Current Events > speed of Aldi cashier left this Mom 'crying and shaking' beside her kids

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The loyal Aldi shopper says the worker refused to slow down his scanning - even as food fell from the allocated packing area onto the floor "like a slot machine."

A British mother was left 'in tears' and 'in shock' after a confrontation with an Aldi cashier.
The mum says she was shopping with her three children when the row over the speed of his scanning occurred.

She said she was left traumatised by his "aggressive approach" and the "ferocious" speed of the conveyor belts while checking out.
The loyal Aldi shopper says the worker refused to slow down his scanning - even as food fell from the allocated packing area onto the floor "like a slot machine."

he 35-year-old says fellow customers were "gawping" as the cashier continued to scan "piling the food high."Eventually "huge towers" of products piled up, as Nicola "frantically reached" to pack her bags as quickly as possible.
"He could see my struggle and when a tin finally fell, I began crying and shaking," she said.
"I knelt to the floor to pick up the food while simultaneously trying to watch my children.
"I asked the cashier to please stop scanning through more food and that it felt like he was throwing the items at me."
But Nicola says she received a "blunt and aggressive" response, as the cashier accused her of not "packing quickly enough" and dubbed her a "liar" for her accusations.
Nicola said another Aldi worker then took over and diffused the tense exchange, while the cashier walked away.
"The other worker was very lovely and understanding," she said. "But the incident has personally knocked my confidence.
"Shopping with three children can be challenging enough without suffering panic and anxiety at the checkout and leaving the store in tears.
"I was shocked how someone in customer care could disregard my struggle with no empathy or care whatsoever. It's totally unacceptable."
Nicola, who was shopping with her children aged two, three and seven, says she reported the incident to Aldi's customer care team, who say they have raised it with the area manager.
Having shopped at the supermarket chain for the last 10 years, she says she now feels "worried" about returning to the store.
"Normally I pop into Aldi a couple of times a week, but I've been putting it off," she said.
"I'll have to face it at some stage, but the experience has really unnerved me and I'll be steering well clear of that particular employee."
Her account raises wider questions about the limited space in Aldi packing areas, which has divided shoppers before.
She said: "I've never liked the checkouts. It's always a rush, and the area is so small. I've never had an experience as horrid as this one though."
An Aldi spokesperson said: Our colleagues are trained to work at a pace suitable for each individual customer. We have spoken to Ms Fuller to apologise for her experience at the Guisborough store and hope to see her again in the future.

Why is the media cycle like this? Why do trivialities like this get made into news stories? This is only a step above making a news story out of a fake AITA reddit post.

Why is the media cycle like this? Why do trivialities like this get made into news stories? This is only a step above making a news story out of a fake AITA reddit post.

Lmao imagining this scenario is absurd though

The dude is just frantically scanning and then a lady breaks down because of the sheer speed and recklessness

Im still not exactly sure what the cashier did that was so distressing tho

To be completely fair, it sounds like the woman had enough trouble bagging her stuff that it was starting to spill on to the floor and when she asked if they could slow down the cashier basically told her to bag faster and kept going until another employee had to step in.

So while this being a "story" is completely ridiculous, and I don't know why she would break into tears over some cans falling on the floor, but at least it's the story reads the cashier definitely was being a bit of an asshole too.

The reason why it is stressing is because she is dealing with a lot in life, she has three kids she is trying to pay attention too, bagging her stuff and this dude is just speed scanning tossing shit at here as her food items she is paying for are dropping to the ground. It wasn't just soek cans, but that was the last item that fell that broke her as she was being pressed to bag faster, feeling overwhelmed and worthless.

Think of it like a nightmare where your trying to bag shit and the nightmare cashier is just inconstantly constantly tossing shit at you as the stuff on the floor just piles higher and higher as you drown in your own groceries.

Except she was drowning in the stress of life and this dude shot her anxiety through the roof. She was probably holding on just by a thread anyways. I could definitely see something like this causing a huge anxiety and panic attack.

Why is the media cycle like this? Why do trivialities like this get made into news stories? This is only a step above making a news story out of a fake AITA reddit post.

I can't take anybody who says "shaking and crying" over non-traumatic events seriously, tbh. If they actually were then they need to grow a spine.

Thank god youre not my daddy

I da pappy

I can't take anybody who says "shaking and crying" over non-traumatic events seriously, tbh. If they actually were then they need to grow a spine.

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Why is the media cycle like this? Why do trivialities like this get made into news stories? This is only a step above making a news story out of a fake AITA reddit post.

Take me to Aldi, pappy

Oohh, this is one of those you bag situations. What, are the aldis conveyers really short?

Why is the media cycle like this? Why do trivialities like this get made into news stories? This is only a step above making a news story out of a fake AITA reddit post.

Imagine shaking and crying cuz the cashier bagged your shit too fast (which most people want)

Imagine shaking and crying cuz the cashier bagged your shit too fast (which most people want)

To be completely fair, it sounds like the woman had enough trouble bagging her stuff that it was starting to spill on to the floor and when she asked if they could slow down the cashier basically told her to bag faster and kept going until another employee had to step in.

So while this being a "story" is completely ridiculous, and I don't know why she would break into tears over some cans falling on the floor, but at least it's the story reads the cashier definitely was being a bit of an asshole too.

I'm American, WTF are "cashiers"?

People whose sole job is to operate a cashier?

Ever been to Sam's Club? Those people who operate the cash registers up front are specifically called "Cashier" in their job title.

Wait wait, there are people who's job it is to scan items?

Wait wait, there are people who's job it is to scan items?

The reason why it is stressing is because she is dealing with a lot in life, she has three kids she is trying to pay attention too, bagging her stuff and this dude is just speed scanning tossing shit at here as her food items she is paying for are dropping to the ground. It wasn't just soek cans, but that was the last item that fell that broke her as she was being pressed to bag faster, feeling overwhelmed and worthless.

Think of it like a nightmare where your trying to bag shit and the nightmare cashier is just inconstantly constantly tossing shit at you as the stuff on the floor just piles higher and higher as you drown in your own groceries.

Except she was drowning in the stress of life and this dude shot her anxiety through the roof. She was probably holding on just by a thread anyways. I could definitely see something like this causing a huge anxiety and panic attack.

1. Bag faster
2. Have less kids
3. Buy less food
4. Go somewhere else to shop if 1 through 3 prevent you from bagging groceries at a reasonable speed