Let me preface this post with saying this is my soapbox. I'm mad & haven't had time to "cool off" yet, so if you don't want to read my crazy rant this would be a good time to stop reading! But, this is my blog so I can be crazy if I want :-)
Obviously from the title, I had quite an experience at Kroger today. Everytime I go to Kroger I make a mental note that I will not go again, but it's just so darn convenient & I love that they have the cheapest gas--I realize now that gas is how they suck you in! Anyway, for whatever reason Meg's carseat carrier does not securely fit into the top of the buggy, you know the seat part. So, I decided to sit her carrier in the bottom part of the buggy so she wouldn't go flying off when I make those wide turns. (I really can't drive a buggy!)
All was well until I went to the check-out. First of all, let me say that I realize that groceries fit much easier around the carrier when they are not bagged, but this is no excuse!!! Let's see...first the bag-boy put a box RitzBitz on top of her carrier (you know the part that is like a sun-shade) & he doesn't notice that it is sinking & falling on her. I removed the box & politely asked him to notice that there was a baby in the carrier. Wouldn't that be obvious???
After I paid & he finished bagging my groceries, he stood there huffing & puffing at me. His words were "what I am supposed to do with these?", as he is looking at some bags left sitting on the counter. Well, I guess if I somehow was smart enough to get them to the check out then I was smart enough to get them out. Keep in mind, that he never offers to carry them out & never looks to see that the bottom of the cart is completely empty. I guess that would require some "obvious" thought, which he obviously lacks! He hands me the bags & then I realize why he doesn't want to carry them out. He had stuffed a gallon of milk & a gallon of Milo's into the same bag, the second bag contained 2 boxes of cereal, lunch meat, cheese & a box of crackers, while the third bag contained 2 boxes of capri suns & a box of granola bars. Really, was there a shortage of bags today? So, here I go, pushing the buggy (remember that I really can't drive to begin with) & holding my 3 very heavy bags out of the store. As I exit through the "lobby" of the store, there go the bags falling off the back of the buggy. Who helps??? It sure wasn't anyone who worked there!
After I re-loaded the scattered goods back into bags onto the cart, I went to the Customer Service desk to lodge my complaint. Guess what....apparently no one works at the Customer Service desk. I waited...waited...waited...... By now my arms are about to fall off from holding onto my 3 very heavy bags. I left the store & have vowed to never darken the doors of that store again.
So, PLEASE if you ever hear me say that I'm going there, remind me not to! From now on I will stick with Publix, the higher prices are worth every penny!!!
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I DO NOT HEART KROGER EITHER! Many moons ago, when the Publix on Winchester first opened, I vowed that I would not be swayed by peer pressure and would not jump on the Publix bandwagon. One day I had to swing inside to purchase a small item that I can't remember right now but needless to say, I was amazed. The lights were beaming so bright, the produce was smiling at me from their happy little rows, and every worker I passed told me hello and asked if they could help me with anything. To say I was hooked is an understatement. Now, whenever I have to go to Kroger for anything, I dread it. The parking lot has turned into a racing motorspeedway, you have to dodge 800 randomly placed buggies, no one who works there will make eye contact with you, and no one helps with anything. The only redeeming quality that Kroger on Winchester has is the sweet buggy boy named Brian that never takes the smile off his face. When you see him, it is obvious that he deals with some handicaps but you would never know it by his smile, attitude, or work ethic. But while I definitely heart Brian, he is not enough to make me heart Kroger.
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