Stupid bag lady (part 2)

[Ivan Lendl]

ok i learned my lesson when it comes to buying bottle conditioned beers (namely, dont let them bag the beer, or theyll do make it do loopy-loops and what not)

so i found a store that actually keeps their chimay in a fridge. I picked out the least dusty one i could find, it had a nice compacted yeast slurry on the bottom, that was very easily disturbed. (much more then my homebrews are for whatever reason). Any-whoo i bring it to the register and i show the beer to the checker and say, "i dont need a bag, just scan it please", so she tries to grab the beer from my hand, and we do a min tug-of-war untill finally she annoyingly says, "can i at least scan it!". I let go and she puts it on its side, and of course, it doesnt scan right away and she passes it back and forth like 3 times before it scans.

To save a little face i show her the yeast, that by now is scattered throughout the beer, and i say, "see all the yeast, thats why i dont want it bagged" and she just looks at the beer and says, "i dont know what THAT is"

 

[The Happy Mug]

Explain it to her!

(photon torpedo just before the nose)

Sorry, I just watched "The Wrath of Khan"

Seriously though, I'd explain it to her before I even handed it to her. Tell her why it can't be disturbed before she even gets to touch it, and tell her to handle it like it's nitro-glycerin.

 

[Walker]

orf carry two to the counter. scan one, leave with the other.

-walker

 

[Brew chick]

just get her to type in the bar code like when it wont scan at all,after explaining about the yeast/or how about save the label from your last bottle and get her to scan that!

 

[uglygoat]

just skip the checkout alltogether next time...

 

[Ivan Lendl]

I bought a 'westmalle dubbel' yesterday at the same store and when i brought it up to the register i told the guy, "i dont need a bag." And when i went to show him the yeast in the bottle he says, "hey, i remember you!" And he gently scanned the bottle. The funny thing is that it wasnt ME he remembered, but some other belgian ale aficionado.

 

[EvilTOJ]

What about going through uscan, or some other form of self checkout? Most stores have those except the real cheapie or smaller grocery stores.

 

[Ivan Lendl]

What about going through uscan, or some other form of self checkout? Most stores have those except the real cheapie or smaller grocery stores.

I dont think you can buy alcohol with those...im not sure though, i dont know if Farm Fresh (the store in question) has em either. I know Mega-low mart has them, as well as home despot, but i dont know who else.

its no big deal really, just something to b*tch and moan about...

 

[EvilTOJ]

You can buy alcohol through them, when you gently scan your restricted item it will prompt you to show your ID to the Uscan Overlord, er, Attendant and he types the date and override into his register.

I would know, I work at a helpdesk for grocery stores.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Make the bitch refund your money, then never go there again. That the only defense we have against poor service.