And why, after a sale transaction, do you stand in the middle of the aisle to read the receipt or fix your handbag and hold up those who want to exit the store? I just wondered. Please don't take this question as an insult or me being critical, it is more of an observation.
2007-08-02 22:52:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Wow. I asked a touchy question. But thanks for your answers. I do say excuse me but sometimes they don't hear, I gently pat them, and some still don't respond. I try never to be rude. But I will consider all that was said the next time I shop.
2007-08-03 09:13:24 · update #1
Many seniors use their baskets to support themselves particularly if they have such diseases as arthritis or have equilibrium problems. It helps to give them balance much the same way a walker does. You might ask then if they have these problems, why don't they use the little scooters provided by a lot of major markets. Simply answered, those are for old people and no one wants to admit they are old. In answer to your second question, most were taught at an early age not to leave the area until you know you have all the money right because if you leave and try to come back later, cashiers and others may not remember as easily. Therefore, they will stop and check everything before they leave. They are thinking about this more so than whether or not they are in your way.
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2007-08-02 23:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by The PENsive Insomniac 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Great answers, everybody! Makes me proud to be a Senior.
Yes, my shopping cart is more than just something to carry those things I want to purchase in. It is also my walker, because I use one.
It is imperative that Seniors take the extra minute to check their register receipts and change. Not only has the age of automation changed the habits of the cashier, it also has changed the habits of the buying public. Be aware of the prices posted and the ones in the sale papers. Then check them out after you've purchased, or while they're being rung up is better. Sometimes the scanners haven't been updated and you don't want to overpay for something. Yes, certain national retail and wholesale stores are infamous for these practices, even fast food places.
Besides, this checking helps keep our brains active and is a great practice for us all.
2007-08-03 13:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by Cranky 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cart for support. Checking a receipt, especially in Wal*Mart to make sure you have not been over charged. I carry a shopping list, write down the shelf prices then compare them to what I get charged at check-out. Every time there is at least one overcharge. How many know it is a violation of law to bate and switch in a store or that Wal*Mart does it all the time? As for standing in the middle of the aisle to do it, right that is rude, but it needs to be done before one leaves the store and a complaint needs to be made to customer service, not at the cash register. Those folks just scan and bag they have no knowledge of pricing.
2007-08-03 12:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by Ray T 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SO many great answers to this question.
I hold on to my shopping cart because I am on oxygen & it makes me feel better walking. If I am one of those people that hold you up, why can't you simply say, "excuse me, may I get past you?" Is that so difficult for you to do? WHAT does it matter WHY people do it?
I don't like shopping with the toddlers screaming & fighting with their mothers over items they shove in the cart. If I find it unbearable I say something. If children are shoving carts into other shoppers, I say something. If a young mother is whacking the heck out of her child in the middle of the aisle, I say something. If I see someone steal an item, I say something.
See, you can say, "excuse me, please. I would like to pass."
2007-08-03 13:47:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have equilibrium problems that sometimes happen. There are times that I need to hang on to the cart so I don't fall down.
There are people too, who put their heavy purses into their carts. Hang onto the cart for dear life.
Don't you read your receipt? Just to make sure that the scanner didn't blip and charge you twice for the same item? If you don't, you should.
No reason for folks - even young folks - to be in such an allfire hurry that they can't wait a moment or two.
2007-08-03 12:09:30 · answer #5 · answered by kiwi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do younger people let their kids run through the store screaming like banshees? Why do men take ten minutes to put their money back into their wallets? Why do people stand in the 10 items or less line with 15 items?
Why does the person paying by check wait until it's ovee to get our his or her checkbook.
Life in the supermarket is full of aggravations. Shop at odd hours. Or learn to live with it.
2007-08-03 13:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They hold onto the cart to help keep them stable. Often older people have athritis or heart disease that causes them to feel unstable. As for checking out the reciept and blocking the aisle...I do that and I am not quite a senior yet. Oh heavens...will I get worse???? lol
2007-08-03 22:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by goldensparkler61 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What penmac2001 said. Very good answer. Ever since my stroke I have poor balance. I never block the aisle to check my receipt. If someone does that, I yell "excuse me, move". If they don't move, I walk up next to them and TELL them to move. Period.
2007-08-03 11:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with your statement. I try to go shopping while the young mothers are at work so I don't have to listen to screaming mothers trying to reprimand their kids and to allow them to shop speedily. After all, we have all day to go shopping.
2007-08-03 09:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by ndnquah 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't do any of those things; but, penmac2001 has given a really good answer.
2007-08-03 10:58:04 · answer #10 · answered by geniepiper 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋