never buy anything that doesn’t come in a box with a barcode and plenty of preservatives. Good health and a lack of dangerous chemicals just aren’t worth the aggravation.

I don’t like onions anyway…

By: Mrs. Higrens

Mrs. Higrens — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:34:28 +0000

For some reason I always get the cashier who MUST comment on different items everyone is purchasing…thus the excruciating knowledge that I’m spending as much time in the check out line as I spent wandering around the store filling my basket.

I buy white onions, so I miss out on this issue, but you should be there when I dare put a green pepper and cucumber in the same bag. Apparently the concept that they are priced individually and not per pound doesn’t translate into checkerese.

I’m guessing the reason this is an issue is because anyone who is smart enough to do the job properly doesn’t want to do it!

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:07:13 +0000

-Debra, Thanks so much for the compliments! Wes worked like crazy last weekend to perfect the new design and I’m tickled about it. Onion pudding, huh? It sounds like a dip, maybe for chips. I sure could go for some chips right now!

-Emily, I’m pretty sure Horrible Small Talk is a prerequisite course to move up from bagging to checking. Is it just me, or do they have a standard aresenal of topics to bring up? It’s always the weather, or a busy day, or upcoming holidays. The question is, what’s better? Inane small talk or painful silence?

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:16:03 +0000

I NEVER THINK TO PAY ATTENTION.

This is because the checkers at my Safeway make horrible small talk and I hate participating, so I fiddle with my wallet or my keys or a magazine and try not to make eye contact.

That’s it; I’m going to have to start shopping online.