Why does my 24-pack need a sticker?
Just back from the grocery store. A grocery store can tell you a lot about a neighborhood, I think. I hated my old grocery store, and I pretty much hated the neighborhood. I love my new grocery store, and I love my new neighborhood. It’s not a coincidence.
Anyway, I picked up a 24-pack of of Diet Dr. Pepper, and the checkout lady dutifully applied an orange Jewel sticker to the box o’ pop after sliding it by the scanner. Why? Why does this item get the “You paid for it” sticker and nothing else does? It’s not as if soda is particularly valuable, easy to steal, or stolen frequently.
Care to hazard a guess?
June 14th, 2006 at 12:18 am
My guess is that, it must be REALLY valuable, easy to steal, or is stolen frequently. [Grin]
June 14th, 2006 at 12:49 am
You bought diet. This saves America from obesity to some degree.
I demand thank you stickers on my cans of Coke Zero.
June 14th, 2006 at 12:52 am
“Thank you” stickers?! Don’t oversell them. More like “You didn’t steal this” stickers!
And yes, I was slightly embarrassed to write that I bought Diet Dr. Pepper, but it’s Dr. Pepper, and somehow I feel less embarrassed about buying that than Diet Coke.
June 14th, 2006 at 6:14 am
Because it prolly didn’t go into a white plastic bag, like everything else. The bag screams “I’m not a thief!!!” Without it, your bona fides need to be established by sticker-thingies.
June 14th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Management requires each clerk to stamp a minimum of 15 pieces of flair on boxes o’ pop. Some clerks, like yours, go above and beyond…and they encourage that.
Now, it’s up to each clerk whether or not they want to just do the bare minimum. Well, like Brian, for example, has 37 pieces of flair. And a terrific smile.
Bottom line is people can get soda cans anywhere, ok? They come to Chotchkie’s for the atmosphere and the attitude. That’s what the flair’s about. It’s about fun.
June 14th, 2006 at 10:11 am
“Ransom Fetish” (interesting name!) — You’re right. I guess I didn’t think of it at the time. But what’s silly is that they see me walking from the checkout lane to the exit — that’s about 20 feet. They know I just bought it. And no one is standing at the door looking at my receipt, a la Sam’s Club.
Maybe the sticker is there because people put big items like 24-packs of soda and big bags of dog food underneath their carts and accidentally forget to pay for them. Eh?
June 14th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
the real reason is people put these type of articles on the rack on the bottom of the cart. many times, the checkout person doesn’t see it (or the person simply tries to “steal” it by not schleping it out and putting it on the belt). anyways, this proves the item wasn’t inadvertantly missed if you get stopped when you leave.
June 14th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
I kinda hate it when there’s a “rational” reason for these things that undercuts my complaining.
June 14th, 2006 at 7:25 pm
I believe the sticker thing is proof of purchase b/c it won’t fit into a bag. BUT if you plan to steal something and you?re really good at it, a person can just go to an empty register and get the stickers that lay in the open and sticker their stolen packs themselves (Diet, Regular, Beer, etc.)The sticker thing is a good idea, but it’s totally beatable.