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(USA) Is It Rude To Ask To Bag Your Own Groceries? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by mooseknee@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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Is there some rule that employees have to follow that doesn't allow customers to bag? Or is it just that they're incentivized to offer? I'd love some input from people who have worked in some of the bigger companies. For reference, I mostly use Publix.

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[–] all-knight-party@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

I used to work at Publix, the average bagging employee is not gonna give a shit if you want to bag yourself, but they are trained to do it. The customer's preference will be more important, especially at Publix where customer service is a point of pride. If you firmly and kindly say that you're going to bag it yourself, then they'll understand.