Grocery Stores

[Chibi Son Gokou]

Who here has heard of a Winn-Dixie? I happen to work at one, and it is currently the worst grocery store in the world. Seriously, the only people who shop there are rednecks or poor people that don't even have a high school education and have to live off of food stamps. The produce and meat is rotten and most of the products on the shelves are outdated and there are a lot of beat up boxes and cans. In order to save on selected items, you have to sign up for some card that you scan at checkout, which is a real hassle. Most of the prices at the register come up wrong and they never hire enough cashiers or baggers. There is only one bagger per shift at the most who is responsible for bagging, getting carts, cleaning spills, doing carryouts, getting items for customers or putting them back, etc. Sometimes we don't have a bagger period. And the lines end up being 20-30 minutes long because of stupid company policies such as not being able to hand key in prices or having to enter some void sheet into the register and signing it and giving a reason for the void whenever you have to take an item off the order.

Recessions suck for the fact that you have to cling on to the job you have no matter how much the place you work at sucks and hurts your ego.

[ParaKiss_Groupie]

The Winn-Dixie in my town is pretty good. It's clean, it's organized, everything is fresh. And it's cheaper than other places. Though, I usually do my grocery shopping at the Commisary. It's the grocery store on the Air Force Base.

[Anthy]

Seriously, the only people who shop there are rednecks or poor people that don't even have a high school education and have to live off of food stamps.

Recessions suck for the fact that you have to cling on to the job you have no matter how much the place you work at sucks and hurts your ego.

Rednecks are ignorant by their own will. Poor people, however, don't deserve to be looked down upon.

Ego, indeed... be glad you have the job.

And no, we don't have a Winn Dixie in our town. We have an Aldi's and a Sav-a-Lot, though.

[LilEva]

And no, we don't have a Winn Dixie in our town. We have an Aldi's and a Sav-a-Lot, though.

Aldi's rules. We shopped there when we were poorer than we are now and we still do. Decent food at a great price.

[Slrjoecool]

I've heard of Winn-Dixie, only because of my job (I'm a telephone banker, so I see people using their debit cards at Winn-Dixie all the time), but I do not have one anywhere near me. I've got a Tops, Aldi's, Save-A-Lot, and a Jubilee nearby. If I want to drive for 30-45 minutes, I can also get to a Wegmans. All of the above mentioned stores are pretty good, unless your at Jubilee, and see some meat marked "Managers Special", which you can see is rotten in the package, so you just ignore those ones...

[jupiter23]

There is a Winn-Dixie in the town I live in, as well as the next town over. This store is in very good condition, mostly because due to the Wal-Mart being right accross the street from it, it doesn't get good business. They do still get enough customers to stay open, though. My mom only shops there when they are offering something for sale, like Coke 12-packs.

[RyoRei0110]

I don't think we have a Winn-Dixie around here, but I remember the inside of the store so i'm guessing I've been there once or twice before in my lifetime. All I remember though was that it was decent, but kind of bland.

And no, we don't have a Winn Dixie in our town. We have an Aldi's and a Sav-a-Lot, though.

Oh yeah, Aldi's is one of the best places to go when it comes to cheap-priced, taste-good snacks. (especially for poor high-school students ^_^; ) And I've seen the commercials for Save-A-Lot, but there's none in our area.

[Tiff]

Seriously, the only people who shop there are rednecks or poor people that don't even have a high school education and have to live off of food stamps.

God forbid there should be people who live in unfortunate situations. It's as Anthy said: Rednecks are ignorant by choice, but for you to sit there and insult people who live in poverty just sickens me. I have a dear, dear friend whose family isn't quite poor, and she's one of the most intelligent people I know, not to mention extremely talented. It's people like you that make her feel like shit from day to day.

As for groceries stores...I wish we still had a commissary near by, Parakisu. I loved to shop there..talk about cheap food.

Usually I shop at the Super Wal-mart (since it's open 24 hours) or H.E.B, which is a Texas thing, I believe.

[Chibi Son Gokou]

Seriously, the only people who shop there are rednecks or poor people that don't even have a high school education and have to live off of food stamps.

God forbid there should be people who live in unfortunate situations. It's as Anthy said: Rednecks are ignorant by choice, but for you to sit there and insult people who live in poverty just sickens me. I have a dear, dear friend whose family isn't quite poor, and she's one of the most intelligent people I know, not to mention extremely talented. It's people like you that make her feel like shit from day to day.

As for groceries stores...I wish we still had a commissary near by, Parakisu. I loved to shop there..talk about cheap food.

Usually I shop at the Super Wal-mart (since it's open 24 hours) or H.E.B, which is a Texas thing, I believe.

I have nothing against poverty stricken people. I have like three friends who are living off of welfare and are very intellegent like your friend. But if you've worked in a grocery store like mine, you'd understand what point I'm trying to get across. There's these people that will try to buy 200 dollars worth of groceries with food stamp cards and they find out they don't have enough on them, so I have to take selected items off of their order by doing the whole void sheet thing. A lot of the items they end up giving back to you are perishable and since we lack a bagger or any help most of the time, those items just sit to the side and spoil. Please don't tell me you don't think that's a pain in the ass because it very much is. I have nothing personal against the poor people who actually shop at my store, but a lot of times they end up making things more stressful, especially at a low budget crappy grocery store like mine. If anything I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and sad.

[Tiff]

I have nothing against poverty stricken people. I have like three friends who are living off of welfare and are very intellegent like your friend. But if you've worked in a grocery store like mine, you'd understand what point I'm trying to get across. There's these people that will try to buy 200 dollars worth of groceries with food stamp cards and they find out they don't have enough on them, so I have to take selected items off of their order by doing the whole void sheet thing. A lot of the items they end up giving back to you are perishable and since we lack a bagger or any help most of the time, those items just sit to the side and spoil. Please don't tell me you don't think that's a pain in the ass because it very much is. I have nothing personal against the poor people who actually shop at my store, but a lot of times they end up making things more stressful, especially at a low budget crappy grocery store like mine. If anything I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and sad.

I work in retail too, dear. I know exactly what you're talking about. But I don't generalize those people by saying "Ugh, all of these poor people come in". It's very hypocritical to say, "poor people that don't even have a high school education", and then turn around and try to redeem yourself by saying how intelligent your poor friends are. Sure, a lot of people are on food stamps that don't NEED to be, and yeah, sometimes they don't know their own budget, but you're a sales clerk, and as annoying as it is, it's your job. If you don't like it, quit, instead of using terms such as "rednecks and poor peopl ewith no high school eduation" to describe those that come into your store.

[ParaKiss_Groupie]

I have nothing against poverty stricken people. I have like three friends who are living off of welfare and are very intellegent like your friend. But if you've worked in a grocery store like mine, you'd understand what point I'm trying to get across. There's these people that will try to buy 200 dollars worth of groceries with food stamp cards and they find out they don't have enough on them, so I have to take selected items off of their order by doing the whole void sheet thing. A lot of the items they end up giving back to you are perishable and since we lack a bagger or any help most of the time, those items just sit to the side and spoil. Please don't tell me you don't think that's a pain in the ass because it very much is. I have nothing personal against the poor people who actually shop at my store, but a lot of times they end up making things more stressful, especially at a low budget crappy grocery store like mine. If anything I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and sad.

I work in retail too, dear. I know exactly what you're talking about. But I don't generalize those people by saying "Ugh, all of these poor people come in". It's very hypocritical to say, "poor people that don't even have a high school education", and then turn around and try to redeem yourself by saying how intelligent your poor friends are. Sure, a lot of people are on food stamps that don't NEED to be, and yeah, sometimes they don't know their own budget, but you're a sales clerk, and as annoying as it is, it's your job. If you don't like it, quit, instead of using terms such as "rednecks and poor peopl ewith no high school eduation" to describe those that come into your store.

I agree with Tiffu. You should have thought about everything the job entailed. Many people in poverty do not have a sufficient education. Yes, there are several intelligent people who are poverty-stricken. But there are also many who don't have a basic education. Many can't even figure out their budget, because they don't know how. Hell, most people who aren't in poverty aren't aware of their budget. And letting perishable foods spoil is the store's fault, not the customers. If the employees can't take time after closing to put things away, then they shouldn't complain. What you're saying is completely selfish. Hey, why don't we just take away their food stamps? Then, you won't have to deal with it. How's that sound? Let a bunch of people starve to satisfy you.

[Chibi Son Gokou]

I have nothing against poverty stricken people. I have like three friends who are living off of welfare and are very intellegent like your friend. But if you've worked in a grocery store like mine, you'd understand what point I'm trying to get across. There's these people that will try to buy 200 dollars worth of groceries with food stamp cards and they find out they don't have enough on them, so I have to take selected items off of their order by doing the whole void sheet thing. A lot of the items they end up giving back to you are perishable and since we lack a bagger or any help most of the time, those items just sit to the side and spoil. Please don't tell me you don't think that's a pain in the ass because it very much is. I have nothing personal against the poor people who actually shop at my store, but a lot of times they end up making things more stressful, especially at a low budget crappy grocery store like mine. If anything I'd rather be poor and happy than rich and sad.

I work in retail too, dear. I know exactly what you're talking about. But I don't generalize those people by saying "Ugh, all of these poor people come in". It's very hypocritical to say, "poor people that don't even have a high school education", and then turn around and try to redeem yourself by saying how intelligent your poor friends are. Sure, a lot of people are on food stamps that don't NEED to be, and yeah, sometimes they don't know their own budget, but you're a sales clerk, and as annoying as it is, it's your job. If you don't like it, quit, instead of using terms such as "rednecks and poor peopl ewith no high school eduation" to describe those that come into your store.

I agree with Tiffu. You should have thought about everything the job entailed. Many people in poverty do not have a sufficient education. Yes, there are several intelligent people who are poverty-stricken. But there are also many who don't have a basic education. Many can't even figure out their budget, because they don't know how. Hell, most people who aren't in poverty aren't aware of their budget. And letting perishable foods spoil is the store's fault, not the customers. If the employees can't take time after closing to put things away, then they shouldn't complain. What you're saying is completely selfish. Hey, why don't we just take away their food stamps? Then, you won't have to deal with it. How's that sound? Let a bunch of people starve to satisfy you.

You are making it out to where I am predjudice against poor people when I'm not. I'm not saying it's their fault that they don't have enough money and for causing perishable goods to go bad; I'm saying that it just makes things more stressful. In some grocery stores it's not a problem because the problem can be taken care of simply because there's plenty of help, but that's not the case in mine. And like I stated before, I can't quit my job because when no one else is hiring, you kind of have to cling onto it. Nowadays you have to take what's available and not necessarily what you want.

Sometimes political correctness can cause problems.

[ParaKiss_Groupie]

No one said that you are prejudiced against poor people. It's your attitude toward them that angers us. You talk about how you hate dealing with them because of what they do. You can solve that problem. Just don't complain about it. And you don't need extra help to put away perishable foods. After closing, put the items away yourself. I know what it's like to work a job that I absolutely hate. But, rather than complain about it, I actually did something about it. These things are in your power to change. Stop complaining, and fix them.

[Chibi Son Gokou]

No one said that you are prejudiced against poor people. It's your attitude toward them that angers us. You talk about how you hate dealing with them because of what they do. You can solve that problem. Just don't complain about it. And you don't need extra help to put away perishable foods. After closing, put the items away yourself. I know what it's like to work a job that I absolutely hate. But, rather than complain about it, I actually did something about it. These things are in your power to change. Stop complaining, and fix them.

Perishable means they go bad after 30 minutes, and most of the time I'm stuck at a register for over an hour. If I were to leave my register to put the stuff back, you'd have a bunch of pissed people waiting in line. And why not complain about it? That's pretty hypocritical to say that coming from a site that complains about how inferior the Sailor Moon dub is to the original version because of all the tiny little cuts, corny dialog, and every single scene alterations possible, when all you have to do is just not watch it. For me, dealing with these frusterating problems is inevitable, and I haven't even mentioned the nasty complaints when someone's EBT card doesn't work.

[DreamEmpress]

I know where your coming from. I've had a few jobs that I just hated to the core. Worked at a job on the waterfront a few years ago. The place was a nightmare. limited staff and higher management that cheated you out of sales and didn't even give you proper breaks like is required by law. (found out later they were embezzling from the company and management refused to give the breaks because it would be too much work to relieve people for them) It got so bad that I had to be responsible for two registers and the clean up of both stations. During rush hour it wasn't pretty. It was frustrating and hard because I couldn't get enough help when I needed it. If we messed up on a transaction or the customer didn't want an item after it was totalled I had to call a manager to cancel it for me because we we're allowed to do that. I needed that job to help my family get through some really tough months. it wasn't easy, but I had to do the best I could.

Stuff happens. I don't think that they meant you can't complain in general...because everyone needs to rant from time to time to relieve stress. I think they mean don't just sit complaining about things when you could be using that energy to be doing something about it. Alot of what you deal with isn't something you can control, but there are things that you can do something about. if you can't put something away immediately, then put it away when you can. If it perishes, then it does. Not much you can do about what the store carries because that's the company's problem. If it really concerns you, talk to managment or find out who you can talk to. Problems can be worked out. Everyone was complaining about their hands with handling so much money. I bought hand sanitizers for each register. There is always a solution, and it looks good if you can tell future employers that you have that problem solving skill.

In regard to this site.....some people like to do comparisons. I like to see the differences between anime and manga. This site has been very helpful to me. It's a fun site and meant to be informative.

Anyway, that's my two cents.

[Tiff]

Stuff happens. I don't think that they meant you can't complain in general...because everyone needs to rant from time to time to relieve stress. I think they mean don't just sit complaining about things when you could be using that energy to be doing something about it. Alot of what you deal with isn't something you can control, but there are things that you can do something about. if you can't put something away immediately, then put it away when you can. If it perishes, then it does. Not much you can do about what the store carries because that's the company's problem.

In regard to this site.....some people like to do comparisons. I like to see the differences between anime and manga. This site has been very helpful to me. It's a fun site and meant to be informative.

Exactly our point...it was unnecessary to add the bit about poor people. There was just no reason for it. It was deragatory and shouldn't have been added if you didn't mean it. Our point isn't about complaining..it's about the poor people bit. There was just NO REASON, and it could be seen as very offensive. I know I was offended by it.

And why not complain about it? That's pretty hypocritical to say that coming from a site that complains about how inferior the Sailor Moon dub is to the original version because of all the tiny little cuts, corny dialog, and every single scene alterations possible, when all you have to do is just not watch it. For me, dealing with these frusterating problems is inevitable, and I haven't even mentioned the nasty complaints when someone's EBT card doesn't work.

Our site does not complain. It informs. There's a difference. If this was a site that complaineda bout the dub, we'd simply have paragraphs that said "I HATE THE DUB. BLAH BLAH BLAH. HOW I WISH THE DUB DIDN'T EXIST." No. We don't do that. We take each episode, watch them side by and side, and inform people about what's different. We DID something about our complaints.

If you are so damn annoyed by what we do here, then leave.

I think you need to understand the difference before you go pointing fingers.

[Em]

We have a place near us called the barn adn it's a great place to shop youget 5 can's of soup for £1 and many deals like that. And it's good quality stuff too and it's always very clean there too

[Chibi Son Gokou]

The only reason why I added the poor bit because it was the truth. We only do get those type of people at are stores, and from what I can tell the majority of them are shaddy characters. And a lot of the problems at my store I can't fix. I can't be responsible for the lack of help on the front end and the fact that the store doesn't schedule enough cashiers and baggers and won't hire any extra help, or the fact that most of the stuff on the shelves is outdated. I get annoyed when my line goes all the way back to the aisles because I know the people waiting in that line aren't going to be too happy when they finally get up to me after waiting 30 minutes in line. Also, at my store management doesn't listen. I don't know how many times I have asked for no more than 20 hours per week because of school, yet I still get 25, 28, 32 hours piled onto my schedule. Plus I one time was sick of cashiering all together so I asked if I can change over to the stock crew and I was only there for two weeks before I was switched back unexpectedly (we actually got the truck pallets DONE when I was stocking). They never said why, but I don't care as much because I don't need to be working past 10 PM anyways. I also can't do anything about the fact that half the people who shop at my store hate it cause of the poor quality, the stupid card system, and how they believe they're being robbed of their money cause of the prices. It's more of a majority belief than a personal belief. That's why Winn-Dixie has all these lawsuits against them and people would rather drive longer distances and pay higher prices at Publix because their product quality and customer service is far superior. I would switch there in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the fact that they rarely hire ANY new people.

I have nothing against the site, but I find political correctness to be annoying at times, especially coming from an anti-censorship site. My post was mainly bashing the company I work for, not poor people. It's stupid how people would be sensitive and go apeshit over something that "appears" to be an attack against a race, religion, demograph, sexuality, etc. History textbooks can't contain any stories like how slaves ended up bruttally murdering their owners and the members of their families because "it makes black people look bad", when really they're just telling history as it is.

[Tiff]

I have nothing against the site, but I find political correctness to be annoying at times, especially coming from an anti-censorship site. My post was mainly bashing the company I work for, not poor people. It's stupid how people would be sensitive and go apeshit over something that "appears" to be an attack against a race, religion, demograph, sexuality, etc. History textbooks can't contain any stories like how slaves ended up bruttally murdering their owners and the members of their families because "it makes black people look bad", when really they're just telling history as it is.

There's a huge difference between having a site based on the difference between uncensored and censored cartoons, and letting people say whatever the fuck they want on our message boards. People have feelings. People get offended. People ARE sensitive. We never said you were attacking poor people..would you mind READING for once? I, as an admin of this board, am saying that it is unnecessary to say "poor people that don't have a high school education" if that is not the point of your argument, complaint, or post. It can offend people. It's not about political correctness...it's about being polite and civil, and having common manners in a public forum. You ended up offending quite a few people, but instead of being civil and saying "Hey, I didn't mean it that way...Sorry about that." You felt the need to insult and call names, not to mention bring SMU into it, which is completely irrelevant.

We are NOT solely an anti-censorship site! We aren't "The anti-censorship campaign!" For god's sake, we have one purpose, and one purpose only: To show the differences between the dub and the sub. THAT'S IT.

Enough. Complain about retail, grocery stores, or whatever. But if someone on this board is rightfully offended-especially if it's several someones-then I expect you to give a damn if you want to remain on this board.

[ParaKiss_Groupie]

No one said that you are prejudiced against poor people. It's your attitude toward them that angers us. You talk about how you hate dealing with them because of what they do. You can solve that problem. Just don't complain about it. And you don't need extra help to put away perishable foods. After closing, put the items away yourself. I know what it's like to work a job that I absolutely hate. But, rather than complain about it, I actually did something about it. These things are in your power to change. Stop complaining, and fix them.

Perishable means they go bad after 30 minutes, and most of the time I'm stuck at a register for over an hour. If I were to leave my register to put the stuff back, you'd have a bunch of pissed people waiting in line. And why not complain about it? That's pretty hypocritical to say that coming from a site that complains about how inferior the Sailor Moon dub is to the original version because of all the tiny little cuts, corny dialog, and every single scene alterations possible, when all you have to do is just not watch it. For me, dealing with these frusterating problems is inevitable, and I haven't even mentioned the nasty complaints when someone's EBT card doesn't work.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, if you'll excuse me for just a few minutes. I need to put this away, and then I'll be right with you."

Not hard. If the person gets offended and leaves, that's there problem. But if they tell you that they've been offended, you just at least apologize. It's called courtesy. You complain about rude people? You are very rude. You won't even admit that you could have offended someone. All you do is say how we're "attacking" you. Yes, there have been posts made on the website complaining about the dub. I have complained about the dub. But I stopped watching it. I fixed my problem. There's nothing wrong with complaining every now and then. But complaining about things that you can fix but you refuse to.... It doesn't make sense. I've worked retail before. I worked as a telemarketer, and I worked a Flower Shop at Valentine's Day. I know people are. I was cussed out so many times while I did telemarketing... But I fixed my problem. I quit. I realized that I offended you, and I apologize for that. I'm sorry that I made you feel attacked. So, I'm just going to drop the topic. I do'nt wish to offend you anymore. The least you could do is show the same courtesy, and apologize. You don't have to change your views, just realize that many people are offended. If I'm being "politically correct" then oh well. I think it's just common courtesy.