Comments on: Today’s Kvetch: The Dying Art of Grocery Bag Packing http://jgregorywright.com/2010/04/06/todays-kvetch-the-dying-art-of-grocery-bag-packing/ A man with a keyboard and too much time on his hands. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:30:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nora Wright http://jgregorywright.com/2010/04/06/todays-kvetch-the-dying-art-of-grocery-bag-packing/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Nora Wright Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:08:36 +0000 http://jgregorywright.com/?p=106#comment-14 i think you could have said something to Management in the store, in a non-confrontational way, and maybe it would make an impression - personal contact puts a "face" on the issue, as it were. You don't have to identify specific personnel, just state that you've noticed a trend concerning how your purchases are bagged. Maybe even ask if they train employees in bagging, i mean, obviously you're not born knowing how to pack a bag with a mix of packages. But, just to play devil's advocate, when a mom shopping for 5 has three dozen items (or more!) rolling down that belt, is there time to sort and carefully bag all those items? Especially if there are three more customers right behind her? Just sayin that maybe the mindset is to get the customer out the door as quickly as possible. One more thought. If you have some delicate items, you can ask the bagger to pack them separate, or a certain way, etc. i've asked them to use a plastic bag for meat that might leak, things like that. Maybe a little one-on-one might work, might be worth a try :-) i think you could have said something to Management in the store, in a non-confrontational way, and maybe it would make an impression – personal contact puts a “face” on the issue, as it were.

You don’t have to identify specific personnel, just state that you’ve noticed a trend concerning how your purchases are bagged. Maybe even ask if they train employees in bagging, i mean, obviously you’re not born knowing how to pack a bag with a mix of packages.

But, just to play devil’s advocate, when a mom shopping for 5 has three dozen items (or more!) rolling down that belt, is there time to sort and carefully bag all those items? Especially if there are three more customers right behind her? Just sayin that maybe the mindset is to get the customer out the door as quickly as possible.

One more thought. If you have some delicate items, you can ask the bagger to pack them separate, or a certain way, etc. i’ve asked them to use a plastic bag for meat that might leak, things like that. Maybe a little one-on-one might work, might be worth a try :-)

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