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Who Moved My Food Dish ? 😂

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:37:31 GMT

I went shopping for groceries this AM. and I haven't been in a couple of weeks. Well when I walked in I thought what the what, everything changed. I mean they switched everything around. Now it will probably be nice whe I get used to it, but today it made an unpleasant task longer, and I hope I didn't forget anything, because I won't go back for awhile. I have to laugh at myself because I usually resist change initially and then come to like it. However today I was like a Kitty looking for that dish. 🙀 How do you deal with change, major and minor ?

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millieshops — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:40:46 GMT

@QVCkitty1 Not as easily as I did at one time.

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Katcat1 — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:50:18 GMT

Some change is good but too much change is overwhelming especially if it's change after change after change.

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Jk9 — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:01:25 GMT

I saw so much change when I worked full time that I just go with it and give my energy to other things. I also shop at Costco and some other stores that move things around constantly. I would go nuts if I let that bother me and choose to make the decision to deal with it and continue to shop there. I find accepting change makes my life easier and I continue to learn and adapt. Not bad for this old girl.

But I totally agree that all that moving around makes shopping a bit of a challenge. My gripe is that it makes the shopping task longer.

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RedTop — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:24:59 GMT

I adapt quickly because I usually have to, not because I want to.

Change in grocery stores is usually meant to keep you in the store longer, finding more things to buy. I buy only what I need, so as soon as I figure out where my items are, I'm back to in and out as quickly as possible.

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Renata22 — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:37:53 GMT

I'm fine with change, as long as it doesn't involve me.

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On It — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:43:31 GMT

The only person who likes change is a wet baby. I do not adapt to change easily, and it makes me uncomfortable. I purchase furniture to sit in a certain spot and there it stays until I move to another house.

Changing product labels and packaging is probably the most difficult adjustment I have in stores. All the change to computers controlling everything from cars to refrigerators to lighting is especially difficult for me. I would love to go back to the 60's and stock up knowing what has been changed.

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PhilaLady1 — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:49:34 GMT

I don't like food shopping. Wish I could snap my fingers and be fully stocked. I do what I gotta do, I want to be in and out. So I hate when isles are rearranged.

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occasionalrain — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:54:15 GMT

The Target nearest me is a half hour drive so I don't visit every week and was surprised when I stopped in to find it completely changed. Now, the food, pet, cleaning...are located on the far side of the store. It's not as convenient now and a bit of a walk that takes shoppers past clothing displays. My guess is that they're expecting impulse buys. I was tempted.

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LyndaGee — Tue, 24 May 2022 20:02:23 GMT

Our local Stop & Shop was recently refurbished and they chose to do some of the work during store hours. Many changes. But, they did give us a nice coupon for our inconvenience: $5 off if you spend $15.

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Bookplate — Tue, 24 May 2022 20:25:28 GMT

I feel your pain. I hate it when supermarkets reorganize. It takes several visits to reorient to where everything is and it takes at least three times longer to shop. And I can't think of any grocery store reorganization in my area that resulted in a store layout that was better for the shopper.

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Boomernichols — Tue, 24 May 2022 20:29:06 GMT

@QVCkitty1 I generally feel like an old dog... I do not like change and learning new tricks are not high on my radar.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 24 May 2022 20:34:00 GMT

Regarding change, I normally don't mind it but it depends on what is changing. Regarding a grocery store, or even a department store, I like to go in and quickly get what I need and get annoyed when things are moved around and it wastes my time. I eventually learn where everything is or else I go to another store and get an item if I can't find it.

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Still Raining — Tue, 24 May 2022 21:20:02 GMT

Haven't been inside any store in more than two years, but I am starting to wonder how changed they are. Self checkout will be new.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 24 May 2022 21:23:19 GMT

I do the curbside pick-up. Takes care of that.

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Duckncover — Thu, 26 May 2022 00:21:32 GMT

Just when I get comfortable with a grocery store that I can find what I need quickly, they up-end it all and remodel. Takes me twice as long to make a grocery run, so yes, Inhate this type of change.
Change without a reason is meaningless.

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hennypenny — Thu, 26 May 2022 00:25:03 GMT

During the worst of the pandemic our son was doing our shopping.

When we first went back to our Gelson's they had taken over the bank next door and switched everything around. we have been back shopping there for almost a year and I still am lost.

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TwinkleBell — Thu, 26 May 2022 02:46:27 GMT

@On It wrote:
"The only person who likes change is a wet baby. ...."

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@On It ROFL!!!! Another good one!

TONIGHT's THE NIGHT !!

And.. "Lordy .. Lordy" .. I needed it!!

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Spurt — Thu, 26 May 2022 15:44:37 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
I went shopping for groceries this AM. and I haven't been in a couple of weeks. Well when I walked in I thought what the what, everything changed. I mean they switched everything around. Now it will probably be nice whe I get used to it, but today it made an unpleasant task longer, and I hope I didn't forget anything, because I won't go back for awhile. I have to laugh at myself because I usually resist change initially and then come to like it. However today I was like a Kitty looking for that dish. 🙀 How do you deal with change, major and minor ?

@QVCkitty1

I can certainly empathize with you, a couple years back my favorite grocery store did the same rearranging thing and it was a NIGHTMARE....it was funny because all of us shoppers were helping each other...."have you found where they put the pasta?"...."where is the pet food aisle now?"....."anyone find the soups?".....AND that's how we got through it!

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 26 May 2022 15:53:18 GMT

@Spurt wrote:
@QVCkitty1 wrote:
I went shopping for groceries this AM. and I haven't been in a couple of weeks. Well when I walked in I thought what the what, everything changed. I mean they switched everything around. Now it will probably be nice whe I get used to it, but today it made an unpleasant task longer, and I hope I didn't forget anything, because I won't go back for awhile. I have to laugh at myself because I usually resist change initially and then come to like it. However today I was like a Kitty looking for that dish. 🙀 How do you deal with change, major and minor ?
@QVCkitty1

I can certainly empathize with you, a couple years back my favorite grocery store did the same rearranging thing and it was a NIGHTMARE....it was funny because all of us shoppers were helping each other...."have you found where they put the pasta?"...."where is the pet food aisle now?"....."anyone find the soups?".....AND that's how we got through it!

@Spurt , I experienced that also, we were working together. My list was useless because I arrange my list by aisles. 🙄