at what store

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Originally Posted by RopeyLopey

I like observing people there, too. There's a pretty wide selection of characters out there, huh?
I was used to shop in Sherbourne's No Frills, but it's smaller, they don't have all the sutff I need, and I was always trying to make it quick before someone steals my bike otuside. The only better thing about Sherbourne was that I could better recognize the people behind counter, and there was this older lady who for some reason thought I am an Italian and she always spoke Italian at me and I always laughed and gave her replies back in bastardized mixture of Spanish and Italian. Also, on the bills there was always pritned the first name of the clerk - I liked that - in Dufferin they have only numbers.

The boss of Dufferin - Joe- seems to be don't-fuck-with-me manager, too. The other day there were two No Frills girls talking how 'Paul was called to see Joe' and there was this sudden un-easiness in her voice when she only pronounced Joe's name. It gave an impression chances are no one will ever see Paul again - maybe his body will show up on day at the shore. Joe looks like a typical Cosa Nostra character, too.

i've had some bad experiences in sherbourne - one time an angry woman shoved me into a rack of magazines for no apparent reason, and i've been banged with carts on my legs and feet a good many times. i usually go to the one on parliament. there's a drunken homeless lady that screams at you when you walk by but i'm used to her. one time i met a very nice drag queen there. that's awesome you like observing the workings of the store like that.. i'll keep an eye out for joe next time i am there.

[dean moriaty]

hey jan, how'd your english get so much better all of a sudden?

at the moment the supermarkets i use [or whoever's shopping, normally my mum; i'm living at home] are morrison's [was safeways pre-takeover] which is pretty crappy but close or tesco's which is out on the ringroad but a lot bigger and a little cheaper too. we also get some stuff from the greengrocers especially stuff like sacks of potatos.

when i get to houston i expect i'll be using fiesta mainly

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Originally Posted by wally

indeed not, but my future brother in law lives there

is he called 'Stephen' ?

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i live a block away froma whole foods so i usually go there. somtimes i'll go to safeway when i want things like candy and sugary cereals and soda and stuff like that

[RopeyLopey]

Originally Posted by dean moriaty

hey jan, how'd your english get so much better all of a sudden?

did you read my german whining thread or what?

I guess I wasn't running/working on another 3-5 things at the same time while posting at that moment. I am usually boarding Jerome-style:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...usan/lista.jpg

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Originally Posted by dean moriaty

fiesta

it's a little bit like going to the grocery in mexico.


not that i'd really know, i mean, i've never been there but i have my suspicions.


hey irridescent fairysex, if you read this will you tell me about mexican grocery stores around where you are?

[Oblivious]

Originally Posted by daydreamer999

that's hilarious.

when i worked at new world (nz supermarket chain) they had the sickening introductory video crap, but none of that union stuff. uhhh, out of curiosity, what exactly did it tell you to do if you were approached by a union member?

basically run away and find the store manager so that he/she can have the union member ejected from the store.

Originally Posted by I'maskingforit!

why are union members bad? i thought unions protect employees

apparently walmart is intimidated by the idea of unionizing. they think that they offer their employees a substantial enough benefits package so that said employees wouldn't need the backing/support of a union.

i grew up with my father being seriously involved with a local union and walmart was just so adamant about the whole thing and then to actually have a video to specifcally instruct you on how to deal with the "situation" of being approached...way creepy.