rvwnsd Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 A reason not to shop there when the pandemic is over. To the stores that treat their customers with empathy and kindness during this time, their customers will remember and those stores will flourish after the pandemic is over. Rumor has it that Safeway is giving its customers the "Buy 5 and save $$" price even when they don't buy five. The ads were developed weeks ago, so the copy can't change but the registers can certainly be programmed to waive the quantity requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Keith30309 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I got the last one.... beachboy, rvwnsd, + bigjoey and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sam.fitzpatrick Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 I got the last one.... When you say you got the last one, do you mean that last single pack, or the multi-pack option was gone as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjkrkwood Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I got the last one.... I'll let you price gouge me for this one... And I wont even haggle. :D:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjkrkwood Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Luckily @Keith30309 , I was able to barter with these nice fellas for a few "extras" I needed. The bearded guy had some lovely "bananas".... And you know I did stand 6 feet away from them in the checkout line, but in the parking lot, it was a different story. Edited March 28, 2020 by jjkrkwood DaveOrDavid, + bigjoey and beachboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 The banana guy looks well-fed at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjkrkwood Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 The banana guy looks well-fed at least! Is that PC for "dad-bod " ? I'm holding judgement until I see below the waist. From the look of the spectator, the REAR view seems kinda hot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjkrkwood Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 @Pensant , please don't overeat while being cooped up in the house.... I wouldn't want you to get "muffin top" in those skinny jeans :p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Well he has a quite handsome face, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ oldNbusted Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I’m trying, with some success, to keep my sense of humor. Just returned from my local Smart & Final here in North Orange County, CA. I live in a mixed ethnicity neighborhood with many limited speaking English residents. My market is operating with a single checkout line. As each check out station becomes free the checker calls out next and waves his or her hand for the customer to approach. A limited speaking woman charged past the line and when immediately to an open checkout station. The cashier, who defines the term “dumb blonde” informed the woman that she needed to wait in the line. The woman feigning lack of understanding insisted that the checker check her out. Eventually the “dumb blonde” checker began to do so. In her basked the woman had four packages of chicken. The checker informed her that she was only allowed two. Again feigning lack of understanding the woman insisted that she wanted four. This time the checker stuck to her guns. Finally the checker at the next stand, where I was being checked out, asked if he could help. The entire routine repeated itself. Finally the woman insisted that the checker call the manager. The checker in my line told the checker to call the manager on the store intercom. The “dumb blonde” looked askance but called for the manager. After a brief pause the young man who initially asked if he could help turned to the irate woman and asked again if he could help. By now the woman was furious and insisted that she wanted to speak to the manager. The young man proceed to look at her with a straight face and slight grin and informed her that he was the manager. The woman now proceeded to demand the name and telephone number of the manager’s superior. He happily wrote out the name and telephone number of the district manager, wishing the woman good luck as it was the district manager who had instituted the policy. The woman threw her money down and walked out of the store with TWO packages of chicken. The manager looked at me with a sly grin and muttered “fucking bitch”. I damn near wet my pants laughing. Love this. While this didn't happen in the current era, once upon a time I was in the express checkout lane at a grocery store and there was someone in the line with a cart full of stuff. People in line were calling out the guy, who ignored them, which made them get more agitated. When he got to the checker, people started addressing her about it. She put up her hand and said "I got this". She rang up his allowed 15 items and told him if he wanted the rest of the stuff in his cart he would have to go through the line again. He swore and claimed he was taking care of his sick mother and couldn't be expected to stand in a line. She said no, and he walked out, leaving everything. People started applauding. + BlueSky, Epigonos, + bigjoey and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 [MEDIA=twitter]1244107322605162498[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnychgo Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I got the last one.... You greedy, selfish b-tch! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Anyone else getting a little worried about obtaining groceries in the future? https://www.axios.com/instacart-strike-grocery-delivery-coronavirus-5adbbabb-906a-4720-b107-90f7929d6ddc.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmeka/whole-foods-employees-are-staging-a-nationwide-sick-out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-30/italy-risks-losing-grip-in-south-with-fears-of-looting-and-riots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Anyone else getting a little worried about obtaining groceries in the future? https://www.axios.com/instacart-strike-grocery-delivery-coronavirus-5adbbabb-906a-4720-b107-90f7929d6ddc.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmeka/whole-foods-employees-are-staging-a-nationwide-sick-out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-30/italy-risks-losing-grip-in-south-with-fears-of-looting-and-riots Personally I feel the supply chains are ok, and most grocery shopping here in SoCal is slipping out of “panic”. Many stores now regulating how many customers can be in the store at once, that’s a huge calming affect. Also single file lines with 6 foot apart spaces marked out for waiting and leading up to multiple checkstands is very smart, also a calming influence. If people get short on cash, finances...that calmness could change? mike carey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMattBig Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Personally I feel the supply chains are ok, and most grocery shopping here in SoCal is slipping out of “panic”. Many stores now regulating how many customers can be in the store at once, that’s a huge calming affect. Also single file lines with 6 foot apart spaces marked out for waiting and leading up to multiple checkstands is very smart, also a calming influence. If people get short on cash, finances...that calmness could change? My grocery store here in Vegas is doing the same with floor markers for spacing at checkout lines and at the self checkout. Cashier's and employees are also enforcing it by asking someone to wait on the market if they get too close to the person they are checking out. MikeBiDude and KeepItReal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 My grocery store even has the aisles marked one-way, so everyone is moving in the same direction. + azdr0710, DaveOrDavid, + Charlie and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCeeKy Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Went to Costco this morn at 10 a.m. - had to wait ten minute outside b/c "we've reached the acceptable level of occupancy." Still no toilet paper - none at Wal-Mart either. I don't get the hoarding of TP - apparently clean asses are more important than eating. Our Governor ("Uncle Andy") has been great during this crisis. We now have a phone number to call to report people who are not "social distancing" - and people are using it (rightfully, IMHO) to report neighbors who are having parties, or playing basketball games on public courts. Kentucky is the place where some idiots had a "Coronavirus Party" a couple of weeks ago - and one partier has already tested positive. Darwin at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Anyone else getting a little worried about obtaining groceries in the future? https://www.axios.com/instacart-strike-grocery-delivery-coronavirus-5adbbabb-906a-4720-b107-90f7929d6ddc.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmeka/whole-foods-employees-are-staging-a-nationwide-sick-out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-30/italy-risks-losing-grip-in-south-with-fears-of-looting-and-riots And this one should scare ya [MEDIA=twitter]1244657465859457024[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ poolboy48220 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Went out & got some staples today. I'm actually kind of obsessively stocked up, even before this hit, so I'm in good shape. But someone mentioned difficulty in getting coffee and that set off my alarm bells. I picked up 4 packages, nothing fancy, but should last me a while. Washing down my daily prescription regimen with a martini, it feels very "Valley of the Dolls". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I got the last one.... Well, I still miss the sample tastings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealAvalon Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I bought flour today. That's it. Nothing more to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sam.fitzpatrick Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 But someone mentioned difficulty in getting coffee and that set off my alarm bells. I picked up 4 packages, nothing fancy, but should last me a while. Crap - I forgot to buy coffee Saturday. I'll have to limit myself to one cup a day until I get to Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ tassojunior Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Crap - I forgot to buy coffee Saturday. I'll have to limit myself to one cup a day until I get to Saturday. I've gotten all mine off Amazon for 2 or 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Crap - I forgot to buy coffee Saturday. I'll have to limit myself to one cup a day until I get to Saturday. whoa!!....you are tougher than me!......one cup a day is something up with which I shall not put (Churchill?)......Dunkin Donuts coffee was/is on special at Costco this month and I grabbed it last week..... https://www.costco.com/ground-coffee.html?brand=dunkin-donuts&refine=ads_fbrand_ntk_cs%3A%22Dunkin%27+Donuts%22 MikeBiDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sam.fitzpatrick Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 whoa!!....you are tougher than me!......one cup a day is something up with which I shall not put (Churchill?)......Dunkin Donuts coffee was/is on special at Costco this month and I grabbed it last week..... https://www.costco.com/ground-coffee.html?brand=dunkin-donuts&refine=ads_fbrand_ntk_cs%3A%22Dunkin%27+Donuts%22 And I just finished the last of the Dunkin Donuts hazelnut...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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