The Weekly Gripe

Slow people at the supermarket

Slow people at the checkout

Slow people everywhere

Where these people come from I have no idea.  Perhaps they belong to some government department briefed to ensure diversity in supermarket queues.



Not content with packing and repacking bags at the pace of an arthritic snail, these slow people will wait until they have completed the task to their inevitably high standards, before searching for a purse.

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09-1-2008I feel your pain. Maybe you should check this video out... it's funny cos it's true! http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-choose-the-fastest-shopping-queuedavo
06-12-2007Wow, that was brave. I can empathise with you. Shopping from the till is a huge no no and just gets me. I’m not sure if that is a female exclusively trait, however. I do not do that but feel sometimes that I’m pressured at the till when making purchases. I do not rush anymore an...morePaul
04-12-2007I am a woman but I agree with you completely,there are people, especially in the market place that have no consideration for anyone else and sad but true they are mostly women. These people have nothing to do and they dread going back home to their empty lives and therefore seek attention in the for...morenicky
30-9-2007I SO agree with the poster who complained about checkout staff who start processing the next person's stuff while you're desperately trying to finish packing your groceries. However, I now consciously slow down, much to their annoyance. We are the customer, after all. And while I can't ...moreDeb
09-8-2007Everybody needs to chill. Calm down there are far worse things to live with.Q is right ...choose your time to shop or go online.There but for the grace etc. one day you may be the old lady in the queue who has chosen her time to shop among other people just for a little bit of human contact.One day ...moresassy
07-6-2007My gripe is that when you have paid for your shopping, why do the cashiers start to scan the new customers shopping when you havent even had enough time to pack your goods?Jenna from mansfield
07-6-2007agree Another good solution would be to remove all parent and child parking bays from supermarkets. Why do we want/need to encourage people to bring 3 screaming kids out shopping? It's not a family outing you know... I also think I know where these people come from. They are the same folk...moreDevongirl
05-1-2007How about a checkout where the sales staff are not allowed to enter into any kind of discourse unless it is to do with a query on the purchase. AND what about all the old people - why do they have to go to supermarkets at week-ends? surely they have enough time during the week. They make shopping t...moreTT
14-12-2006Yes And how about the people with about 20 items in the 10 items or less queue; they always get away with it, and have you noticed that one of the items is always a bottle of Vodka ? GrrrrrrGrumpy
28-11-2006And wimmin who stand in a cash point queue and then only fumble around in their handbag then purse to get their card out once they're acctualy at the machine. Why not try getting the card out before you get there as surely you must know what you're about to do. Procedure then reversed as ...moreTony
22-11-2006You see the Literal Logger thinks it is God who controls the queues. But according to Chaos Theory God does not really exist. God has nothing to do with it. God does not control the niceness of people in the queue. The situation is also quite outside of the control checkout operator supervisor. They...moreQ
21-11-2006While your complaint is quite valid,alas I believe you are directing it to the wrong people. While some customers can be slow,it is the sales associate or clerk who is responsible for the pace of the queue,(line in the States). When an elderly person or someone else who may not be aware of the need ...moreThe Literal Logger



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