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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why I prefer self checkout, delivery, or parking lot pickup. I don’t want some random worker gawking at my groceries to force fake small talk. It’s creepy and invasive and I honestly feel bad for the workers forced to do this.[/quote]

I agree they shouldn’t have to, or they shouldn’t comment on your items. The buyer could literally be coming from or going to a funeral. I’ve been there. With my mom’s death, life still goes on and I was at the store within a couple of days. I’m in the mood for pleasant greetings but not making talk about my food. [/quote]

You don't have to. Just smile and give them their card. If you're so convinced they're only chatting for professional reasons, they won't care.[/quote]

DP. It's just so awkward. Sometimes they just comment about liking whatever it is but I hate when they ask questions like what are you making? I was buying some fruity flavored syrups at home goods to make smoothies and the guy was going on about how smart I was to buy this to make mixed drinks, was I having a party? And I just kind of shrugged. Like what if I'd been an alcoholic. It's so annoying.[/quote]

I grew up in New England and spent my whole life on the East Coast. I remember the first time I went to northern California and went into a juice place and someone warmly greeted me and asked my name—a lifetime of snarls from Dunkins employees making it clear they'd serve me my coffee but wanted to talk to me less than I wanted to talk to them and I found the whole experience alarming. No one else did.

Believe it or not, some people like interacting with friendly people. It's weird, I know.

I would suspect that Trader Joe's spent a long time thinking about this policy and doing research and have found that it's good for business.

I also suspect it's not really a policy—after reading the post, I realized I HAD been complimented on my selections a few times (but there were also products which are great, so it felt obvious someone would say nice thigns about them), but I was there 20 minutes ago, and the only question I got was "Do you need a bag" and then "have a nice night". They're always nice to my kids and offer them stickers. That's nice, though it doesn't make me go to TJs instead of Safeway. I go because that's where I can get the frozen croissants.[/quote]

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