953 nut 68,374 #1 Posted 7 hours ago September 6, 1916, Piggly-Wiggly, the first self-serve grocery store, opens in Memphis, Tennessee, ending the age when the only way to buy groceries was to have a clerk assemble your order behind a counter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 21,020 #2 Posted 5 hours ago And today a big chunk of Wegmans business is them filling your order and having it put in your car out front or delivered to you at home Full circle??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,767 #3 Posted 5 hours ago 28 minutes ago, pfrederi said: And today a big chunk of Wegmans business is them filling your order and having it put in your car out front or delivered to you at home Full circle??? Ditto for Walmart, Stop & Shop, and Shaw's. I'm an earlybird, usually arrive to to Market right after they open... The last Store I mentioned, Shaw's, can be quite pricey unless you just shop the sales... There are not usually many cars in the parking lot when I arrive; one mornibg, I noticed about 25. I go in and there are only about four shoppers like me - the rest are order pickers buzzing around gathering items for the folks willing to pay extra for that "service".. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,767 #4 Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: Piggly-Wiggly... More than once I have felt the need to "enlighten" Customer Service Employees that were totally ineffective in their handling an issue that I brought to them.... When we eventually reach an impasse with no further attempt on their part to resolve the matter at hand, I inform them of what I call The Piggly-Wiggly factor. I tell them that I did not go the Piggly-Wiggly to see the pimpley faced kid bagging groceries his reccomedation for selecting Building Materials (Or whatever Business I'm at). No, I came HERE because YOU guys do this for a living! Younger folks just stare at you, clueless what a Piggly-Wiggly is!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 17,514 #5 Posted 4 hours ago 50 minutes ago, pfrederi said: And today a big chunk of Wegmans business is them filling your order and having it put in your car out front or delivered to you at home Full circle??? but not for me. If you've ever seen the folks that pick your stuff, you might think twice. I much prefer to pick my own. My daughter uses the grocery service from Walmart and is frequently complaining about meat and other items that are at, near, or beyond expiry dates. No sir. I'll do my own shopping if you please. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 9,207 #6 Posted 3 hours ago Anybody else ever notice how often there seems to be one of those order pickers and their truck sized cart right in front of the shelf location of the very item you are wanting? On the other hand, those order pickers know the store well and are a good resource to ask when something can't be found. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
