Case Lot... The Cheap, The Rude, and The Ugly

Rule Number 1: Never put the eggs where they can be Crushed, Smashed, Thrown, Demolished, or Lost.

So I decided to wait a few days before I posted my next blog… This is because the past three days I was living in what is other wise known as “bagger hell”. What is a case lot some might ask? Well is it a time where the store gets rid of a lot of heavy stuff to raise the profits of the store. It is also the time when they are trying to get rid of a lot of old stuff no one has been buying.

How can the case lot be like hell? Ooo let me tell you….

First, they never seem to have these sells when it is nice and cool outside. Nope. They always decide to choose the hottest months of the year to have a case lot sale. I heard the phrase “Its hotter then hell” many times this past weekend, and they were right. I think the store wants people to be sweaty, hot and tired when buying groceries. Maybe they will become delusional from the heat, and this will make them buy more? All I know is after being hot and tired, and waiting in a long line makes people angry, and I have to deal with them.

# 1 reason for case lot being like hell: It’s normally hotter then hell.

One other reason case being a “bagger hell,” would have to be all the nice wonderful people that come out to save money… Just kidding. The case lot sale is when all of the cheap, rude and ugly people come out. All the baggers know when case lot comes around you’re lucky to get a tip from those people. Cheap people don’t like spending money, therefore you’re only going to get a dollar if that after carrying all of their heavy stuff out. Sad thing is they talk about how much they just saved. If they aren’t cheap, they are most likely going to be rude. I don’t understand why people feel the need to be rude; does it make them feel better? I just don’t get it. No sir, you yelling will not make the line go fast, people move out of your way, or me bag and move faster. If anything your yelling and rudeness just makes everyone around you want to move slower. If you put cheap and rude together, you get the ugly, and there is no hope for them.

#2 reason for case lot being like hell: All the cheap, rude, and ugly people come out. I assume this is what people are like in hell.

One last reason that the case lot is comparable to hell is, all the heavy oversized things we have to lift all day. If you have ever watched a movie or a cartoon that showed what “hell” was like, most of the time you see people carrying and moving heavy rocks, and things in extreme heat for no reason. Well, that is what the case lot looks like. Only difference is there is a little less red.

# 3 reason case lot being like hell: carrying and lifting pointless things, for little to no money for rude people in the extremely hot sun.

On a side note: I would like to thank all of those who look out for the baggers, and try to tip us well, or be extremely kind and helpful. Not all of the customers are cheap, rude, or ugly

My Inspiration

My job is not an ordinary job. I bag people’s groceries. Sounds exciting right? Well, as lame as it might be, it is very exciting, you never what will happen next. This job is not your basic bagging job. I like to think of it as an art form… weird? Okay maybe a little, but to me, and some of my fellow bagger employees it is very much an art form. We take “Paper or Plastic?” to the next level. If you can’t hang we slowly get rid of you.

My Inspiration:

It all started with the simple question, “Paper or plastic?” Which is always asked by the cashier. Sadly my poor, old, deaf, and not really in this world cashier, told me the wrong bag… Normally most customers’ say “its okay” and get a little pissed, but try not to show it. My customer didn’t have a nice bone in her body… Instead she began to yell, not just out loud, but in my face. She was so close to my face, I was scared she might bite my nose off in anger. I told her how sorry I was, but it was not my fault because the cashier is the one that tells me what type of bag the customer wants. (There is a rule stating I can’t ask the customer if they would like paper or plastic, lame) She didn’t seem to care, and continued to yell. Because this lady is an old cranky cripple lady we had to wait for her driver to come to the door (who I guess got lost and couldn’t find the car)…. So I stood there with this lady trying not to get ugly with her (I can get pretty ghetto) for about 15 mins as she yelled at me. She told me how I don’t deserve to work. I must have just started working because everyone knows she gets plastic. (Who does she think she is?) She told me she refuses to give me a tip… blah blah blah anything rude and ugly was most likely said… (Remember this is because I gave her the wrong type of bag). Finally her driver came and I threw her junk in the car (literally) and slam the trunk as the driver handed me 3 bucks and apologizing.

Cashier:

Old

Stutters

Walks with a limp in her shape-ups

Always has her hand by her ear saying “what?”

Customer:

Old

Long hair tied in a bun

Glasses the size of small window on her face

Wooden cane

Also walks with a limp, but not in shape-ups

So this rude lady is the reason why I’m writing this blog. She is one of the many crazy people I have to deal with daily, and I figure someone might like to read about them…