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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Cincigal Grocery Store Clerk - JUST A THOUGHT!

There are times when you, as a grocery clerk, wish that the customers could witness what you see every day.  I believe that some would find certain practices shocking.

Among certain things that raise red flags, there is one thing that can rile a clerk more than anything else - discarded food.

Since coming to work as a grocery clerk, I have noticed that food is the most abused and discarded item in society.  Simply put, it is the one thing that we, the public, take for granted; just walk down any aisle on a busy shopping day.

A package of fresh cut Salmon sitting next to the paper towels, a gallon of ice cream placed with the cookies, hot dogs with the chips and the list goes on.  Then there are the abandoned carts with meats and dairy products.  And let us not forget the returns.

Granted there are times when the perishable product might not meet satisfaction and must be returned and the store is always apologetic and eager to please the customer with either a refund or a replacement. 

But, it is amazing how many times perishable items are returned just because a customer decides they do not want it.  Again, the store policy is upheld and the cost is refunded.  And this, along with discarded perishables, is what will rile a clerk.

The reason being is that all perishables, upon being returned, must be discarded; perfectly good food being thrown into the dumpster.

As we should know, by now, the price of food has gone up anywhere from 2% to 10% worldwide.  The factors that cause this increase are out of our control; cost of maintaining livestock, droughts, weather conditions.  And yet, with this knowledge, the public still takes food for granted.

So I wonder, what will we, as a public, do if our food supply should become limited?

Just a thought!

Talk at ya later!


 

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