Nope, the terrorists have lost... Because we have Harris Teeter...
Agree...went to Harris Teeter for the first time a few weeks ago. Pretty impressive.
Nope, the terrorists have lost... Because we have Harris Teeter...
Nope, the terrorists have lost... Because we have Harris Teeter...
Let's not forget about the legions of dependent zombies that infest the aisles +/- 2 days from pay day, and the lines they create during check out. Commissaries are great for your MK 1 Mod 0 airman w/ wife and kids who are pinching pennies. For the rest of us, our time is more valuable than standing around as though we were back in some Soviet era breadline.
Brett
I did not go to a Commissary for years after my first trip because it was so bad. I went on some random weekday to the big one near the hospital in Pensacola. As I walked the aisles, the wrong way at first, I started encountering a lot of older people. I soon found out that 90% of the patrons that day were retirees, and they were mean . I have yet to run into so many mean old people at once again. I did not know any of the 'rules' or 'etiquette' of the Commissary and was constantly reminded of it by many very surly older people. I did not even know about the big line for checkouts and got yelled at for it .
I had nightmares about my experience at the Commissary for years afterward.
Which "rules" and "etiquette" are you talking about?
Which "rules" and "etiquette" are you talking about?
One of the relatively few things I miss about San Dog....that Fry's is awesome!You don't see it as much now, but some commissaries have one way aisles with arrows on the floor, and the whole weird checkout process. They've adopted that style of "directed traffic" at Fry's Electronics here in SOCAL.
Brett
One of the relatively few things I miss about San Dog....that Fry's is awesome!
RetreadRand said:They did that at the IKEA in Germany...
I felt trapped...you could not wonder aimlessly without all the Germans giving you strange looks...and getting pissed because you don't follow their models of efficiency
Like a bunch of mice looking for the cheese reward. The only problem is you usually end of with a sh!tload of cheese at the checkout.The only alternative is to follow their preplanned path through the entire store which takes a good hour.
Which "rules" and "etiquette" are you talking about?
That is the biggest negative in Florida with the commissaries...the elderly population. Most places, as long as you avoid the commissary on a payday or weekend you will miss the big crowds. At MacDill outside Tampa you can go any freakin' time and it is packed with grumpy ole retirees, all anxious to hit you in the ankle with their cart. :icon_rage