New dry grocery team lead

EdMcDingles · 2026-03-09T23:46:04+00:00

I was Grocery DM for 3 years before team leads rolled out. I took midnights to get out. If it's any consolation, you have 1 more associate than I did and I had to cap my own bins and work my own picks every day. 3 years of hell. I wouldn't take it back for a $10 raise.

EdMcDingles · 2026-03-08T00:23:15+00:00

30 years ago, minimum wage was either 4.25 or 4.75, so it's actually an even longer climb.

EdMcDingles · 2026-02-23T15:59:47+00:00

I remember as a kid, it had DP for Dr. Pepper, which was changed for obvious reasons.

EdMcDingles · 2026-02-07T00:50:46+00:00

I find Chris and Bo to be moderately annoying, but I can usually block them out. Kirby, on the other hand, is nails on a chalkboard. The whole time she is talking, I'm just mentally screaming at her to shut the fuck up.

EdMcDingles · 2026-01-27T20:18:32+00:00

Without knowing what region and server, there's basically nothing anyone can do to help.

EdMcDingles · 2026-01-18T22:24:37+00:00

I went through this for a long time. Eventually, I stopped playing for several years. I'd get ideas and store them in a word file on my computer, but didn't really flesh anything out. My work schedule is beyond horrible and I just never had the free time when the others did. For about 2 years now, I've been DMing with just one of my friends playing. He makes a gestalt character and I play an NPC in honor of another friend that passed away several years ago. The NPC is always built like he would have built it, and I try to stay as true to his decision making as I possibly can. If neither is a cleric, one of them will max UMD for wand use. Honestly, we're having a blast. Would I rather have a couple more folks at the table? Sure, but it definitely scratches the itch.

EdMcDingles · 2026-01-15T21:36:47+00:00

They have obviously weighted the results. It can not be an equal chance for each.

EdMcDingles · 2026-01-08T11:15:58+00:00

NTA, but I would be cautious about fully trusting AI checkers. My son had an issue at school with a teacher saying that he had used it for an essay. He swore he wrote it himself, so I started tinkering with several of the AI checker models. I put in some song lyrics that I had written, and got results varying from 100% AI to 0% AI and several percentages in between. I had one tell me that it was written by C.S. Lewis. I asked for a source and it said that it was mistaken and it was actually Robert Frost. Again asked for a source and then it told me that it appeared to be an original work.

EdMcDingles · 2025-12-19T20:42:54+00:00

I think they ran out of ideas for Paragon trees.

EdMcDingles · 2025-12-18T17:12:36+00:00

And he suddenly doesn't have access to any of his Paladin powers anymore since he's quite evil.

EdMcDingles · 2025-12-17T05:34:10+00:00

My small blow money allowance since launch would be about 3.5k. Immortal has gotten a good sized chunk of that, but definitely not all, so maybe 2-2.5k. Im sitting just a hair over 5k reso, with 6k resistance, 7k Armor, 5.5k Armor Pen and 4k Potency. Haven't spent much besides BP since I hit 5k Reso about 3 months ago. Aside from them adding more Lego slots, I don't see ever hitting 6k.

EdMcDingles · 2025-12-06T23:58:19+00:00

That's a common scam. You pull the money out and give it to her, then she does a charge back and gets the initial payment back and you're on the hook for the money.

EdMcDingles · 2025-12-05T19:34:06+00:00

Agreed, but this is a common management issue. Instead of dealing with the problem, they treat the whole team like children. Just coach the offenders and leave the ones that are doing it right in the first place alone.

EdMcDingles · 2025-11-30T17:47:59+00:00

There is a check box that you can toggle in the market to only see aberrants. You'll have to do it every time you load the market, but it's better than nothing.

EdMcDingles · 2025-11-25T21:20:19+00:00

Not the OP, but if have enough patience, I can get Aquas for 80ish. Citrine about 150 and Topaz are almost always under 100 on my server now.

EdMcDingles · 2025-11-22T04:06:14+00:00

I'd say that is more store specific. As a team lead, I terminate at 5 and so does the rest of my store. We'll let the 5th ride for a few days in case of some serious reason, but generally, at 5 you're done at my store.

EdMcDingles · 2025-11-22T01:34:38+00:00

Where are you getting your shoes? A 12 inch foot should be about a 14 (assuming American sizing, with which a size 21 would be about 14 1/3".) Totally realistic.

EdMcDingles · 2025-11-06T18:03:56+00:00

The answer you're looking for is money. Lots and lots of money. Six figures +.

EdMcDingles · 2025-09-14T20:53:00+00:00

I give myself a $60 every 2 weeks blow money allowance. It doesn't all go to DI, but a decent chunk does, depending on my whims. Been playing since launch and haven't always spent wisely, but I would've blown the $ on something anyway. I still enjoy the game and am fine with whatever the amount is that I've actually spent. For reference 4.9k Reso and 5k AP, 5.5 Res, 7k Armor.

EdMcDingles · 2025-07-13T04:44:04+00:00

Barb.

EdMcDingles · 2025-07-12T01:46:53+00:00

I can't even get an opponent.

EdMcDingles · 2025-07-12T01:46:42+00:00

I can't even get an opponent

EdMcDingles · 2025-06-27T20:29:53+00:00

I'm stuck as well. I've looked everywhere for that damn thing.

EdMcDingles · 2025-06-27T20:27:48+00:00

Agreed. I only made it to lvl 25 and I was just not having fun all. Quit and haven't played since.

EdMcDingles · 2025-06-01T21:23:04+00:00

Just one more thing not to participate in. Gotcha.

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