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RSB34
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groccery bagger at supermarket

Are you supposed to tip them? Never really occurred to me to tip them but today it looked like the bagger maybe expected $$??

Posted 7/30/12 7:08 PM
 
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whateverLOLAwants
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Danielle

Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

definitely not. tipping is so out of control these days.

Posted 7/30/12 7:13 PM
 

MorningCuppaCoffee
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

No way!

And definitely not at Stop&Shop, where they're on their cell phones most of the time while at the register.

This is their JOB.

Posted 7/30/12 7:46 PM
 

jam11308

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groccery bagger at supermarket

I never do & I never expected it when I worked in grocery stores back when I was in school...

Posted 7/30/12 7:52 PM
 

jilliibabii
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

No! I was a bagger and I never got tips!!

Posted 7/30/12 7:53 PM
 

missfabulous
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Colleen

groccery bagger at supermarket

I never have.

Posted 7/30/12 7:55 PM
 

WhatNow
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

I think he should tip you!

Posted 7/30/12 8:15 PM
 

Tulips915
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groccery bagger at supermarket

No way!

ETA: A lot of stores, especially down south, won't let you tip them.

Message edited 7/30/2012 8:19:33 PM.

Posted 7/30/12 8:19 PM
 

NorthCackalaky1013
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

Posted by Tulips915

No way!

ETA: A lot of stores, especially down south, won't let you tip them.



Yes down in NC at Harris Teeter they don;t accept tips and they will even wheel your stuff to your car and help you load it. I have never asked them to but they always offer. It took a while to get used to Chat Icon

Posted 7/30/12 8:59 PM
 

jellybean78
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

When I have cash I usually do

Posted 7/30/12 9:04 PM
 

skew
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

Posted by NorthCackalaky1013

Posted by Tulips915

No way!

ETA: A lot of stores, especially down south, won't let you tip them.



Yes down in NC at Harris Teeter they don;t accept tips and they will even wheel your stuff to your car and help you load it. I have never asked them to but they always offer. It took a while to get used to Chat Icon



Same thing at HT and Publix in FL. I always try to bag myself but they insist on doing so. I decline when they ask if I want assistance to the car. I don't tip for the bagging and more often then not I bag my own groceries in NY. On the rare occasions that someone bags for me, I do not tip.

Posted 7/30/12 9:06 PM
 

tara73
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Buttercup

groccery bagger at supermarket

If they bring the stuff to my car, I do. Otherwise, no. Especially since most of the time it's kids who end up squishing my bread or putting a package of meat in with the fruit etc

Posted 7/30/12 9:14 PM
 

2boys4me
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

I grew up in Richmond, VA before coming to Massapequa for high school and they had this store there called Ukrops and they bag your groceries and walk them to your car and are very, very nice. They would not accept tips and to answer the op, no I do not tip because it is very rare that someone at Stop and Shop with bag my groceries and if they do they are on the phone the entire time or talking to the cashier about "smoking a fatty" lol

Posted 7/30/12 9:20 PM
 

Eunyboo
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E

Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

I used to at a Compare Supermarket only because they had a little bucket by the bagger and I always felt guilty just walking by. Don't shop there anymore and don't tip the bagger.

Posted 7/30/12 9:26 PM
 

evrythng4areason
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Kayla

groccery bagger at supermarket

never..i also feel like even the bagger/cashier makes me bag my own sometimes

Posted 7/30/12 9:43 PM
 

Ayne11
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

Posted by Eunified

I used to at a Compare Supermarket only because they had a little bucket by the bagger and I always felt guilty just walking by. Don't shop there anymore and don't tip the bagger.



This is the only place I've ever seen this. I have never tipped them.

Posted 7/30/12 9:54 PM
 

miabella
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jessica

Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

i normally dont but the one guy at the stop and shop near me i tip always packs my bags correctly ...others dont really care mix food with cleaning stuff one kid put canned things with eggs and bread Chat Icon


I agree we have gone tipping crazy , everyone sitting with their hand out...in my opnion a tip should be earned not expected

Posted 7/30/12 10:12 PM
 

LotsaLuv
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groccery bagger at supermarket

There are grocery baggers? I always have to bag my own....

Posted 7/30/12 10:27 PM
 

LovesMike
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

Posted by evrythng4areason

never..i also feel like even the bagger/cashier makes me bag my own sometimes



THIS!! To steal a bit from Bill Burr, I don't work at the supermarket, why do I have to bag? I try when I'm shopping alone, but its a lot to manage all at once - while trying to make sure the correct prices are coming up on the screen (there is ALWAYS an error). A pet peeve of mine.

Posted 7/30/12 10:29 PM
 

gina409
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

i never have

Posted 7/30/12 10:31 PM
 

cds58019
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

Nope, no tip. I always make sure I thank them though.

Posted 7/30/12 11:15 PM
 

PhyllisNJoe
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

I don't. I usually do it myself.

The only time I've seen it is when a little old lady gives someone a quarter for bagging and i always think it's the cutest thing

Posted 7/31/12 7:55 AM
 

Dee0522
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Denise

Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

Never have, and never even thought about it. I do always make sure I thank them, though. Chat Icon

Posted 7/31/12 8:32 AM
 

computergirl
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

No way, never. Most of the cashiers/baggers give me dirty looks/attitude if I'm not bagging groceries myself! Wow, I'm sorry I'm taking away from your chitchat time, guys-- I have 2 young kids with me that frankly I would prefer to be keeping my eye on, instead of doing your job for you, thank you very much.

Frankly, the only reason I find myself doing the bagging myself (when my kids are not with me) is because the employees do such a crappy job of it! So no.... no tips from me!

Posted 7/31/12 8:37 AM
 

CAMCaps
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Re: groccery bagger at supermarket

I never tip baggers. In all honesty, I would prefer to bag the items myself I would also think they are not allowed to accept tips.

Posted 7/31/12 8:40 AM
 
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