You're probably correct, but I gotta admit that if Bowie and Talking Heads are "good" and not actually good, I'm not sure I want to be "right."
Grocery Stores are becoming unbearable
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Oh another thing I forgot to complain about in my original post is how most of them have reduced hours. Most seem to close around 8 or 9 and while some may be open as late as 11 or 12, there are no more 24/7 ones available. This isn't unique to grocery stores though. God forbid you get home at midnight from a flight or something, your only choice is gas station food, not even drugstores are open 24/7 anymore. Another poster alluded to this, it's just a part of a general trend in customer-facing industries, they know they can get away with poorer service and continue to screw over the customer without effecting their bottom lines.
Most low or even mid level workers at companies do not care at all about the companies profitability. It's especially frustrating when doing any sort of B2B sales/marketing, unless you speak with the execs directly, any first point of contact you have with entry level employees is going to be met with pure apathy, since revenue-sharing is almost unheard of in this day and age, there's zero reason for them to care. In fact, many people might secretly hope the business fails, I certainly have had that mindset working at miserable places such as insurance companies.
For years I've been making a point of using real person cashiers. Once I had one ask me why I wasn't using the self check out, I replied 'because it puts you out of a job'. She wasn't able to understand this basic fact
Swiss supermarkets aren't so bad. And they often play unexpectedly good music.
Most low or even mid level workers at companies do not care at all about the companies profitability. It's especially frustrating when doing any sort of B2B sales/marketing, unless you speak with the execs directly, any first point of contact you have with entry level employees is going to be met with pure apathy, since revenue-sharing is almost unheard of in this day and age, there's zero reason for them to care. In fact, many people might secretly hope the business fails, I certainly have had that mindset working at miserable places such as insurance companies.
I'm in my 30s, and admittedly I can't stand most 80s and 70s music, or 90s and 00s music for that matter, so maybe I'm not qualified to be stating these sort of opinions. I do love Pink Floyd, though I can't recall ever hearing them in a grocery store.
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One of my college professors' favorite talking points was that the obesity epidemic in "underprivileged" neighborhoods was due to the lack of quality supermarket chains, turning them into "food deserts." It was always kind of funny how the upscale (exorbitantly priced) supermarket chains like pre-Amazon Whole Foods (nowadays it would be something like Los Angeles' Erewhon) paid lip service to that idea but never really put their money where their mouth is: they are invariably located in liberal, affluent, predominantly white (or Asian) locales.
Actually, that's not entirely true. Whole Foods tried to serve less affluent cities with its slightly more affordable "Whole Foods 365" stores. They closed them down after 2 years. I wonder why?
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Actually, that's not entirely true. Whole Foods tried to serve less affluent cities with its slightly more affordable "Whole Foods 365" stores. They closed them down after 2 years. I wonder why?
Whole Foods Kills Its Millennial-Pandering 365 Stores
There is no such thing as a "cheaper Whole Foods"
www.eater.com
My dad always wanted to be a farmer, long story short he bought 30 acres not far from home. The food that is produced from the vegetables out of his garden tastes so much better than the same food with veggies from the grocery store the difference is staggering. Right now everything my mom and sister make is the best you've ever tasted, even food I don't normally care for. Now if only we still had real butchers around.....
Renzy
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I've noticed the same thing where I live - the whole experience is getting worse while the prices just keep getting higher.
There are now security guards in the grocery store waiting by the exit. I've been there multiple times where someone gets reported for theft. Recently while I was shopping there was a young black guy on a mobility scooter casually stealing stuff from the shelves. I could overhear the workers at the store reporting him and how he was wasn't really disabled (despite the scooter).
They let him ride right out of the store so I assume their policy is not to stop them and simply report it to the police? At any rate, it's become a lot more regular occurrence and now things as mundane as shampoo and other toiletries are locked up in clear acrylic boxes and you have to ask the staff to in order get it off the shelves.
Despite having nine checkout aisles there is generally only one open and staffed at any time. Most of the checkout is now done at the self checkout, but they instituted limits on how many groceries you can bring into the self-checkout because of rampant theft.
It's the same deal at my local Home Depot. Almost every power tool is now locked up behind cages. If you want to get something you have to ask an employee to unlock it and get it for you and they will bring it to the register. Even things like Romex are locked up. A cop car generally sits outside the main entrance/exit. It feels third worldish and I've lived here long enough to see the decline really accelerate these last couple of years.
There are now security guards in the grocery store waiting by the exit. I've been there multiple times where someone gets reported for theft. Recently while I was shopping there was a young black guy on a mobility scooter casually stealing stuff from the shelves. I could overhear the workers at the store reporting him and how he was wasn't really disabled (despite the scooter).
They let him ride right out of the store so I assume their policy is not to stop them and simply report it to the police? At any rate, it's become a lot more regular occurrence and now things as mundane as shampoo and other toiletries are locked up in clear acrylic boxes and you have to ask the staff to in order get it off the shelves.
Despite having nine checkout aisles there is generally only one open and staffed at any time. Most of the checkout is now done at the self checkout, but they instituted limits on how many groceries you can bring into the self-checkout because of rampant theft.
It's the same deal at my local Home Depot. Almost every power tool is now locked up behind cages. If you want to get something you have to ask an employee to unlock it and get it for you and they will bring it to the register. Even things like Romex are locked up. A cop car generally sits outside the main entrance/exit. It feels third worldish and I've lived here long enough to see the decline really accelerate these last couple of years.
Damn brother, any specific reason why you still live in this area?
Renzy
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I have some personal family obligations keeping me in the area. It's certainly not my ideal place to live and I look forward to the day when I see this place in my rearview mirror for the last time.
I absolutely understand making sacrifices for family, I wish you and yours well brother God Bless you and keep you safe.
Batman
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There is no difference between low and high quality grocers except branding. Health food stores just give the illusion of healthy foods. I find healthier options at Aldi than trader joe's or whole foods. You can even find decent food at Walmart. "Underprivleged" people are just ignorant of nutrition.One of my college professors' favorite talking points was that the obesity epidemic in "underprivileged" neighborhoods was due to the lack of quality supermarket chains, turning them into "food deserts." It was always kind of funny how the upscale (exorbitantly priced) supermarket chains like pre-Amazon Whole Foods (nowadays it would be something like Los Angeles' Erewhon) paid lip service to that idea but never really put their money where their mouth is: they are invariably located in liberal, affluent, predominantly white (or Asian) locales.
Actually, that's not entirely true. Whole Foods tried to serve less affluent cities with its slightly more affordable "Whole Foods 365" stores. They closed them down after 2 years. I wonder why?
Whole Foods Kills Its Millennial-Pandering 365 Stores
There is no such thing as a "cheaper Whole Foods"
For packaged foods yes I agree but not for produce. My rabbit was only fed organics and when for some whatever reason I had to get him organic from certain chains he wouldn't eat them, he actually would get pissed and dump his food bowl out in protest. He was fun I miss that big bunny...
This reminds me of a Roger Scruton video which had a good take on the tyranny of pop music.
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Produce is still far healthier than anything processed and poor people rarely buy produce, organic or not. They're the types who think that "lean pockets" are healthier options than hot pockets.
Of course but it's still different quality from different venues
I was given some home grown heirloom tomatoes once, the big weird lumpy ones, and it was one of the best things I'd ever tasted. I ate it plain with a knife and fork. Never had a tomato that good before or since.
Grow some onions in your backyard, really easy to do ours sprouted up from tossing onion scraps along the tree line on the farm after bbq's. They taste like cucumbers fresh and natural out of the ground it's crazy....
I'm sorry I missed that one. If you know where it might be online, drop a link.
Why Does The Supermarket Play Pop Music?
I don’t go out much these days, but when I do, it’s to the supermarket. I need to eat food to survive, and since I don’t grow my own food, I must buy it ...
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Ditch the microwave and the foil its not good, microwave destroys the food, foil leaches aluminium into your food, use your air fryer instead of a microwave
In South Africa I wish we had self service grocery stores, the staff at grocery stores are usually lazy fat black woman, they work really slow and they have an attitude, in the small towns its better though, most of the time I dont even buy the bread over the counters because theres never anyone around to help you or they are too busy talking loud to each other or ignoring you I just take the bread thats already marked with a price.
We have lots of shop lifting in South Africa so I doubt we would have self service tills anytime soon, our labor is also still quite affordable because half the country lives in squatter camps and they dont have high expenses like paying rent, electricity, water, school etc so they can survive off the current low wages, for example you can pay a maid or gardener $10 for an entire days work.
I can fully understand why business owners are choosing to run their businesses without staff, staff can be bad, rude, unreliable, they dont come to work, you have to parent them like babies etc etc, with a machine you dont have these problems, I dont mind going to the grocery store though its usually quitr pleasant its funny how we uave different problems in different countries.
We have lots of shop lifting in South Africa so I doubt we would have self service tills anytime soon, our labor is also still quite affordable because half the country lives in squatter camps and they dont have high expenses like paying rent, electricity, water, school etc so they can survive off the current low wages, for example you can pay a maid or gardener $10 for an entire days work.
I can fully understand why business owners are choosing to run their businesses without staff, staff can be bad, rude, unreliable, they dont come to work, you have to parent them like babies etc etc, with a machine you dont have these problems, I dont mind going to the grocery store though its usually quitr pleasant its funny how we uave different problems in different countries.