The Supermarket

This wirter will start off by saying that supermarket themselves aren't bull.  They are quite the asset, in fact.  They provide food and other goods to the populace.  They also provide jobs to those who would otherwise be jobless.  Overall, supermarkets are good, but bull stuff can happen and usually does.

First off, bull can happen before you even step into the store.  That's right.  This writer is talking about the parking lot.  Parking can be a problem, but as this writer rides a bike, he doesn't have to worry about that.  What he does have to worry about is psycotic drivers.  Sometimes cars zip around the parking lot, almost as if they're on the freeway.  You have to keep on your toes and ride or walk with caution, because when human being and car meet, car will always win.

Inside the store is where the real bull goes down.  One source of bull is sales.  Don't get this writer wrong.  Sales are a good way to save money.  Where the sales go wrong is when an item isn't in stock.  This writer isn't talking about when an item sales out.  He talking about when an item isn't in stock from the start of the sale.  They'll put up the the sale sticker and won't stock the item for the duration (usually a whole week) of the sale.  WTF?  How can people take advantage of the lower price if you don't put the item out to be sold.  That just reeks of brain damage.

Another problem can come from them actually stocking items.  They will move big, heavy pallets down the aisles and block off an item you're trying to get to.  When this writer says the pallets are heavy, he means HEAVY.  You sholudn't have to be the Incredible Hulk to get to the pudding cups.  Sometimes the workers will move the offending pallet, but other times they'll disappear and never come back, meaning you'll have to go without.  How is this allowed.

Finally, after you have your cart full of goods, you have to wait in line.  The lines can get extremely long and some people have a lot of items.  Then the cashier scans items very slowly, looking as if she's contemplating where her life went wrong.  That's not good if you have a lot of stuff, no car, and have to swallow your pride to catch the bus.  You could miss the bus you need.

Another problem with the cashier lanes is that there are so few open.  They'll have fifty lanes, but cashiers are only working two of them.  Managers stand by and watch, as if pitying the poor cashiers they sent to their own torture.  Get some more people working these lanes, please!  Self checkouts help, but when the pressure is on they start shutting them down.  It's almost like they know you have a bus to catch and are doing everything in they're power to get you to miss it.

So in conclusion, good establishments like the supermarket still have a healthy dose off bull stuff.  Most of this writer's trips go well, but when bull stuff happens, it piles up to those high ceilings these places tend to have.

Until next time...