The 8 Rudest Things You Can Do at the Grocery Store

My first job was at Grand Union, a once-popular grocery store chain throughout the Northeast. I mostly worked the register, checking out customer after customer and their dizzying barrage of items, but I also stocked shelves, cleaned messes, and, when necessary, gathered stray carts from the far reaches of the parking lot.

April 20, 2024

The 8 Rudest Things You Can Do at the Grocery Store

My first job was at Grand Union, a once-popular grocery store chain throughout the Northeast. I mostly worked the register, checking out customer after customer and their dizzying barrage of items, but I also stocked shelves, cleaned messes, and, when necessary, gathered stray carts from the far reaches of the parking lot. As far as first jobs go, it was… fine. I earned a few bucks, met many wonderful people from town, and made friends with coworkers. But there are plenty of things that irk me to this day, and they mainly stem from customers not following some basic, unspoken rules. Want to avoid being one of your local store's least-favorite customers?

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