People who write checks at the supermarket

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I was stuck on line at the supermarket behind a woman who wrote a check to pay for her groceries. Of course, there was a problem. You can only write one check a day at this supermarket but she had already written one at the Courtesy Counter to pay for her Nicorette.

It's 2003! I don't get it! Why the heck doesn't she have a debit card???

Rant over.

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[Steels]

These people you speak of are rude, inconsiderate and just completely piss me off. There have been 3 occasions in my life I had to write a check at the supermarket. All 3 times the check was written out BEFOREHAND and all that was left to fill in was the amount, simple and it took all of 8 seconds opposed to the imbecile that has to write out the entire check. Sadly, I have never ONCE seen a person practice my method which I believe to be just proper etiquette.

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[HBox]

God forbid anybody present any kind of incovenience to you people.

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[LaneMeyer]

I am one of those unfortunate enough to have to write checks a the supermarket. I had so much financial trouble my debit card was taken away from me and checks are most times written for the items and like $30 over. If anything, I have become better at managing my money and it is also a nice conveinience to have that checking luxury. On the downside there is the wait but if one were smart enough one would have the check all ready with signature, to whomever and date ready so all you have to write in is the amount. Unfortunately some people are just not that bright.

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[Steels]

God forbid anybody present any kind of incovenience to you people.

It is a waste of everyone's time that can be easily avoided.



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[carguy]

Check writers are still better than the people who raise hell when something that costs $.98 rings up for $.99. The way they act you'd think someone killed their dog.

[Tall_James]

God forbid anybody present any kind of incovenience to you people


How do you get that high horse of yours into the supermarket?

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[HBox]

Anybody here ever consider that perhaps this lady didn't know you coudln't write two checks or day. Or perhaps that, once in a while, people forget to prewrite their checks. I mean people have better things to worry about than saving others a couple of minutes waiting in line.

Everybody's not 100% concentrating or undistracted every second of the day. That's my only point. Can't we all get along?

But those people who bitch about prices deserve to die. That's completely different! ;p

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

God forbid anybody present any kind of incovenience to you people



Perhaps I'm too considerate when I shop. I don't sneak 15 items in to the "10 items or less" register. I don't park my cart next to another parked cart in an aisle, thus blocking said aisle. I don't raise a stink if the item I bought on sale doesn't ring up correctly (I go to the Courtesy Counter LATER!), I don't stand there watching my crap get scanned and EXPECT to get bagged; I do it myself. I don't park my car in the "Expectant Mother's" spaces or the handicapped spaces.

And James, nice Joe Jackson quote!

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This message was edited by Alice S. Fuzzybutt on 7-12-03 @ 9:35 PM

[mikeyboy]

I applaud you, Ms. Fuzzybutt. That's exactly what this country needs more of -- common courtesy and respect for others.

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[HBox]

Perhaps I'm too considerate when I shop. I don't sneak 15 items in to the "10 items or less" register. I don't park my cart next to another parked cart in an aisle, thus blocking said aisle. I don't raise a stink if the item I bought on sale doesn't ring up correctly (I go to the Courtesy Counter LATER!), I don't stand there watching my crap get scanned and EXPECT to get bagged; I do it myself. I don't park my car in the "Expectant Mother's" spaces or the handicapped spaces.

That's all different. Your main complaint was....

Why the heck doesn't she have a debit card???

Maybe when she was considering whether or not to get a debit card she wasn't thinking "Hmm, I don't want to incovenience others in line at the supermarket, so i should get a debit card."

I know that's farfetched, but maybe that's the case.

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Maybe when she was considering whether or not to get a debit card she wasn't thinking "Hmm, I don't want to incovenience others in line at the supermarket, so i should get a debit card."


PLEASE! The majority of banks that are actually IN the 21st century automatically issue their customers debit/ATM cards.

Checks are antiquated. And she was no older than me (36). There are no excuses.

And there's NOTHING better than having your frozen food melt while waiting for somebody to get a check cleared! YUM!

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[Steels]

You are wrong HBox, 99 out of 100 of the people we are referring to are assholes and need to be more considerate to others. If, and I say "If" you are one of these assholes then so be it but it is still wrong and a waste of OUR time.

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[HBox]

You are wrong HBox, 99 out of 100 of the people we are referring to are assholes and need to be more considerate to others. If, and I say "If" you are one of these assholes then so be it but it is still wrong and a waste of OUR time.

Why do we always assume the worst from other people?

I'm not one of those assholes, but I love the feeling when I keep people waiting because I forgot something. I love the looks of hate. They make me feel all warm inside.

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[mikeyboy]

I'm not one of those assholes, but I love the feeling when I keep people waiting because I forgot something. I love the looks of hate. They make me feel all warm inside


Oh. So you're a different kind of asshole.

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[The Chairman]

Alice I'd go shopping with you anytime. And I pride myself on having a nice collection of those little plastic extra value cards on my keychain.

The only time I do like waiting for idiots in front of me on line is when there's an interesting story in the Weekly World News at the checkout stand. That's how I get all my smarts. The secret's out.

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[keithy_19]

Hs, weekly world news. The head line is always like, "BAT BOY! FRIEND OR FOE?"

what I hate even more is the checkout lanes where you do it all yourself. People never seem to know what to do. I child could figure it out! When it says put the item in the bag, put the damn item into the damn bag! Man, people really suck. Those people should get beat up by street toughs and get there credit card stolen from them.

Excuse me, I need to go and talk to my therapist.

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[Death Metal Moe]

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My firends write checks all the time at the Supermarket. They're quick about it and we're never any longer than a slow person with cash. Deal with it.

But I do think that if you have a check, you should be made to go on a regular line, and allow cash, credit and debit customers to only use express, because those are FAST forms of payment.

And to stray completely off topic, the WORST KISS OF SUPERMARKET DEATH is?

A 80 year old lady paying for liquor with a check at a counter with a kid under 21. She's squinting at the checkbook asking for the total 20 times as the kid calls for assistance because the fucking government has demonized liquor to the point that a minor can't even ring it up.

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[DJEvelEd]

I shop for my grandmother who is 82 and writes checks. She signs them ahead of time so the process is very fast.
Last week I forgot the courtesy card, and I TOLD the girl I didn't have my card. She said don't worry about it. So we scanned & bagged the huge order and she then looked shocked when I handed her a check.
"Do you have a card"
"No, I just told you that I forgot it and you said not to worry"
"Yeah well you need a card to write checks"
"Uggggghhhhhh"
She had to void the whole order, I ran home(only 5 minutes),got the card, and had to unpack and
re-scan the whole order. When she started telling the other cashiers that the reason for this was that I forgot my card, I made sure to say that I told her before I put a single item on the conveyor and she said it was ok. She shouldn't have told me it was ok, and I should have been more proactive and said I was writing a check. Next time.




I do have my own Visa check card, and I love it. Gramma doesn't.

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[Fallon]

My mother does it, but she gets it ready while waiting in line and the only thing left to do at checkout is have the cashier write down the price on the check. Superfast.

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[phixion]

as a former cashier, i love the ppl with bad checks. i would pray they would come on my line. it would take up so much and i got to nothing for like 15 minutes, while the manager took care of it. and everyone leaves the line when it happens so i went to 'bathroom' rite before it was fixed, and spent another 15 minutes eat sandwiches in the deli.

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[Shecky]

It's called a check cashing card.
It looks a credit card acts like a check. Keep the receipt and keep tabs in your checkbook. I know Fleet does it, I don't know about the other banks.
All those stupid commercials with Yao Ming, the Barber brothers, and The Sheens should have gotten out to people.

Primative check writing motha fuckas.

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again i will say this, people are stupid, i hate people.

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[DeltaPin]

I still can't understand people who buy one pack of gum and use a credit card to pay for it.


Perhaps I'm too considerate when I shop. I don't sneak 15 items in to the "10 items or less" register.

Noticed in supermarkets lately that some of these signs now read "about 12 items". Damn those people who can't count.

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Noticed in supermarkets lately that some of these signs now read "about 12 items". Damn those people who can't count.


"EXCUSE ME MISS! How many is THIS much groceries?!?!"

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[walking joint]

how long does it take these people to write the checks that it annoys you guys? i can't remember writing a check that takes more than a minute...and the long part of the check is writing the amount in..not writing A&P and signing my name, so being prepared with the check saves a few seconds. i always use my ATM card, but many times feel i could write a check quicker than it takes the machine to approve my purchase.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

how long does it take these people to write the checks that it annoys you guys?


It's not the check writing that is annoying (most shoppers I've seen fill in the date and "pay to the order of" ahead of time). What's annoying is when there's a problem and they have to call the manager over or the cashier has to go to the courtesy counter.

Noticed in supermarkets lately that some of these signs now read "about 12 items". Damn those people who can't count.

Ok kids, here's a lesson in supermarket etiquette. If you buy, say, two red peppers and you don't put them in a bag, that's two items. If they're bagged, that's one.


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This message was edited by Alice S. Fuzzybutt on 7-13-03 @ 6:24 PM

[Steels]

"Do you have a card"
"No, I just told you that I forgot it and you said not to worry"
"Yeah well you need a card to write checks"

Let me get this straight. When she said not to worry you didn't let her know you were going to use it to be able to pay with a check? I forget my card all the time and they say not to worry and punch in their own, no problem and I get the savings. I find you at fault here for not pointing out beforehand that your intent for the card was to cash a check not just for the bonus savings. I have faith this has crossed your mind, no? The cashier took for granted that you would know cashing a check in this matter is unheard of.

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The only time I do like waiting for idiots in front of me on line is when there's an interesting story in the Weekly World News at the checkout stand.

I love reading the tabloids while waiting online. I get syncronized with the entertainment gossip!

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[sr71blackbird]

Idiots!!
Its NOT the time it TAKES to write the freaking check, its the time it takes for the damn thing to clear and the order be processed! You people are totally unconcerned about other peoples time are are very inconsiderate. Pay with a credit card if you have cash and write your checks at home the the rest of the civilized world. Anyone who disagrees with this logic is surely a person who thinks that the world revolves around themselves!! :mad:

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[Furtherman]

AND if the total comes to $37.72, don't count out 0.72 cents from your loose change. Give them $38, collect your change, then toss that change in a jar when you get home. After a couple months, take the change to the bank.