It never fails that shoppers in the store where I work will shift their priorities and make "orphans" out of items they decide not to buy mid-store. Orphans, a.k.a. re-shops, are a consistent problem at my store and take up a good chunk of employee productivity as someone has to put them back. They also cost us a lot when the item that is dropped off is perishable or, God forbid, frozen. Imagine finding a tub of ice cream on the potato chip aisle... every third day or so. It adds up.
The other day, I found a package of multi-vitamins left on a display rack in the bakery. A display rack that held package after package of brownies. Now I have to wonder, did the person just say to themselves, "Aw hell, who needs Vitamin C anyways?" and just go for the rich, fudge-drenched goodness, or were there economic concerns at stake here? "I ain't paying eight dollars for this Centrum when I can get over two pounds of chocolatey goodness for the same price!"
These are the things I think about when I realize that I'll go mad if I don't have some sort of intellectual stimulation at work.
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This is one of the things I don't miss about working the checkout lane: sometimes that tub of ice cream ends up sitting in front of the Enquirer and melting all over rachel ray, Oprah, and Martha Stewart.
ReplyDeleteI've had many acquaintances tell me they're too embarrassed to give their unwanted purchases to the cashier. *eyeroll*
I looked down more on the people who decide the beer is more important than the dog food.