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Joann Fabric's, DSW, Kohl's, have this. I think Target set up their checkouts to confound and befuddle shoppers. They are 2 layers deep, offset. So you can't tell which line people are in, or those in line block the open checkouts in front of them. It crams people together, it's horrible. |
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08-14-2021, 01:28 PM | #34637 | |
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(We live quite a way from the nearest grocery of any kind at all, so I tend to do pantry shopping at one store--canned and boxed goods where it's the least expensive and the most options--meat, fish and poultry, and fresh veggies at another--and then miscellaneous "gourmet items" at a third. I loathe it, but when you live far from everything, you either pay out the nose for your basics, to get decent meat/fish/poultry/veggies, or you do what I do. We can afford to pay out the nose, if we needed to, but it seems so wasteful to me, [since I'm cheap] paying 30-40% more! Self-checkout and I are barely on nodding terms...) Hitch |
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08-14-2021, 09:30 PM | #34638 |
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08-14-2021, 11:25 PM | #34639 | |
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I agree with you about Target's setup being confusing. Once I was there during the Christmas shopping season and they actually had an employee directing customers to cashier stations. Wish they had that all the time, it was helpful. |
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08-14-2021, 11:27 PM | #34640 | |
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There are some groceries that are worth paying extra to have; but for pantry staples, canned goods, brand items--it's just downright dumb to pay 40% more just so you can say you don't shop at (Kmart, Walmart, Dollar Store), etc. And yes, that allows me to shop at the butcher, instead of getting that godawful, too-lean beef that chain groceries have now. (And to go to this absurdly, ABSURDLY overpriced store/bakery to have my occasional binge of macaron cookies--not to be confused with macaroons--and indulge myself.) Hitch |
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08-21-2021, 02:08 AM | #34643 |
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Why do many manufacturers think packaging has to be a lot bigger than the product? We see it in our store, more and more items come on blister packaging, taking up a lot of space. I know it's partly to make theft difficult, but it's getting ridiculous. And they probably also do it make their product look bigger and better than the competitor's.
Earlier this year my sister and have gotten into playing the game Carcassonne when I'm staying at her place. I got the base game with the Rivers expansion set. I had already seen that there are various "Big Boxes" which come with the base game and various expansions. For our upcoming vacation I got Big Box 3, with eleven expansion sets. And it comes in a huge box. Filled mostly with air. My sister is driving us to our destination, her car isn't big. So yesterday I packaged all the various tile sets and other playing items in zip lock baggies, labelled them and put them, the score board and manual in a bigger zip lock bag. It's now a quarter of the size of the box and I can easily put it in a bag with other things. Most likely another case of trying to impress people with the size of the box. But such a waste of space, not just for when your traveling, but also at home. I'm seriously considering splurging and ordering a handmade wooden box/case on Etsy for the game. It's bigger than my baggies, probably about as big as the box of the Big Box, but more practical to put away and take with me. |
08-21-2021, 02:25 AM | #34644 |
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08-21-2021, 02:25 PM | #34645 |
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08-21-2021, 07:26 PM | #34646 |
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Sometime back I bought some new kitchen shears, I had to use heavy duty tin snips to get at them.
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08-21-2021, 07:44 PM | #34647 |
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08-21-2021, 08:17 PM | #34648 | |
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Also: I hope there's also a spot for whoever thought it was a good idea to put childproof caps on painkillers. At least my pharmacy will move it over to an easy-open container, but it's frustrating to have to ask. Last edited by ownedbycats; 08-21-2021 at 08:23 PM. |
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08-21-2021, 08:19 PM | #34649 |
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Err...I rather think that IS a good idea, though it is indeed wise for there to be an option.
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08-22-2021, 12:09 AM | #34650 |
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