Ever wonder why, when buying beer at the grocery store, the underage cashier sets the beer at the back of the groceries, rings up absolutely everything else, then calls for “code 7” (or whatever their secret passphrase is for someone old enough to ring up beer) while everyone behind you in line groans?
I thought I’d be kind today to the other Thanksgiving shoppers behind me, and put the beer at the very front of the groceries. He looked at it, asked “is this alcohol?” and set it at the back. I actually asked him, “wouldn’t it be faster to call for someone now, then continue ringing up everything else while we wait for them to get here?”
He said they were required to do it that way. I happen to know that they’re also required to ask for ID, which he didn’t.
Suggestion for grocers: put some kind of identifier on the lane or lanes where the cashier is old enough to sell beer. Then we won’t slow down the lines for everyone else.
Damn, you STILL shop at Food City?
I just run in there to get beer through the auto checkout lane, and buy my groceries elsewhere. Hell with that place.
But the do have good beer.
ummm… no. Kroger. “Code 7” is a holdover from the days when there was still a Food City with a navigable parking lot.
I *hate* the code 7 crap.
I had the same thing happen just yesterday at Food City (the closest nice grocery store). I figured the scanning it last bit was policy. It’s definitely obnoxious.
And you’re right … they should have some sort of sign. It’s obnoxious how you always guess the wrong lane (because even when the person’s clearly over 60, they might not be certified).
You used to be able to count on the self-checkout lanes, but lately I’ve even had that problem there, which makes no sense given how many people must go through there.
If the “secret code” is 7, then when I’m buying two containers does it become 14?