People to Punch, Pet Peeves, and General Vexations (mega-merge)

[Fungo Squiggly]

I’m guessing they were out of decaf?

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

Tik tok “food reviewer” makes a nasty review for food truck because they wouldn’t give him free food

 

[Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux]

@Jaxbuck you’ve been living in Philly long enough to know that Geno and Pats are for tourists!

Man charged in cheesesteak attack on Pat's King of Steaks employee

A man has turned himself in after getting caught on video attacking an employee of Pat's King of Steaks by throwing a cheesesteak in his face during an altercation, police said.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

A man has turned himself in after getting caught on video attacking an employee of Pat's King of Steaks by throwing a cheesesteak in his face during an altercation, police said.

On Friday, police said the individual has been charged with a harassment offense.

Pat's King of Steaks owner, Frank Olivieri, told NBC10 that the incident happened at the shop, along the 1200 block of Passyunk Avenue, at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday when a man, who he believes was some kind of social media influencer, bought a cheesesteak, but mangled the sandwich, then complained about the food.

 

[Jaxbuck]

@Jaxbuck you’ve been living in Philly long enough to know that Geno and Pats are for tourists!

Man charged in cheesesteak attack on Pat's King of Steaks employee

A man has turned himself in after getting caught on video attacking an employee of Pat's King of Steaks by throwing a cheesesteak in his face during an altercation, police said.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Wit, or wit out?

 

[BuckBackHome]

Oh, NOW you've done it. You've gone and got me started on the fucking grocery stores again. Thanks a lot, pal. Rant incoming.

They could get workers, but they don't want to. Or if they do, they don't want to pay them a livable wage. One person can cover 6 self-checkout stations so 2-3 employees could cover all of the self-scan stations at any given time --- but go in at 9 PM and you'll only find one set of 6 self-scans open and you STILL have to wait in line to buy a gallon of milk. Our Kroger even has a robot driving around the store doing inventory now. That's definitely better than a person. (Half the shit is still out-of-stock, of course). And now they are also outsourcing their office jobs. But surely all of that will mean that our grocery prices have gone down, right? Right?

And when you DO find a deal, you have to buy multiple items to get it -- you want a bag of Doritos? $6. But if you buy 2, we'll give you 2 more for free! Bug 5 of these miscellaneous items and get $1 each! 12-pack of soda? $11.99 each. But if you buy 2 on Thursday-Saturday, we'll give you 3 for free. What if I come in on Wednesday? Fuck you. How about Sunday? No, seriously, fuck you. Couldn't you just normalize the pricing and charge something reasonable everyday so people don't have to buy 5 12-packs of soda to get the best price? Fuck off and die, comrade! Make sure you have your have a shopper's card, or you don't get ANY deals! And did you clip the digital coupon? Gotta clip the digital coupon in our app that you have to have and that definitely isn't mining and selling your data! Oh, good job -- you dealt with all of our bullshit to get the best price. Guess what? We may still ring it up wrong when you checkout! But we won't let you find out until you've already checked out and paid. Because EVERYTHING rings up on the screen at full price and we only apply the discounts after you click "checkout". Oh, we charged you too much? Better go stand in line at customer service with everyone else we are overcharging. But only during certain hours when normal people are off working. Got overcharged at 10 PM? lol too fucking bad.

But at least Kroger managed to scrape together a spare $24B to try to buy Albertson's, so that's nice for them. Of course, that fell through and Albertson's is now suing them for $8B. Surely they'll learn their lesson --- what? Now they are trying to buy Giant Eagle for $1.65B? Cool, cool, cool. Glad they are still finding a way to make ends meet in these trying times.

They do have a mural in the store about 1/3rd of our food going to waste and 1-in-9 people facing food insecurity because they are a GOOD company that CARES about people. Gee, I wonder why the fuck that is when you make people buy more food than they need to get the best price and also charge people that can't afford to do that more per item? At least we can roundup at the register and they'll probably pass that money onto a charity to help people than can't afford food.

It's some fucking dystopian shit, man.

Let us not forget all the workers who would otherwise be manning checkout lines and customer service spots but are now pushing around carts to do the grocery shopping for those who opted for the pickup route.