jimpeel
Well-Known Member
We have a relatively new customer to the store who brings in these canvas bags which are filthy. They smell of mold and mildew and they look and feel oily. They look like they have been rolling around on a garage floor. His personal hygiene is nothing to brag about either.
We call him the "Dirty Bag Man". Most of us have had him come through our line.
I asked my manager if we can refuse to service those bags and she said "No". I asked her if she could elevate that and she did. She got with me the next day and said upper management had stated that even though they know that these bags are going to be a health concern we have to service them anyway until the problem manifests itself on a greater than one store level.
The main problem I have had to face with the bags is dog and cat hair. People place the bags in their cars, so they will be there when they go to the store, and then they transport their dogs. One customer told me that she puts them in the house and her cat likes to lay on them.
One day, I had a customer come through with bags covered in dog hair so badly that I had to close my lane after they left and clean myself and my register. I was covered in hair and so was the entire area.
I actually asked her "Is this dog or cat hair?" and she responded very matter-of-factly "Dog."
I know that at least one of the responses to this thread will be "Well, look at who funded the study: The Canadian Plastics Industry Association." That does not negate the fact that the bacteria is there.
I am considering asking to transfer to another department so that I no longer have to deal with these bags. I'm too old to be getting sick from other people's neglect.
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We call him the "Dirty Bag Man". Most of us have had him come through our line.
I asked my manager if we can refuse to service those bags and she said "No". I asked her if she could elevate that and she did. She got with me the next day and said upper management had stated that even though they know that these bags are going to be a health concern we have to service them anyway until the problem manifests itself on a greater than one store level.
The main problem I have had to face with the bags is dog and cat hair. People place the bags in their cars, so they will be there when they go to the store, and then they transport their dogs. One customer told me that she puts them in the house and her cat likes to lay on them.
One day, I had a customer come through with bags covered in dog hair so badly that I had to close my lane after they left and clean myself and my register. I was covered in hair and so was the entire area.
I actually asked her "Is this dog or cat hair?" and she responded very matter-of-factly "Dog."
I know that at least one of the responses to this thread will be "Well, look at who funded the study: The Canadian Plastics Industry Association." That does not negate the fact that the bacteria is there.
I am considering asking to transfer to another department so that I no longer have to deal with these bags. I'm too old to be getting sick from other people's neglect.
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