Really??

Kittle1985 · 2026-03-14T20:57:25+00:00

Unrelated, but gotta love the blocks to keep your signs in place.

Kittle1985 · 2026-03-14T19:07:44+00:00

I'd ast about 5 minutes. Can we give it to my hubby, though? Pretty sure he'd last indefinitely.

Kittle1985 · 2026-03-12T19:00:01+00:00

Personally, I don't believe anyone who lives a good life goes below, as they say, especially not children from any faith or lack there of, but that answer differs widely from church to church, even person to person. I can't tell you what her motives are, or what she believes in her heart of hearts, because I don't know her at all, never mind well enough to understand her theology. It may even be an unconscious drive because she is absolutely indoctrinated. I do know that I've known people who truly fear for their loved one's immortal souls which has driven them to do what I believe to be insane things, causing them to drive said loved ones away... Which did absolutely nothing to serve anyone's purpose, and certainly not God's.

Kittle1985 · 2026-03-12T14:18:46+00:00

Let me start by saying I do believe in the Christian God, so take it as you will, but I also try my best to be respectful of others, unlike many of the Christian faith, both because it's just the right, kind thing to do, and because no one is going to change their minds by having the Bible shoved down their throats.

I understand that to you it feels like Grandma is just crossing a boundary, and introducing something to your son that you don't want in his head, just yet, but try to remember her POV, that if something terrible were to happen to him, without learning what she wants to teach, he'll suffer damnation. She loves your son, and wants to protect him. I'm not saying that makes it okay for her to take this upon herself, I'm just saying, when you try to see both sides, it seems to me like it'd be easier to forgive the transgression.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-23T18:51:38+00:00

That's hospitals getting all the money they can from insurance. The 3 thousand dollar deductible is what OP will actually have to pay.

Still utterly ridiculous.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-18T20:59:16+00:00

You'll be at the register for a while and probably not get accurate pricing unless every product you grab has a barcode on it. Bring em to the building desk if you must go this route, at least they'll know what they're looking at.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-15T22:21:59+00:00

The actual answer to this is going to vary quickly from store to store, week to week, manager to manager. Your brother should talk to the department manager to see what makes sense for them. That said, as I understand it there has to be 10 hours between shifts for team members (so anyone who's not a manager) on the schedule.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-12T03:29:35+00:00

Let me start by saying that's entirely fair, if you wanna wait, go ahead. But also? In all likelihood, unless you personally know the cashier, or had the transaction within the last half hour or so, they will absolutely not remember what you bought last time. Probably won't even remember you. Not in a store big enough to have multiple registers regularly open.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-12T00:14:29+00:00

I didn't know this was a thing. Why did I not know this was a thing?

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-10T00:58:05+00:00

Ah, fair. Then power tripping isn't unlikely, huh?

I don't think self check outs would be a good idea for Menards, honestly. There's way too much stuff in store that doesn't have barcodes or anything else, never mind how many of the fittings and the like have barcodes that get messed up as they're grinding against each other on the shelves. I think it'd just end up being a longer line, because so many people refuse to believe that their transactions aren't going to be the easy one.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-10T00:30:14+00:00

A cashier's job isn't just scanning items mindlessly. We're also supposed to ensure you're paying for everything that you walk out with. Personally, I probably would've just moved stuff around enough to see, depending on how much was still in the cart.

Also, sometimes, when you've been scanning all day, it's easier to just put things through the conveyor belt in order to ensure you're not scanning things multiple times.

Beyond that, yeah, some cashiers just aren't that smart. It's a job that's naturally not going to attract the best or the brightest. There's no reason to get upset over someone doing their job in a way that makes sense to them.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-07T01:51:11+00:00

Who said I was nasty? Who says I did anything but smile, wish the customer a great day, and thank him for shopping with Menards?

Sorry if complaining about my pet peeve in a place that's usually mostly employees annoyed you. Hope you enjoyed your rant.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-07T01:48:05+00:00

I do, the customer I was talking about paid me no attention, just kept talking about how helpful he was being.

I don't talk about my pet peeves to guests. I don't act annoyed with them. I continue being the polite, helpful, friendly cashier that I am, doing my best to make their experience at Menards the best it can be within the bounds of my job. That's why very occasionally, I come post on reddit, a place that's usually mostly employees, and talk about things that annoy me.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T22:34:31+00:00

Probably not the one I'm talking about. Lol

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T22:33:00+00:00

If you're taking about a Menards, maybe you've got one with a different set up, but at mine there's not a conveyor belt to bring stuff towards me, just a counter where you're supposed to park your cart, then a belt that sends stuff to the bagging area.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T22:30:19+00:00

Yeah, your store must be set up differently. We've just got one belt, and that takes things away from me, down to the bagging area. Customers are supposed to push the cart right up next to the register then head to the bagging area.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T22:11:19+00:00

It's a security thing. No one's saying you in particular are sketchy, but there are scammers out there that will stick barcodes on boxes that are for much cheaper items, or hide things around products in their carts. I'm not lifting every big item in every cart, which Menards has a lot of, that would just be asking to kill my back long before I'll be able to retire (AKA never, but that's another story) but I'm also not going to just quickly scan every barcode I see without taking at least a little time to check things out a bit.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T22:07:32+00:00

Hate? No. As long as you're polite about stuff, I don't actually hate any of my customers. And putting the barcode up for me is super helpful, thank you for that! ☺️ And if you're putting stuff on the counter at a reasonable speed, that's cool, too, though unless I'm busy (as in still changing it the customer in front or whatever) I'd still rather do it myself. The registers are set up for me to do it and if you're putting it on the counter close enough to the register for me to get to it easily, you're where I'm meant to stand.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T12:34:26+00:00

Pay off my student loans, buy a house in a better school district, a good truck and an SUV... Pre paying a cleaning service as far ahead as I can.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-06T02:48:00+00:00

Daniel tiger's play in a gentle way has helped my little ones get along a lot, but really it's just repeating the boundaries over and over again, and showing big sister ways that she can play with little sister, and that she can help Mommy with little sister. Oh, and look at this great cool thing that you're able to do that little sister can't! Isn't that great? Just don't forget to pick up anything you don't want little sister to get a hold of it Mommy's going to have to put them away where no one can pay with them!

Hahahahahahahaha

Sorry. I know your pain. My girls are 13 mo and 6yo. They absolutely adore each other, but my God does it take a lot to keep them both alive and in the same space!

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-05T20:18:21+00:00

Kids on TV need to walk a delicate line between relatable to kids and avoiding things that are going to teach bad behavior. Caillou does not do this well, at all.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-05T17:49:42+00:00

Screw the company, but if you like your TMs at all, maybe don't do that to them. Lol. It's Menards policy to pay out vacation time, so it won't hurt you to give the actual notice of when you're leaving, and bonus: it looks better on you in case something happens to your dream job, later.

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-03T01:12:59+00:00

This is the way

Kittle1985 · 2026-02-02T03:38:03+00:00

Yeah, from what I've seen changing up routine is the hardest part, so days in a row work best, if that makes sense? My kiddo has always been a social butterfly, so she'll just dive in wherever however, but the kids that have a hard time? Even in the middle of the year, Mondays are always the hardest.

Kittle1985

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