A little hiccup in Sainsbury

sorry for typos. Time for bed said Zebedee

That is funny Hopehope, think he needs a bit more training. Shame about the cake though.

I think I would have almost cried at the loss of that cake and probably gone to the cake section and bought another one - or something else (low calorie??) like a fresh cream slice or a doughnut............Oh dear I am off to Sainsburys today - I know where I will be lingering.........!!

We (Daughter and I) called for something in a small corner shop and noticed they had jars of rainbow crystals (sherbert type stuff). Ooo, we must have some of that, so shop man, took jar down off shelf, unscrewed lid, got bag, couldn't open it, licked his fingers to open bag and blew into it to make space for crystals. AND...he was most put out when we said...err...don't bother!

I am such a dirty gertie! I would not have batted an eyelid re the crystals incident!

Aw he was probably a weekend lad doing his best to seem professional by offering you another bag! He must have missed the hygiene training.

Oh, bless him! I bet his DM would have killed him if she'd known!! 'That's not how I brought you up!'

Last year, DH bought a pack of scones from our local Morrisons. When he brought them home I noticed that, inside the unopened cellophane packaging, a fly was quite active. He immediately took them back to the store, and stood in the queue at customer services with the unopened scones clutched in his hot little mit, the fly still crawling about. Just as he got to the counter, someone passing through the queue with a large shopping bag shoved DH in the back and the forward jolt caused him to put his thumb through the packaging. The fly flew out, and that was that. He did complain anyway and they gave him back his money, but with the evidence off on the wing, I think they just thought he was a looney and felt sorry for him! We inspect their baked goods very carefully now!

LOL Greyduster that is so funny as is the Angel cake incident

Greyduster I imagined that scene as one from One Foot In The Grave....just the sort of thing to happen to poor old VM. Ditto the post from Hopehope

My brother was in a cafe some years ago and bought crackers and cheese, ( the little sellophane blocks). After wrestling to open the cheese for about 10 minutes and being unsuccessful he took it to a member of staff and said 'I can't open this cheese' assuming that they would get him another one and open it with a sharp knife, he stood there astounded as the helpful assistant put it to her mouth and opened it with her teeth! She couldn't understand why he did't want it.....

Really funny Greyduster. I also thought of Victor Meldrew

GillT57

That was really funny, greyduster. I can imagine your DH face as he tried to explain

Reminds me of a trip to Morrisons a few years ago. The (not-so-young) lady who was serving me with some sausages carefully put on the plastic glove kept for such tasks, then proceeded to pick up the sausages with the OTHER hand! Looked at me like I was speaking Martian when I explained why I was almost crying with laughter. I had a quiet word at the customer service desk on my way out and suggested she might benefit from retraining.

what about cashiers who lick their fingers when picking up/opening plastic bags? Not so common now they don't give free bags, but usually they look really puzzled when I ask them not to. Surely that's part of the hygiene training?

If this is what they do when the customer is watching, one wonders what goes on behind the scenes?!!

Don't even think about it Polly !

Why so many cafes and restaurants get low "scores on the doors" because we do not see what is going on in the kitchen.

Having worked in catering not much I haven't seen, as my DM always says "what the eye don't see the heart don't grieve" but in front of the Customer....no, no, no. Cream cake incident made my day & fly in the box of scones

With my OH it is people handing you a cup of tea or something with their fingers all around the top of the glass/cup. He hates it.

Feel sorry for the lad, but he should have offered you another cake not another bag.

Not food related, but my late FIL used to lick the tip of his pencil when he did the crossword puzzle. It made me cringe. I can feel my teeth curling up with the memory!

For me its the takeaway cups in coffee chains, where the lid that you drink from is picked up and pushed firmly into place with the palm of the hand, by the assistant Barista

Not in the same category but sure many others watching a news programme concerning food manufacturers may have had the same thoughts that I did.
A production line showing sausages being wrapped where the workers had the appropriate clothing but never wore masks over mouth and nose.?
My first thought was what if a 'sudden' cough or sneeze occurred ?.Covered hands go over mouth /nose then carry on packing sausages?
Am to fussy?