Cart hunters.

Shishio · Post by **Shishio** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:11 pm

After posting about the possibility of doing one guest comic, (Assuming it's OK, and someone wants to draw it.) I came up with ideas for more.

So, I'm curious to know if there are dedicated cart retrievers in American grocery stores, or if they just occasionally send out someone from another department to get them.

Do they have to wear reflective vests? Do their shopping carts lock?

RotSman · Post by **RotSman** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:49 pm

In the past, "baggers" tend to get the job of retrieving wayward carts (at least where I am). This is apparently a great job in the summer on third shift, and pretty crappy in the winter on ANY shift.

Also, where I am "baggers" are now called "courtesy team members." o_O They wear reflective dayglo green vests when they go outside, and the carts are made to fit together. They are then tied up with this kind of bungee looking thing with a backpack clasp on it.

This looks like a job...for Purvous!

Tenma · Post by **Tenma** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:27 pm

Technically the job title is "courtesy clerk" around here, but everyone just calls them baggers. They retrieve the shopping carts when there is little bagging to be done, and they're also called upon to do all the janitorial work.

I put in some time as a bagger back in the day, and I didn't much care for it to say the least.

Lando · Post by **Lando** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:54 am

Ohh and at really big places like super Wal-marts they have these motors that drive an ass load of carts all at one time my buddy said his record was 110 carts at one time. the bungee thing ugh can you imagine if that thing broke while ou were pushing carts? you'd lose an eye for sure...

RotSman · Post by **RotSman** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:13 pm

If it were a union job, you could probably retire on the settlement you'd get for that lost eye. ^_^

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:16 pm

At Wal-Marts around here where I live, there are people whose jobs are specifically to get the carts. Their job is so easy.

Tenma · Post by **Tenma** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:56 pm

RotSman wrote:If it were a union job, you could probably retire on the settlement you'd get for that lost eye. ^_^

Yes, but Wal-Mart pulls out the extra-evil tactics to suppress the formation of a union.

RotSman · Post by **RotSman** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:33 pm

Wal-Mart's most likely motivation for doing so is probably that if it were a union job, you could probably retire on the settlement you'd get for that lost eye.

KLSanchez · Post by **KLSanchez** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:19 pm

Lando wrote:Ohh and at really big places like super Wal-marts they have these motors that drive an ass load of carts all at one time my buddy said his record was 110 carts at one time. the bungee thing ugh can you imagine if that thing broke while ou were pushing carts? you'd lose an eye for sure...

"Arrr matey, this eye got me int'e retirement."
"Where'd you get the accent then?"
"After me eye was lost. ....ARRR."

RotSman · Post by **RotSman** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:52 pm

Me mates and I filed a Class Action lawsuit...those brigands be discriminatin' against pirates. ARR.