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It’s very confusing to me. The obvious answer that comes to mind is “they’ll need them all on holidays” but even around thanksgiving and christmas they have like 6 of them open instead of 2. Out of like 20. What’s the point of having so many?
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To piss you off OP
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Jul 12, 2023 00:03
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Every grocery store I go to will have every checkout going even just on a friday afternoon have you considered that perhaps your local economy is crap?
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reignonyourparade posted:Every grocery store I go to will have every checkout going even just on a friday afternoon have you considered that perhaps your local economy is crap? Unlikely. I’m in the greater boston area.
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Jul 12, 2023 00:12
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To remind us how small we are. How easily they could crush us if they wanted to. We tell ourselves that this is something they've done to us. But ultimately, we make a choice every second to live this way. Also, they sometimes have to close lanes for maintenance.
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Jul 12, 2023 00:12
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i don't know, wizard master, maybe it's because grocery stores are designed from a high-level perspective around maximum customer flowthrough instead of how many underpaid cashiers might be available in shitsville, usa for the overnight shift
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Buce posted:i don't know, wizard master, maybe it's because grocery stores are designed from a high-level perspective around maximum customer flowthrough instead of how many underpaid cashiers might be available in shitsville, usa for the overnight shift Can you explain more?
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Jul 12, 2023 00:25
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i think they used to have to have more lines open before self checkout but now they dont?
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Jul 12, 2023 00:27
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If you think about it, groceries are a type of stores, so why don’t they call them stores stores?
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Jul 12, 2023 00:28
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they have 6 lanes stocked with the 0.5mm pencil lead refills for your BIC mechanical pencil, 6 with the 0.7mm pencil lead, and then the self-checkout aisle has some of the 0.9mm for the FREAKS you sort yourself into lanes accordingly
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Jul 12, 2023 00:29
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symmetry or something, to make it seem like such an important place with such high quality goods many, many people will be forming Big Lines on all 25 lanes at a time, these items are Priced To Move
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Jul 12, 2023 00:32
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also guys, what's the deal with airline peanuts?
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Jul 12, 2023 00:36
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up your butt and around the corner OP
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Jul 12, 2023 00:37
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serious answer: think about how difficult it is to expand a highway right as it's needed, rather than planning for it way ahead of time having it there = very small impact on bottom line filling it with an employee = impacts the bottom line
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Jul 12, 2023 00:38
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i'm thinking it's time to replace my favorite bedsheets, there's a little hole worn in one spot now thing is, it's been so long since i've shopped for sheets i don't really know what brands/products are good and which are poo poo anymore anyone got suggestions? i live in a humid hot state, and even though i have A/C, i'd still prefer something that feels cool and doesn't trap heat/moisture if that helps. i know high thread count is better, but i've felt some sheets that were supposedly like 1000 thread count that still felt scratchy and stiff, so i don't know what to trust any thoughts goons? hoping to get some fresh sheets and maybe matching pillow cases into a checkout line soon.
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Jul 12, 2023 00:40
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:If you think about it, groceries are a type of stores, so why don’t they call them stores stores? 
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Jul 12, 2023 00:40
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Use them. Whats the reason of self check out? Profits over people.
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Jul 12, 2023 00:42
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pencilhands posted:Can you explain more? nope
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Jul 12, 2023 00:48
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why are hot dogs sold in packs of 10 but buns sold in packs of 8???
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numberoneposter posted:why are hot dogs sold in packs of 10 but buns sold in packs of 8??? 1 for biden, 1 for the dog
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Jul 12, 2023 00:57
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pencilhands posted:Unlikely. I’m in the greater boston area. Looks like I’m moving.
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same reason they have massive parking lots that never seem to fill up: it makes the store seem less busy so people are more inclined to just stop by. the idea is people see all the empty parking spaces/unused lines and think "oh good it's not too busy so i have time to make a quick stop". companies like Target will hold city councils hostage with demands like "we won't move there unless you give us a massive space for parking" and coward city councils give in.
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Jul 12, 2023 01:02
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promises that won't be delivered on, as usual
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Bad Purchase posted:i'm thinking it's time to replace my favorite bedsheets, there's a little hole worn in one spot now https://youtube.com/shorts/6v_gmWRz38s But seriously, get 100% cotton (no matter what the brand), anything else gets sweaty.
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Jul 12, 2023 01:09
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pencilhands posted:Unlikely. I’m in the greater boston area. GO SOX!
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:If you think about it, groceries are a type of stores, so why don’t they call them stores stores? Or if you’re into the whole brevity thing, grocers
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IT IS THE END TIMES.... And every grocery aisle is maxed out, allowing Americans to obtain much needed End of the World supplies most efficiently.....
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you can get your groceries online now and they bring them out and put them in your trunk for free, you are welcome you decrepit boomer goons
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Jul 12, 2023 01:14
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Yea, but they give you the worst produce. Gotta get in there and bruise all their peaches and then not buy any
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At least here they were all built a decade ago or more and they used to actually have 6 to 8 clerks. Even then there were closed lines. Now it's 1 clerk manning the single tobacco line and maybe 1 other lane open. The rest is just self checkout. I expect stores in the future won't be building 24 checkout lines at new locations. E: you stupid gently caress
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Mnoba posted:you can get your groceries online now and they bring them out and put them in your trunk for free, you are welcome you decrepit boomer goons Hmm yes I love the worst meat and produce as well as each item in a separate plastic bag
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:each item in a separate plastic bag God drat this is infuriating.
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Jul 12, 2023 02:21
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I love when I get to smell strangers at the grocery store. Really engages all my senses in the shopping experience. Too many open checkout stations takes away the best part of shopping.
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Jul 12, 2023 03:17
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satanic splash-back posted:I love when I get to smell strangers at the grocery store. Really engages all my senses in the shopping experience. I put on false odors at the grocery store for this very reason.
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Real answer: a long time ago, grocery stores didn't have barcode scanners. This required the clerk to manually punch in codes for literally everything. This took time. To accomodate for the time this took, grocery store opened up additional checkout aisles.  IIRC this used to be the delineator between a grocery store and a supermarket pencilhands answer: because the original cardinal Grocery Store, opened by Alfred E. Grocery, was opened with lanes spanning across the side of the building because it was converted from the troughs at a pig slaughterhouse. The Grocery Store Cartel enforces this design throughout all grocery stores, both as a threat and a promise to its customers.
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Vampire Panties posted:Real answer: a long time ago, grocery stores didn't have barcode scanners. This required the clerk to manually punch in codes for literally everything. This took time. To accomodate for the time this took, grocery store opened up additional checkout aisles. That is in no way the real answer Most people are not shopping at antediluvian markets, these are recent constructions
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maybealabia posted:That is in no way the real answer Why would they build new ones differently?
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OP this is GBS not a section of Reader's Digest
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Bonzo posted:OP this is GBS not a section of Reader's Digest Hmmm. Hints from Heloise would slot right in for the 2-3 time frame.
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numberoneposter posted:why are hot dogs sold in packs of 10 but buns sold in packs of 8??? I will always eat the first hot dog then and there, cold and bunless, when I open the package and I don't trust anyone who says they don't do the same. Last one too.
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