[debem1@aol.com]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

So I am at (you guess) scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee that wants $15 an hour "monitors" and then this happened.

Her- why are you double bagging all of your groceries? Me- excuse me?
Her- you are wasting our bags!
Me- if you don't like the way I'm bagging the groceries, feel free to come on over here and bag them yourself.
Her- that's not my job!
Me- okay, then I will bag my groceries how I please if that's all right with you.
Her- why are you using two bags?!
Me- because the bags are weak and I don't want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.
Her - well that's because you are putting too much stuff in the bag. If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag then you wouldn't need to double bag.
*10 seconds of me just staring at her.
Me- so you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don't have to double bag.
Her- exactly.
Me- so I would still be using two bags to hold the same number of items.
Her- no because you wouldn't be double bagging.
Me -pressing two fingers to my left eye in an attempt to make it stop twitching.
Me- okay so here I have a jug of milk and a bottle of juice double bagged. If I take the milk out and remove the double bagging and just put the milk in the single bag and the juice in that single bag I'm still using two bags for these two items.
Her- no because you are not double bagging them so it's not the same number of bags.
Me- looking around at about 10 other customers who at this point are enjoying the show.
Me- is this like that Common Core math stuff I keep hearing about?
Her- never mind you just don't get it. And with that she went back to her little Podium so she could continue texting or playing games on her phone or whatever it was she was doing before she decided to come over and critique my bagging skills.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by debem1@aol.com

And we have our first winner!!!!!

[jimbomaybe]

[QUOTE=debem1@aol.com;2062865][

Following company instructions , oblivious to the intent, human nature seems to display illogical logic, who we are I guess

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

So I am at (you guess) scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee that wants $15 an hour "monitors" and then this happened.

Her- why are you double bagging all of your groceries? Me- excuse me?
Her- you are wasting our bags!
Me- if you don't like the way I'm bagging the groceries, feel free to come on over here and bag them yourself.
Her- that's not my job!
Me- okay, then I will bag my groceries how I please if that's all right with you.
Her- why are you using two bags?!
Me- because the bags are weak and I don't want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.
Her - well that's because you are putting too much stuff in the bag. If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag then you wouldn't need to double bag.
*10 seconds of me just staring at her.
Me- so you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don't have to double bag.
Her- exactly.
Me- so I would still be using two bags to hold the same number of items.
Her- no because you wouldn't be double bagging.
Me -pressing two fingers to my left eye in an attempt to make it stop twitching.
Me- okay so here I have a jug of milk and a bottle of juice double bagged. If I take the milk out and remove the double bagging and just put the milk in the single bag and the juice in that single bag I'm still using two bags for these two items.
Her- no because you are not double bagging them so it's not the same number of bags.
Me- looking around at about 10 other customers who at this point are enjoying the show.
Me- is this like that Common Core math stuff I keep hearing about?
Her- never mind you just don't get it. And with that she went back to her little Podium so she could continue texting or playing games on her phone or whatever it was she was doing before she decided to come over and critique my bagging skills.

Yep, the future of our country right there!!!

[golfing eagles]

And we have our second and third winners!!! Nine more to go.

[chuggmeister]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Please tell me, this really didn't happen, it's a joke, right????

It might have happened but not to the poster. This story has been on the internet for a couple years now, quoted virtually verbatim. It actually says more about the poster than the low wage worker with the thankless job.

[davem4616]

I was waiting for the punchline....Smile, you're on Candid Camera

[DonnaNi4os]

Humorous as these might seem, I’m guessing she is doing what she has been told to do by the powers that be. I bring my own bags that are insulated and can carry heavy items and keep them cold. I’ve lived here 4 years and it was we had to do in NJ. But truly, thanks for the laugh, I can see it unfolding before my eyes 🤣

[Lindsyburnsy]

Whatever, she couldn't add, multiply, blah, blah and of course that means she must have loved the half time show? I loved the halftime show and I'm not a person of color, if that what was being hinted at. If my eyes can be believed, that halftime show was more representative of the players that everybody watched and no one mentioned their intelligence or that they get millions of dollars for their time on the clock.

[golfing eagles]

Looks like we have 2 more winners, 7 to go

[montagnard1969]

That was priceless!!!
I guess this person didn’t do well in math classes. They do not teach “common sense” and it is not very “common”.
I have given a cashier $11.37 for a $6.37 item. The blank look you get back is unbelievable. The next question is “What is the 0.37 cents for?
My answer: I expect $5 change.
If the register doesn’t give them an answer they are clueless. They cannot do simple math in their head. This is generally because they are not taught practical math, but this “new math” that is not practical. The other reason is because there isn’t much in their heads but social media and garbage text messages. Good luck.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by montagnard1969

That was priceless!!!
I guess this person didn’t do well in math classes. They do not teach “common sense” and it is not very “common”.
I have given a cashier $11.37 for a $6.37 item. The blank look you get back is unbelievable. The next question is “What is the 0.37 cents for?
My answer: I expect $5 change.
If the register doesn’t give them an answer they are clueless. They cannot do simple math in their head. This is generally because they are not taught practical math, but this “new math” that is not practical. The other reason is because there isn’t much in their heads but social media and garbage text messages. Good luck.

Sad but unfortunately very true

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

Wow, since this is in the "Just for Fun" section, I would have thought that you folks would have understood that it was a joke. I received this in an email and thought you would enjoy it......not make it into a philosophy lesson. Thank you for making it even more entertaining. The original DID use the name "Walmart" but I did not wish to disparage a business just because of a joke.
Life is hard enough as it is, without us making it harder. We feel blessed to be retired at an age where we can still enjoy it.
Have a great day!

Thanks for letting us off the hook !

[cj1040]

Couldnt stop laughing but I can actually believe this could happen with some of the people I have encountered here !!!

Originally Posted by MDLNB

So I am at (you guess) scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee that wants $15 an hour "monitors" and then this happened.

Her- why are you double bagging all of your groceries? Me- excuse me?
Her- you are wasting our bags!
Me- if you don't like the way I'm bagging the groceries, feel free to come on over here and bag them yourself.
Her- that's not my job!
Me- okay, then I will bag my groceries how I please if that's all right with you.
Her- why are you using two bags?!
Me- because the bags are weak and I don't want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.
Her - well that's because you are putting too much stuff in the bag. If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag then you wouldn't need to double bag.
*10 seconds of me just staring at her.
Me- so you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don't have to double bag.
Her- exactly.
Me- so I would still be using two bags to hold the same number of items.
Her- no because you wouldn't be double bagging.
Me -pressing two fingers to my left eye in an attempt to make it stop twitching.
Me- okay so here I have a jug of milk and a bottle of juice double bagged. If I take the milk out and remove the double bagging and just put the milk in the single bag and the juice in that single bag I'm still using two bags for these two items.
Her- no because you are not double bagging them so it's not the same number of bags.
Me- looking around at about 10 other customers who at this point are enjoying the show.
Me- is this like that Common Core math stuff I keep hearing about?
Her- never mind you just don't get it. And with that she went back to her little Podium so she could continue texting or playing games on her phone or whatever it was she was doing before she decided to come over and critique my bagging skills.

[PurePeach]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

So I am at (you guess) scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee that wants $15 an hour "monitors" and then this happened.

Her- why are you double bagging all of your groceries? Me- excuse me?
Her- you are wasting our bags!
Me- if you don't like the way I'm bagging the groceries, feel free to come on over here and bag them yourself.
Her- that's not my job!
Me- okay, then I will bag my groceries how I please if that's all right with you.
Her- why are you using two bags?!
Me- because the bags are weak and I don't want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.
Her - well that's because you are putting too much stuff in the bag. If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag then you wouldn't need to double bag.
*10 seconds of me just staring at her.
Me- so you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don't have to double bag.
Her- exactly.
Me- so I would still be using two bags to hold the same number of items.
Her- no because you wouldn't be double bagging.
Me -pressing two fingers to my left eye in an attempt to make it stop twitching.
Me- okay so here I have a jug of milk and a bottle of juice double bagged. If I take the milk out and remove the double bagging and just put the milk in the single bag and the juice in that single bag I'm still using two bags for these two items.
Her- no because you are not double bagging them so it's not the same number of bags.
Me- looking around at about 10 other customers who at this point are enjoying the show.
Me- is this like that Common Core math stuff I keep hearing about?
Her- never mind you just don't get it. And with that she went back to her little Podium so she could continue texting or playing games on her phone or whatever it was she was doing before she decided to come over and critique my bagging skills.

It’s really sad to see how our wonderful country has digressed as we’ve continued to “lower the bar” to keep students who don’t want to learn from looking so stupid. Not to mention the fact that society has become accepting. Pitiful.