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no_hypocrisy

(46,122 posts)
Sat Dec 23, 2023, 09:56 PM Dec 2023

This customer really got under my skin today. [View all]

I work in a food emporium as a cashier. Every other transaction was $400 and more.

And because it's the day before the day before Christmas, it was a circus with one customer after another. I had four customers waiting while I was checking out another.

The customer who really bothered me was making chitchat, but it really wasn't. She commented that she was paying $50 more this year because of "Biden". I said nothing. I reviewed her order. Over $400. A prime rib roast at $186. And she's crying poverty and it's Joe Biden's fault. You bet I wanted to say something. I tried the "sour grapes" mentality where I told myself I need this job and it wouldn't make a difference.

This is in a geographic location with lots of affluence and our store is where they go. She isn't the only one who believes this bullshit.

I couldn't start to pay for her order and she's telling me how bad our economy is via groceries.

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The complainers SarahD Dec 2023 #1
And they want whatever you have. Definition of capitalist. erronis Dec 2023 #32
hear ya' - and feel your pain. stopdiggin Dec 2023 #2
Yes! ShazzieB Dec 2023 #5
I was just gonna say the same Chi67 Dec 2023 #6
Hotdogs aren't quite so pricey as a prime rib roast. magicarpet Dec 2023 #26
Nobody is required to buy prime rib. Or oversized vehicles. LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #29
Back in the 70s during the energy crisis... MaxFine Dec 2023 #33
Great post Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #35
The irony is that most of these SUVs ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #44
And drives a homegirl Dec 2023 #10
I splurged and bought a $7 steak "just in case" usonian Dec 2023 #3
I've thought so all along, about the price gouging. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #7
A couple of research papers make the point. Price increases outpace inflation, including materials. usonian Dec 2023 #9
Here's the thing too Chi67 Dec 2023 #12
A local MD here "retired early" after an auto accident victim told of his opioid prescriptions. usonian Dec 2023 #17
yup Skittles Dec 2023 #19
Speak for yourself. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #22
I take a couple of those too. soldierant Dec 2023 #37
Same here. I will always find an alternative when prices are too high. It's not hard really. Evolve Dammit Dec 2023 #38
Meat prices have been crazy for literally years now ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #45
Ha, Ha, I'm in great shape but trekking from fruit to deli can be tiring. usonian Dec 2023 #46
Trader Joe's inventory is highly predictable Retrograde Dec 2023 #47
As if Trump or Nikki Haley TheFarseer Dec 2023 #4
They'd create a world where grocery prices are the least of your worries nuxvomica Dec 2023 #8
Same old story Roy Rolling Dec 2023 #11
Perhaps a good ol' case of Xmas dinner heartburn Pas-de-Calais Dec 2023 #13
I overhear shit like that, I just tell the cashier I've worked in retail, too Warpy Dec 2023 #14
If they hate Dems they'll always find a reason to justify it... CaptainTruth Dec 2023 #15
The media has told these people that the economy is bad liberal N proud Dec 2023 #16
Well Joe did demand that beef producers and grocers charge more. Mblaze Dec 2023 #18
OH yes I would "agree" with the customer and say yes they've been high but the prices are coming down now and GuppyGal Dec 2023 #20
Mmmm.... well, no. Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #23
The grocery inflations is true but the hype it is getting applegrove Dec 2023 #21
A prime rib roast at $186??? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #24
our local grocery was selling them for $20/lb MissB Dec 2023 #27
I paid about $18/lb last month Retrograde Dec 2023 #40
Buy it on special. Save $$$. Imagine being a clerk. Be nice. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #36
People in this thread are really judgmental about what other people "need". former9thward Dec 2023 #42
You think prime rib is $3.50 a pound? former9thward Dec 2023 #43
I was chatting with someone in my neighborhood once MissB Dec 2023 #25
Very much so shrike3 Dec 2023 #34
That is so annoying. I worked in the public sector years ago. Most people were polite spooky3 Dec 2023 #41
Challenge her I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2023 #28
She's buying a freaking standing rib roast and bitching about how expensive it is? hatrack Dec 2023 #30
There A Red Flag ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #31
Notice the complainers can't complain about empty shelves anymore Ohioboy Dec 2023 #39
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