I recently am spending a significant amount of time in NC and decided to go to a grocery store called Food Lion. I refuse to shop there ever again. Anyways, I get there at 7:30 to get a 6 pack of beer. There are 2 people in front of me in line at the checkout. Here's the timeline:
7:32 - Get to checkout line
7:36 - Waiting because the first lady is paying with a check and this takes forever
7:41 - Checker starts scanning the 2nd lady in line's items (there are a total of 5, split up into 2 orders).
7:44 - She pays with food stamps and this process takes forever, she has to sign them, there is a whole process, etc. Nevermind the fact that I worked at a grocery store for 2 years back in the day and never saw anyone pay with a food stamp.
7:45 - A line of 6 peopel backs up behind both checkstands but no help is called. This would never fly at the grocery stores in Colorado. As soon as there are 3 people per line, people get called up, new checkstands open, etc.
7:46 - Checkout lady goes to the back to get baby formula. She's gone for 5 minutes, I'm wondering what the hell is going on.
7:51 - She returns with 2 small cans of formula and 1 big one since they ran out of small cans. Apparently with food stamps you get 4 cans of formula. Well, she proceeds to ring the big can up and it won't ring. So checkout lady explains to food stamp lady 1. that the formula cans are equal (this takes a minute), and 2. that it won't ring up and she'll have to come back since they're out.
7:53 - Both ladies are staring at each other not knowing what to do so finally I cant take it anymore, and go SCAN THE SMALL CAN 4 TIMES. The checkout lady looks confused and is like, we don't have 4 cans. I'm like since they're equivalent scan it 4 times and give her 2 small ones and a big one.
7:55 - Food stamp lady pays with food stamp 2 and I finally get to checkout.
7:57 - I scan my Amex card and apparently they don't accept american express. But the lady doesn't tell me this or does she realize it's an Amex. She scans it 4 times and finally I'm like, you guys don't accept American Express do you? WHAT FRIGGIN GROCERY CHAIN DOESN"T ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS????
I've now officially blacklisted Food Lion. Harris Teeter here I come...
7:32 - Get to checkout line
7:36 - Waiting because the first lady is paying with a check and this takes forever
7:41 - Checker starts scanning the 2nd lady in line's items (there are a total of 5, split up into 2 orders).
7:44 - She pays with food stamps and this process takes forever, she has to sign them, there is a whole process, etc. Nevermind the fact that I worked at a grocery store for 2 years back in the day and never saw anyone pay with a food stamp.
7:45 - A line of 6 peopel backs up behind both checkstands but no help is called. This would never fly at the grocery stores in Colorado. As soon as there are 3 people per line, people get called up, new checkstands open, etc.
7:46 - Checkout lady goes to the back to get baby formula. She's gone for 5 minutes, I'm wondering what the hell is going on.
7:51 - She returns with 2 small cans of formula and 1 big one since they ran out of small cans. Apparently with food stamps you get 4 cans of formula. Well, she proceeds to ring the big can up and it won't ring. So checkout lady explains to food stamp lady 1. that the formula cans are equal (this takes a minute), and 2. that it won't ring up and she'll have to come back since they're out.
7:53 - Both ladies are staring at each other not knowing what to do so finally I cant take it anymore, and go SCAN THE SMALL CAN 4 TIMES. The checkout lady looks confused and is like, we don't have 4 cans. I'm like since they're equivalent scan it 4 times and give her 2 small ones and a big one.
7:55 - Food stamp lady pays with food stamp 2 and I finally get to checkout.
7:57 - I scan my Amex card and apparently they don't accept american express. But the lady doesn't tell me this or does she realize it's an Amex. She scans it 4 times and finally I'm like, you guys don't accept American Express do you? WHAT FRIGGIN GROCERY CHAIN DOESN"T ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS????
I've now officially blacklisted Food Lion. Harris Teeter here I come...