Not Bad Grocery Day
By Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (115761)
Marion, Ohio
March 23, 2023 10:12pm CST
I got in and back pretty easy. The only problem was that Walmart had one cashier. Nothing unusual there. They did open a second one after I got in line. So it didn't take a lot of time.
It was warm today at about 60 F. But it lightly rained all morning. This afternoon did dry out about the time I got home. But everything is so wet that water is standing everywhere.
I did hang another covering over the window closest to me. It seems to have cut back on the draft some more that I feel. I will keep adding until I finally have this house feeling warm. I guess I just need to decide what color I want covering the walls. I have until next fall to work that out.
Hope you had a good day
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@LadyDuck (473958)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 23
@wolfgirl569 I am sure this is the case, stores are profiting of the situation.
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@wolfgirl569 (115761)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Mar 23
Many things have here also. I think a lot is just being greedy
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@MarieCoyle (43635)
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25 Mar 23
According to what I have been reading, food is costing more all over the world.
The only way for me to do this is to think ahead, and to cook from scratch, which I do anyway. I use up leftovers, we eat them as is, or we repurpose them into something else. We take advantage of loss leader items, and if there is a good sale on something we eat often that will keep well, we buy it if possible and it's there when we need it. Shopping has never been a favorite pastime of mine. But now I have to do what I call ''shop hard'' to get what we need at a price I feel comfortable with. Some countries don't even have food to buy right now for the most part, and if they do, the people can't afford it.
I am also going to plant some more vegetables again this year in my tiny garden. Last year, most everything flourished, and we enjoyed the veggies very much.
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@MarieCoyle (43635)
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24 Mar 23
Their profit is in the billions every year and they only have one cashier. Pay them better and they would have more help. I know profit is the reason to be in business, but some things have to be faced. Ugh.
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@wolfgirl569 (115761)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Mar 23
They want bigger profits. One person watches 4 of the self checkout ones. So that is 4 registers for the price of one if they can get enough people using them.
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@wolfgirl569 (115761)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Mar 23
@MarieCoyle All of them are greedy anymore. I worked at the one here and at that time it was decent too work for.
We don't even get a discount for doing it. That full price charge helps pay for the cashier
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@MarieCoyle (43635)
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24 Mar 23
@wolfgirl569
I feel like they are greedy. I never liked the way Walmart treats their employees. I have known a few that were treated terribly. I know some people like working there, I do know of some that moved on to another job as soon as they could.
I also detest self-checkouts. I don't get a paycheck from them, I'm not going to do their work.
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@allknowing (145274)
• India
25 Mar 23
The joy of shopping ends when one sees long lines at the cash counters but you were lucky toda6y.
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@FourWalls (74485)
• United States
24 Mar 23
Yesterday was fine for me. We’re supposed to have rain through tomorrow afternoon, so my paddle board and scuba gear are on standby.
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@wolfgirl569 (115761)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Mar 23
We dried out enough today that I can walk through the yard
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@RasmaSandra (84712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Mar 23
Glad you got your shopping done and that things are warming up, I hope you have a good weekend,
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@hillhjill (23767)
• United States
24 Mar 23
The town I live in is so small that we have a regular Walmart, so not self checkout and I like that. We also have about 4 to 5 cashiers. The weather was nice and cloudy today.
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@wolfgirl569 (115761)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Mar 23
Ours put the self checkouts in and have been trying to get people to use them
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@wolfgirl569 (115761)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Mar 23
@hillhjill Even just one thing I stand in line. It is doing away with jobs when you check yourself out
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@hillhjill (23767)
• United States
24 Mar 23
@wolfgirl569 most Walmarts have them now, if I have just a few things I'll do self checkout but if it's a cart load I'm going to cashier.
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@allen0187 (58574)
• Philippines
24 Mar 23
Glad it was a quick trip to the grocery.
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@LindaOHio (188220)
• United States
16 Apr 23
I'm glad that shopping wasn't too bad.
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@Deepizzaguy (109447)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 23
I had a good day ordering my blood pressure monitor and getting my doctor's appointment booked for next month.
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