Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Okey-dokey, besides popcorn, Churros, turkey legs, Dole Whips, ice cream, mint juleps, pickles and Mickey-shaped chicken nuggets, the wacky but lovable denizens of LaughingPlace.com actual do peruse grocery stores and pick edible items for themselves and/or loved ones. Here's how to play: 1. List the grocery store you were at. 2. What you bought. 3. Feelings on the self-checkout lanes.
Originally Posted By mickeymeg Today I stoped at the store... 1. Thrifty Foods 2. Motzerella Cheese Bread maker yeast Milk Speghetti Sauce Green Beans (It was just a quick stop) 3. What is a self check out lane ?
Originally Posted By debtee I just got home from food shopping and boy is it HOT here today! 1. Woolworths 2. Lots of goodies but especially Tim Tams which you all have to try once in your lifetime! 2. We don't have those here yet but I'm sure I wouldn't like them as I like to talk to the check-out person!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 List the entire contents of my basket? Are you nuts? LOL! Albertsons: Tomatos Lettuce Cucumbers Green Onions Radishes Asparagus Artichokes 4 Chicken Breasts Pepperonis Self check out all the time!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<What is a self check out lane ?>> Some larger stores allow customers to scan their own purchases.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I actually saw a woman use a self checkout lane at Albertson's a few weeks ago. Here's the kicker: she actually had a FULL cart of groceries instead of a few items like everyone else. I like the checkout lane as it saves time. It's really meant for 15 items or less though. Home Depot (a chain of giant hardware stores in the US) also uses self checkout lanes. And Lisann, to answer your question, yes. If you want to list your entire basket and/or cart, then make like Lumiere and be our guest!
Originally Posted By wendebird 1. List the grocery store you were at. Today I went to Safeway. 2. What you bought. The kids' church where they have Awana club was having a food drive, so I got a bunch of canned goods. 3. Feelings on the self-checkout lanes. I think it's a cool idea, but whenever I try it, something always goes wrong. I end up sitting there waiting & waiting for the screen to pop-up something like "Next item" or "Checkout" but it keeps "searching" or something. Maybe's it's a fluke & I have a knack for picking broken machines, but I don't bother with them anymore. They take longer that just going through the Express line. Especially up where I live. (We rarely ever have more than 1 or 2 people in line)
Originally Posted By mickeymeg This checkout lane seems like an intresting idea... but If I can go to the grocery store and not interact with anyone ... I should just stay home altogether and order my grocerys on line. =)
Originally Posted By ajsmommy Store : Yokes I bought pork chops chicken roast hamburger frozen veggies stuff for salads milk and pizza dough to make homemade pretzels This store does not have self - check outs
Originally Posted By pennyring 1. The ghetto downtown Everett Safeway. Not that Everett or Safeway are ghetto in general. Just the Safeway in downtown Everett. Ghetto. The smell-o-vision du jour was dirty, unwashed stink/cigarettes/pot. Just makes ya want to shop for food. Yum yum. 2. Mini can of peas, parmesean french bread, meatloaf, chocolate milk, mint chocolate cookies and a turkey thermometer. (Because we bought two last year and lost them both.) 3. The Ghetto Safeway does not have self-checkout. I'm a big fan of self-checkout at WalMart, Home Depot, QFC, etc though. Once you get the hang of it, it's way faster and more interesting than the regular line. Normally I stand there all la-dee-dah waiting for the clerk to ring me up. In self-checkout I actually have something to do, so I don't feel like I'm wasting time standing around.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <--is not in any hurry to rush up to Everett and shop at Safeway! 1. Rose Hill Safeway in Kirkland (but I prefer Larry's Market in Redmond) 2. Groceries in cart: -10 boxes of Michelina's frozen Fettucine Alfredo entrees (it's one of the few things Linnie will eat and they are on sale right now: 10 for $10.) -6 rib-eye steaks -Low carb teriyaki sauce (I like it better than regular sauce) -Potato salad from the deli -Bag of salad w/extra carrots -1 big bottle of diet Peach Snapple -4 Xmas magazines -2 boxes of Cinnamon Life cereal -3 Fuji apples -3 Gala apples (we were having a taste test) -6 pack of tiny caramel dip containers (for the taste test, duh) ;-) I almost bought Peppermint Ice Cream but figured I'd wait till the Halloween candy was gone. LOL 3. I rarely use self-checkout. I don't mind using it and am finally to the point that I don't freak out and feel like an idiot while trying to use it. However, my regular grocery stores do not have self-checkout.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Ha! about the Ghetto Safeway. We have one here too but we call it The Unsafe Way. I went to the good Safeway on Halloween and bought bags and bags of candy (which I still have 'cause we only had 3 kids come to our door) Also bought, tomatoes, bellpeppers and carrots. Gee. I always thought I was more exciting than that but apparently not. Haven't needed to shop since then. I've got candy. And I bought a big box of Lucky Charms the time before that so what else do I need? Love the self-check. Don't love it when the scanner glass is dirty. Gross! Don't like lazy checkers who don't take care of that sort of stuff when they are on *patrol* duty.
Originally Posted By piperlynne LOL!! I know exactly what Safeway you're talking about penny!!! 1. Payless Foods in Freeland, WA 2. 4 cans of canned peaches in juice Oat Nut bread Cottage Cheese Sour Cream Lettuce Cucumbers Fuji Apples Paper Towels Dreyers Peppermint Ice Cream (for $2.99, I couldn't resist) 3. This store is so. . . .rural it doesn't know what a self checkout is. I don't mind them, except Albertsons seems to have decided that they don't need to staff a real checkout lane in the early morning hours which makes a few things inconvenient. Most of the time I'll check for the lines with an actual cashier and go to the self checkout if I have a few things and the lines are long.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Did the peppermint ice cream just go on sale? It was $6 the last time I checked. (Yeah, I lied about waiting till the Halloween candy was gone. I was just too cheap. LOL)
Originally Posted By pennyring Is this real peppermint ice cream? Cuz all we ever find is no sugar peppermint or low fat peppermint or some other fakey peppermint. Finally, I found CK a lone box of Blue Bunny brand at WalMart on the Rez, but that's all we've seen 'round these parts. Piperlynne lives on Whidbey? Coo...
Originally Posted By xrayvision Raley's Superstore Apple Chips Loaf of Rice Bread Soy Milk Organic Granny Smith Apples Alfalfa Sprouts Romaine Salad Unroasted/unsalted sunflower seeds Sea Salt Tofu burgers Organic French Fries Bean Soup mix Blueberry juice Recycled Paper Napkins
Originally Posted By piperlynne mele - Dreyers is on sale over here on Whidbey. But I don't know about Safeway, QFC, Larrys etc. It's actually on sale a lot over here.
Originally Posted By piperlynne Penny, it's got peppermint candy on it and its the color of pepto bismal. But it's so good. Yeah, I live on Whidbey. Commuting is a joy. (yeah, I'm not sarcastic at all, riiight)
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I love Peppermint ice cream with warm Dove Chocolate ice cream topping. Ah, I love the holidays.
Originally Posted By MissCandice DOes every city in Washington have a ghetto Safeway and the not-ghetto Safeway? The one time I went into the Safeway that's in West Bremerton I vowed to never return there. They had the old-school circle conveyor belts!
