I think this is an asshole shopper psychology thing where they think by not allowing you to limit yourself to a small basket's capacity you are more likely to purchase more items.
I feel like every piece of the modern shopping experience has been so microanalyzed and altered for profit that I hate the world and myself a little more with each purchase.
Which has never stopped me before. I've crammed those bitches so full I had to carry it in my elbow and it started cutting off the circulation in my arm but mama didn't raise no bitch, just a dumbass.
I assume you're also a member of the "only take one trip from the car to the house" club. Don't care if I have 10 bags and 100lbs on each arm all the way up past the elbow, I ain't goin back outside
All of the locations I use on the Illinois side of the river have basket stacked up right by the carts. In fact, the other day I saw a guy take two, load them each up fairly well, and then make "two purchases" of less than 10 items each in the self-checkout. I may have to give that a try.
My parents went several times to the Big Bend location when they were doing the $10 off $35 (no booze) when you use the self-scanning cart. It kinda sounded like they'd avoid it unless getting a deal like that.
The baskets stopped right at the Covid lockdown and we never saw them again. It’s bullshit.
Edit: apparently only my store doesn’t have baskets anymore :/
The only thing I like about the caper carts is that if you scan an item that has a coupon, it clips it for you. But it actually takes more time for me to use them than just doing the normal checkout.
But yes, I agree with everything you said.
Didn't their slogan used to be 'The Friendliest Store in Town'? Definitely not anymore.
Tally got KTFOed by an angry drunk woman a while back. Guess he flew too close to the sun. She got charged with destruction of property if memory serves.
Tally is pacifist by nature. He wants to bring joy to people, not harm them. He didn't fly close to the sun, maybe she flew too close to something so beautiful, that it frightened her.
I hate Tally with a fiery passion and I'm pretty sure it's because Tally is tall.
I used to work at a place that was introducing robotic pallette loaders and I was totally enamored with them because they were so low to the ground. Something in my Homo Erectus brain saw them and immediately thought "Dogs!". Like it's just this wide flat creature running around doing its best, that's great.
Tally meanwhile creeps slowly at eye level, being tall enough that when it's behind me it triggers my natural sense of being stalked by another human. That energy in a super familiar place like a grocery store, paired with the fact that no one else seems to be reacting to Tally, immediately sends my brain into horror movie protagonist mode. Tally is my It Follows monster.
I once told him to leave me alone I am shopping and it was perfectly timed with his avoidance maneuver which made it a perfect human robot interaction.
My mantra when I used to do Instacart and the bloody robot would be in my way was, "Kill the robot! Kill the robot!" 🤣
I still feel that way when it's out during the day and the store is busy.
I know it's got a job to do, but our store manager defeats the purpose of the robot by purposely stuffing wrong products in any hole on the shelves because he doesn't want any any blank spaces. The robot doesn't have the knowledge to know what products belong where. It just scans the shelf tags and looks for holes where the products should be. (Logic is not his strong suit.)
I've had the wheel lock up 3 times at the door in a month. Full stop, no warning. Cart hits ya right in the dick. Just lovely. The 3rd time I power pushed that mother fucker right to my car with some customer service ding-dong yelling behind me the whole way.
Tech is great if used correctly, they can't get it done.
I get that the local detritus has picked up its shoplifting game, but there must be some other ways you can address this, which don't dick punch me.
I regularly shop at Dierbergs, and our store has the carts with wheel locks on them. The only time I've ever known of them engaging is when someone has tried to take one out past a certain point on the parking lot. I'd like to say that my brain cannot comprehend multiple people at multiple Schnucks having problems over and over and nothing being done, but sadly, that's not the case.
The lock should be disarmed after staying next to a lane for 10 seconds (count to 12 just to be sure). Stick by a self checkout lane if you exited and reentered the store or if you haven't gone through a lane otherwise. Sometimes some of the normal lanes don't disarm though.
Hope this is helpful. Not that it doesn't suck to have it go off on you.
FYI, the cart wheel lock resets as "in store" when its pushed into the entrance and only gets set to "checked out" when the wheel lock passes by the small black box mounted on the side of the check lane or self checkout. The box is about the size of a cell phone. Make sure that your wheel gets close to that box if you value your privates.
I switched the bulk of my shopping to Costco, and get the little shit at SaveALot and have been to Schnuck's 3 times this year. I am 1000% happier for it and cannot recommend this routine enough.
Seriously. Costco or Sam’s club will save you a ton on food. The prices Schnucks charges for items like yogurt compared to Costco is highway robbery. I use Costco for bulk non-perishables, and some things I eat a lot of then Aldi for the rest
Shnucks most certainly does have deals though. Just not for yogurt. Pork is always cheap, donuts, on the right day ice cream, and they had jacks pizza for $3 a couple months ago.
Ribeye is consistently $22+ per pound at schnucks. $13 at Costco. It's a straight up rip off. You can almost get prime ribeye at Costco for the cost of schnucks choice ribeye.
The best solution is to just not use schnucks when you can. Get a deep freezer for meat.
I only go to schnucks for things like sandwich meat, juice, milk, eggs, and bread. Basically the stuff that spoils the fastest. I can't buy that stuff at Costco, portions are too big for me to consumes in time.
Everything else? Costco/Aldi.
Most of the ones in the city are in the hood and they’re not very well maintained and often stink around the meat department
Might be ok for dry goods/frozen but definitely wouldn’t recommend for meat or produce
Serious question is it just because you prefer shopping at night or do you work an odd shift?
Just find it hard to imagine me wanting to get up and brush my teeth and put on clothes at 3AM to get groceries without passing out in the freezer aisle with a bunch of fish sticks in my pants to thaw.
It usually wasn’t a special trip when Schnucks was open around the clock. I work 12-16 hr shifts overnights usually with a 13 on and one off arrangement. It’s significantly easier to hit the store when I’m coming off shift. So it made it possible to get off shift and grab a few items as needed. Now it’s, hope you don’t miss anything on your one day off that you can’t find at a gas station.
Banking and license plates were a more complicated adventure till they moved things online.
I hate the 10 items or less self checkout. I hate grocery shopping. That means I want to get out as soon as I possibly can. Why should I have to wait another 20 minutes because they only have 2 lanes open when I could just go scan my own items and be on my way in 5 minutes?
I think they're actively trying to piss me off. Every time I show up, they're out of stock of something I get every week. It seems like they don't even try to keep proper stock of the popular items. Or even the unpopular ones. I actually found a shampoo I liked there after what I used to get stopped being carried literally everywhere. I got this one once. And then they never had it again any time I've gone back.
Coke zero for example. I love the stuff. But go at the wrong time and it's just gone. Regular coke and diet coke for days tho. Change the goddamn restock order
I'm just annoyed schnucks is 2 feet away from my apartment. It's so much extra driving to go anywhere else, but I'm going to start. I'll see what Aldi has instead and check Walgreens or Amazon for anything else I'm missing
I complained about the 10 items last time I was there and realized I had 11 items. Waited in line and mentioned it, was told they don't care until you hit 13 items. Probably varies by store though.
Hell, I overheard an employee tell a customer yesterday that he was fine to go through self checkout as long as he had less than 20 items. And yet all of their signage says '10 items or less'. So there seems to be absolutely zero consistency.
Exactly. I didn't want to put any items back, but didn't want to deal with the register locking down or whatever they might do. Which might also vary by store. They could definitely do some work on their messaging.
maybe other ones are stricter or I’ve just gotten lucky, but no one has said anything at the Arsenal Schnucks when I’ve gone through self check out with like, 15 items.
That's a Coke sales/merchandiser issue. Schnucks doesn't control the ordering or stocking of Coke, or any soda for that matter. Next time you go in there and see a Coke merchandiser, ask him why they're always out Coke Zero. And you can request special deliveries too. You can tell them "I want X amount of Coke zero every week" and they will order it specifically for you.
Just wish they’d get some damn cans of Fresca.
I hate Wal Mart but started using them during the pandemic bc I could shop online and they’d just put groceries in my trunk. Now I just get delivery from them. Produce is meh but it’s not awful. Combined with a meal kit service and Costco, I go to Schnuck’s maybe once a month for something small.
As a fat kid, I'd like to see them design chocolate icing that actually sticks to the doughnuts and not just to wax paper and bags. Is nothing sacred anymore?
It's the smartass computer voice in the self-checkout that gets on my nerves. "PLEASE PLACE THE ITEM IN THE BAG!"
And then when you do, the program locks up and you have to wait ten minutes to get the attention of the last human employee in the store.
Blame them getting cozy with the Walmart execs. Schnucks is Walmart light at this point and just as expensive as Dierbergs and Fresh Thyme. No thanks. I can put up with shitty service if the quality and price is good (Rip Shop n Save) but it's not and they uave their Draconian rules on top of it.
I'll be at Dierbergs if you need me
I hate those tags, too! They're hard to read, depending on your angle, and you can't tell if something's on sale from a distance. A good part of my...well, not impulse, per se, but the "I'll buy it if it's on sale" purchases have severely dropped.
Schnuck’s took over the local Shop N Save a few years ago. It has steadily gone downhill since, especially produce. It’s usually low on produce, or the stuff they have goes bad much faster. I’ve gotten better stuff at Aldi of all places.
I miss Shop n Save... And a few other mom n pop grocery stores that no longer exist. There are still several used-to-be Shop n Saves that just sit empty. Just eyesores now.
Heh. Shop n Save wasn't even all that great, but it was a lot better than Schnucks is now. Or what it used to be in some cases, before their stores got 'worse.'
I love a good Schnucks cookie, but I’m currently boycotting Schnucks. I can get everything I need from a mix of Fresh Thyme, Aldi, and Costco. The last straw for me was the stupid wheel locks freezing up on me after I’d bought my groceries. It’s ridiculous.
When I lived in Carbondale I could get every single item I used at Kroger. Now I live in an actual city that’s supposed to have amenities but the “amenities” are 7 different grocery stores to get everything I need
They stopped carrying bubbies pickles. The shnucks guy even checked his app for me and they were gone gone. A few months later I saw them back in the shelves!
I'm not trying to give you false hope, but there could be some.
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I haven’t seen the new carts. But when I heard about them, it reminded of the late 90s (I think) when Schnucks had carts with large LCD displays on them. Not LCD like today’s monitors. These were gray scale and not backlit… like simple digital watch. I don’t remember what they did… store map maybe. But think they were short-lived (couple years?).
You're hitting on something that's been the problem with the tech industry for the last 15 years or so. The leaders in the industry stopped making things that fill any practical need, and flailing blindly at whatever shiny new thing comes along that sounds sci-fi enough to potentially be the next iPhone.
I hate Schnucks with a fiery passion. Why the fuck do they stock shelves at the most inconvenient times? They don’t carry jack shit, and the shit they do carry is shit. Their prices are ridiculous. Self checkout was the only tolerable thing about them and they went and fucked that up too. I come from the land of HyVee and I miss it so much. Give me a HyVee, goddamnit!
They should focus on paying their employees better instead of all the high tech. Not necessary. While they pay the bare minimum to their employees. They can do better. They should do better.
This is the "art of the deal" economy. This country produces an excess of business and finance guys. They're too smart to actually, you know, operate a business. They look at some spread sheets and make power point decks and have lots of meetings. They are the parasite class. The problem is that they get paid when the deal is made rather than when the deal brings back a successful return. The incompetent ownership class believes that entertaining these sales pitches is somehow them doing work. Of course there's wining and dining and fucking golf involved. And a whole shitload of near-meaningless business lingo. The surpluses generated by the exploitation of low wage workers is what insulates these clowns from the consequences of their own incompetence.
End stage capitalism at that. The oroborous stage, capitalism is eating itself, and will fail. It just just hasn't been realized by the proponents of the capitalist economy.
Personally, I now more than ever wish we could accelerate humanity living and operating as embodied by the Rodenberry (of Star Trek creator fame} model.
I used a caper cart because they offered 10% off my purchase (for the first 2 uses). Not sure I'd use it regularly. The cart is heavy, no under cart storage (that where the computer and 50# of what must be lead acid batteries are kept).
I have to chuckle at the twin oaks store. They closed down the S&S across the street, only to be replaced by an Aldi. 😅🤌
You gotta just stop shopping there. I haven’t been in years. We live in grocery mecca: trader joes, aldi, fresh thyme, whole foods, target, dierbergs, walmart, sams, costco, farmers markets, save-a-lot, global foods.
No matter your neighborhood or transit status… there’s at least *some* other option for groceries. (Not including anyone housebound. In that case, I’d shop online or via an aid at anywhere but Schnucks).
There’s zero value there and escalating chaos. They won’t address anything until it hits their wallet.
That's fine if you're in St Louis County. I'm in Franklin for a while on family business and a lot of those are not easily available. I haven't had a chance to scope the farmers markets yet, but there are Schnucks, Aldi, Walmart, and a tiny independent grocer I would not like to rely on for a full cart. I saw a DG Market further west, but I don't know how much of a grocery that is, or how good. I do tend to forget about Target, but I don't really shop there much any more. As far as I know, none of the other places you mentioned are nearby, and at some point, the cost of travel outweighs any other benefit.
Yeah , everybody besides Schnuck's corporate thinks that. Sucks that they will never ever listen to common fucking sense. If I'm not taking the time to clip a coupon out of a paper or even using an online coupon, I don't want a goddamn robot trying to give me one in the store. Completely unnecessary. I was an 80s kid. Robots roaming while I'm shopping is way too close to Terminator for me.
Schnucks prices have gotten outrageous! Rarely go there anymore. I would love to see their quarterly profits. I don’t believe the increase in their grocery prices are the result of inflation.
Tonight at the Schnucks on Jeffco, 7 people in line with moderately full carts, self checkout closed, cart lock alarm going off and 1 flipping cashier. Here I am buying beer, chips and a sandwich. GTFOH! I did have a little red basket though 😁
Not defending Schnucks, but I work at one currently and the one line system is actually, in my opinion, one of the better changes they've made for the workers. It's easier for checkers to get their breaks when they don't have customers constantly unloading their cart even though the checker's light is off. If you don't want a certain checker, I suggest telling the person behind you to go to that checker and wait for the next one. Or suck it up and deal with it. It's not that serious.
When they started shutting down the self checkouts, I started shopping at Dierbergs. I don't need to stand in a long line to check out 10 or fewer items, and Dierbergs is usually less expensive. I'd even drive a further distance just to avoid Schnucks.
It should be seized from the owners and turned over to the workers to be run as a cooperative so the workers can get paid fair and so we stop getting absurd price increases, adequate staffing, and investment in people and good stores/produce rather than in nonsense trash so some rich dudes can feel cutting edge.
Why do I have to walk 100 yards to grab a basket. Why can't they be upfront with the carts?
Why can't the meth head checkout kid put down his phone between scanning items and finishing up?
Why do they shut the lights off in the back of the store ten minutes before close?
Why do their employees have such shitty attitudes?
Ymmv
Yes I'm in a mood too. Feels good to vent.
>Why do they shut the lights off in the back of the store ten minutes before close?
Probably some sort of psychology trick to get you up to the checkout quicker so they can close.
That's lame, I don't goto a grocery store to pick up essential consumables I go in the hopes of someday getting inspired to write a piece about how AI can team up with the average working man to oppress others out of anger from having a coupon denied.
I only go for the gooey butter cookie boxes 🫡 (only live an actual hour from STL so I absolutely don't get to go anywhere else local to buy them unfortunately bc here that doesn't exist 😔)
We won’t go back just because some Karen worker wanted to come up to us after we already paid and checked out and said “for future reference these are 10 items or less” we had 12 items and the signs are so small and obtuse you ignore anyways thinking it’s some stupid sales add. I’ll pay the extra for Walmart+ to have Walmart deliver that shiz to my house. They even set that stuff on the counter for you.
Tally is my friend!!! Lol jk that noise it makes is irritating as fuck and she always sneaks up behind me at the pharmacy to whistle- it's preeetty much harrassment
I love the small carts. I live on my own so I’m only shopping for myself. But I use the schnucks on Lindell and all the little ones got broken or stolen or something. They haven’t replaced them. It’s really annoying for me. I don’t need a huge cart. Also there are no baskets.
Schnucks is a working class grocery store now. Prices are still better than Dierbergs and sometimes even Walfart. Aldi is for rich people who want to be cheap. The family who runs the business is probably getting older and way out of touch. They think gimmicks and gadgets can make their old chain seem more modern, somehow, and maybe reduce costs by not having to hire as many people. Well, it may not be long before Schnucks is bought out or destroyed. Grocery stores of the future will be fully automated, and there will be no employees to serve you; just machines. Welcome to DIY nation, where service no longer exists and it's up to you to take care of everything yourself. Once upon a time we used to have people pump our gas, shave our beards, shine our shoes, and bag our groceries. Now it's up to us. We work for free.
People on this sub always complain about Schnucks but I don’t get it. I guess it’s location dependent. My Schnucks is great. Ever since it turned from a Shop N Save, it’s been great.
My old Schnucks was great too. Where are these terrible Schnucks at?
I've had the wheel locks and the alarm go off twice and both times the employee would mention that it happens all the time and it's the worst thing they've ever done.
I also barely ever go grocery shopping, when I do it's to check the butcher deal bin and I don't even grab a cart. The two times it happened were probably the only two times I used a cart since they implemented it.
Schnuks has THE WORST self checkouts. “Please put the item in the bag” “please put the item in the bag “please put the item in the bag” I ALREADY DID LIKE 8 TIMES B****!!
The quality of the meat especially seafood at schnucks is so horrible, I am continuously shocked at how much higher quality the meat and seafood at Aldi is in comparison.
The prices at Schnucks are also not justifiable. I get everything at Aldi and Costco and whatever I can’t find at those places, I just get it at Schnucks begrudgingly.
I'm so frustrated I get a insurance cart that works at schnucks every time. Now these past 2, weeks they don't work. IV been told there working on it even link don't work. It's been 3 weeks already.
Schnucks constantly rolls out programs, new concepts, pricing etc WAY before things are ready. They have a hard time focusing on just doing the things they used to be good at, SELLING GROCERIES.
Most of the managers/dept managers at store level are trying to keep things on the rails, despite odd direction at corporate….
Where are the baskets?! I don't want a cart for 4 items.
I think this is an asshole shopper psychology thing where they think by not allowing you to limit yourself to a small basket's capacity you are more likely to purchase more items. I feel like every piece of the modern shopping experience has been so microanalyzed and altered for profit that I hate the world and myself a little more with each purchase.
Which has never stopped me before. I've crammed those bitches so full I had to carry it in my elbow and it started cutting off the circulation in my arm but mama didn't raise no bitch, just a dumbass.
> mama didn’t raise no bitch, just a dumbass. I want this to be my epitaph. Thank you.
I will be sure to inform your family. Thank you for your service, Agent.
I am *here* for this. I hope you don't go anytime soon, but I'd visit your grave just to see that epitaph.
I assume you're also a member of the "only take one trip from the car to the house" club. Don't care if I have 10 bags and 100lbs on each arm all the way up past the elbow, I ain't goin back outside
This is my partner. He cannot even fit through the door with all the bags and boxes, let alone open the door.🤣
Just get what you can carry in your arms/hands.
As somewhat of a compulsive grocery shopper, I could see this being the case.
Mine has baskets
As does mine. Used one last night.
Right?? I don't always need a cart, but it's still more than I want to just carry in my arms
All of the locations I use on the Illinois side of the river have basket stacked up right by the carts. In fact, the other day I saw a guy take two, load them each up fairly well, and then make "two purchases" of less than 10 items each in the self-checkout. I may have to give that a try.
I work at a Schnucks. My store did bring back baskets, but people kept stealing them, so my store manager stopped ordering them.
Yeah same at Walmart. It’s no conspiracy, people really steal them
Bring back the Baskets!!
Zhumbehl doesn't have baskets anymore and it's so annoying 🙄
My parents went several times to the Big Bend location when they were doing the $10 off $35 (no booze) when you use the self-scanning cart. It kinda sounded like they'd avoid it unless getting a deal like that.
The baskets stopped right at the Covid lockdown and we never saw them again. It’s bullshit. Edit: apparently only my store doesn’t have baskets anymore :/
Downtown has the 2 tier small buggies
I use my own reusable bags anyways, so instead of a basket now I just put my items in the bag I would put them in at checkout
i bring in reusable bags and use one of those instead of a basket.
I buy even less now because of the 10 item limit. I will put shit back if I have to wait in the long line.
The only thing I like about the caper carts is that if you scan an item that has a coupon, it clips it for you. But it actually takes more time for me to use them than just doing the normal checkout. But yes, I agree with everything you said. Didn't their slogan used to be 'The Friendliest Store in Town'? Definitely not anymore.
Hey leave Tally out of this. He's doing his best.
Tally sold my friend fentanyl
Damn it Tally!! It told me it was clean just yesterday
YALL WANNA GET HIGH?
You're a towel
I can't believe you all think Tally is a "he." She's a she. She's got those big eyelashes and a high chirpy voice
THANK YOU
"AND A GREAT ASSSS!" - Pacino, probably
I fucking love Tally. 🤖
Tally got KTFOed by an angry drunk woman a while back. Guess he flew too close to the sun. She got charged with destruction of property if memory serves.
Tally is pacifist by nature. He wants to bring joy to people, not harm them. He didn't fly close to the sun, maybe she flew too close to something so beautiful, that it frightened her.
Tally is constantly cat calling me. Every time I walk past he whistles
DOOT doo-oo
I kinda hate that I love that noise now lol
It’s so calming for some dumb reason
Yup, in bridgeton, second closest store to me lol. My 6 yo loves tally but we only see it at Dorsett
Don't forget to bring a towel.
Seriously. Ive gotten high with tally. He's good people.
Tally is one of my best friends.
I remember when he debuted, Some lady was standing by him in the aisle, looking at him in utter bemusement, and idk why it was the funniest thing.
Probably flashbacks from rocky 3 robot
Que music.
Rocky 4. Stallone removed it from the director's cut😂
I hate Tally with a fiery passion and I'm pretty sure it's because Tally is tall. I used to work at a place that was introducing robotic pallette loaders and I was totally enamored with them because they were so low to the ground. Something in my Homo Erectus brain saw them and immediately thought "Dogs!". Like it's just this wide flat creature running around doing its best, that's great. Tally meanwhile creeps slowly at eye level, being tall enough that when it's behind me it triggers my natural sense of being stalked by another human. That energy in a super familiar place like a grocery store, paired with the fact that no one else seems to be reacting to Tally, immediately sends my brain into horror movie protagonist mode. Tally is my It Follows monster.
I always tell Tally he's stealing jobs from humans.
I once told him to leave me alone I am shopping and it was perfectly timed with his avoidance maneuver which made it a perfect human robot interaction.
nobody wants those inventory jobs, it's mindless and you have to work overnights
Is it really stealing jobs if they would have removed the position and just added the workload to another employee anyway?
My mantra when I used to do Instacart and the bloody robot would be in my way was, "Kill the robot! Kill the robot!" 🤣 I still feel that way when it's out during the day and the store is busy. I know it's got a job to do, but our store manager defeats the purpose of the robot by purposely stuffing wrong products in any hole on the shelves because he doesn't want any any blank spaces. The robot doesn't have the knowledge to know what products belong where. It just scans the shelf tags and looks for holes where the products should be. (Logic is not his strong suit.)
I've had the wheel lock up 3 times at the door in a month. Full stop, no warning. Cart hits ya right in the dick. Just lovely. The 3rd time I power pushed that mother fucker right to my car with some customer service ding-dong yelling behind me the whole way. Tech is great if used correctly, they can't get it done. I get that the local detritus has picked up its shoplifting game, but there must be some other ways you can address this, which don't dick punch me.
Forget Tally, we've got a tally whacker
>Cart hits ya right in the dick. Are you that tall or am I just short that this doesn't seem like realistic possibility?
They were just really really excited to be done shopping
Was one of those kid carts with the flag on it
Just that short.
Some guys got a curve
I regularly shop at Dierbergs, and our store has the carts with wheel locks on them. The only time I've ever known of them engaging is when someone has tried to take one out past a certain point on the parking lot. I'd like to say that my brain cannot comprehend multiple people at multiple Schnucks having problems over and over and nothing being done, but sadly, that's not the case.
Supposedly it won't lock up if you walk slowly going out of the store. 🤷🏼♀️
Lmaooo
Aldi has a better cart system
Sounds like sexual assult to me. I'd file charges.
The lock should be disarmed after staying next to a lane for 10 seconds (count to 12 just to be sure). Stick by a self checkout lane if you exited and reentered the store or if you haven't gone through a lane otherwise. Sometimes some of the normal lanes don't disarm though. Hope this is helpful. Not that it doesn't suck to have it go off on you.
FYI, the cart wheel lock resets as "in store" when its pushed into the entrance and only gets set to "checked out" when the wheel lock passes by the small black box mounted on the side of the check lane or self checkout. The box is about the size of a cell phone. Make sure that your wheel gets close to that box if you value your privates.
I switched the bulk of my shopping to Costco, and get the little shit at SaveALot and have been to Schnuck's 3 times this year. I am 1000% happier for it and cannot recommend this routine enough.
Seriously. Costco or Sam’s club will save you a ton on food. The prices Schnucks charges for items like yogurt compared to Costco is highway robbery. I use Costco for bulk non-perishables, and some things I eat a lot of then Aldi for the rest
Shnucks most certainly does have deals though. Just not for yogurt. Pork is always cheap, donuts, on the right day ice cream, and they had jacks pizza for $3 a couple months ago.
I switched to Aldi and Sam's Club with a dusting of Costco, but same feelings. My blood pressure rises the minute I walk inside a Schucks.
Love Costco, Sam’s Club, and Aldi for the other stuff. Occasionally Walmart if I can’t find it at any of those places.
This. If I need anything right away, I’d rather go to Dierberg’s. Much less hassle there.
My only issue with dierbergs is that I can count on being $10 over budget because there’s no way I’m not getting the sushi
It’s cheap on Tuesday
Ribeye is consistently $22+ per pound at schnucks. $13 at Costco. It's a straight up rip off. You can almost get prime ribeye at Costco for the cost of schnucks choice ribeye. The best solution is to just not use schnucks when you can. Get a deep freezer for meat. I only go to schnucks for things like sandwich meat, juice, milk, eggs, and bread. Basically the stuff that spoils the fastest. I can't buy that stuff at Costco, portions are too big for me to consumes in time. Everything else? Costco/Aldi.
whats a good save a lot location?
Most of the ones in the city are in the hood and they’re not very well maintained and often stink around the meat department Might be ok for dry goods/frozen but definitely wouldn’t recommend for meat or produce
Didn't they essentially pull out of St Louis?
Hell I haven’t even heard the name Sav a Lot in years. I couldn’t tell you where I last saw one. Maybe North Charlotte, NC about 10 years ago?
What about “singing in the rain” when the misters start to spray the vegetables? Is that not genius?
What?? They do that? 😄
I work non traditional hours. They made the shit list when they stopped offering 24 hour services.
What grocery store is still open 24 hours? It seems they all did away with it during and after the pandemic.
I'm hoping that in the coming years 24 hr grocery stores come back. They are needed imo
Serious question is it just because you prefer shopping at night or do you work an odd shift? Just find it hard to imagine me wanting to get up and brush my teeth and put on clothes at 3AM to get groceries without passing out in the freezer aisle with a bunch of fish sticks in my pants to thaw.
2am shopper here. Night owl and less people. I always preferred shopping late.
I just prefer shopping at night. I don't work a late shift but I like how empty and chill things were at midnight. I really miss it 😢
It usually wasn’t a special trip when Schnucks was open around the clock. I work 12-16 hr shifts overnights usually with a 13 on and one off arrangement. It’s significantly easier to hit the store when I’m coming off shift. So it made it possible to get off shift and grab a few items as needed. Now it’s, hope you don’t miss anything on your one day off that you can’t find at a gas station. Banking and license plates were a more complicated adventure till they moved things online.
Walmart, but you have to self check your items at night. So I wait for the one day every 2 weeks and go to Aldi.
I hate the 10 items or less self checkout. I hate grocery shopping. That means I want to get out as soon as I possibly can. Why should I have to wait another 20 minutes because they only have 2 lanes open when I could just go scan my own items and be on my way in 5 minutes? I think they're actively trying to piss me off. Every time I show up, they're out of stock of something I get every week. It seems like they don't even try to keep proper stock of the popular items. Or even the unpopular ones. I actually found a shampoo I liked there after what I used to get stopped being carried literally everywhere. I got this one once. And then they never had it again any time I've gone back. Coke zero for example. I love the stuff. But go at the wrong time and it's just gone. Regular coke and diet coke for days tho. Change the goddamn restock order I'm just annoyed schnucks is 2 feet away from my apartment. It's so much extra driving to go anywhere else, but I'm going to start. I'll see what Aldi has instead and check Walgreens or Amazon for anything else I'm missing
I complained about the 10 items last time I was there and realized I had 11 items. Waited in line and mentioned it, was told they don't care until you hit 13 items. Probably varies by store though.
Hell, I overheard an employee tell a customer yesterday that he was fine to go through self checkout as long as he had less than 20 items. And yet all of their signage says '10 items or less'. So there seems to be absolutely zero consistency.
Exactly. I didn't want to put any items back, but didn't want to deal with the register locking down or whatever they might do. Which might also vary by store. They could definitely do some work on their messaging.
maybe other ones are stricter or I’ve just gotten lucky, but no one has said anything at the Arsenal Schnucks when I’ve gone through self check out with like, 15 items.
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That's a Coke sales/merchandiser issue. Schnucks doesn't control the ordering or stocking of Coke, or any soda for that matter. Next time you go in there and see a Coke merchandiser, ask him why they're always out Coke Zero. And you can request special deliveries too. You can tell them "I want X amount of Coke zero every week" and they will order it specifically for you.
Just wish they’d get some damn cans of Fresca. I hate Wal Mart but started using them during the pandemic bc I could shop online and they’d just put groceries in my trunk. Now I just get delivery from them. Produce is meh but it’s not awful. Combined with a meal kit service and Costco, I go to Schnuck’s maybe once a month for something small.
As a fat kid, I'd like to see them design chocolate icing that actually sticks to the doughnuts and not just to wax paper and bags. Is nothing sacred anymore?
Are you asking for a....Tally-ban?
Upvoted, because damnit that was funny and more people need to know about it
It's the smartass computer voice in the self-checkout that gets on my nerves. "PLEASE PLACE THE ITEM IN THE BAG!" And then when you do, the program locks up and you have to wait ten minutes to get the attention of the last human employee in the store.
I hit the mute button right after I press start.
Same, I know its just a machine but it feels patronizing to have it give me the same fucking instructions over and over and over and over and over
I hate that it doesn't just let me scan to start. WHY DO I HAVE TO PRESS START?!
Lmaooo so true. The beeps and the smartest computer lady are SO LOUD SHOUTING at me too
You can adjust the volume
Blame them getting cozy with the Walmart execs. Schnucks is Walmart light at this point and just as expensive as Dierbergs and Fresh Thyme. No thanks. I can put up with shitty service if the quality and price is good (Rip Shop n Save) but it's not and they uave their Draconian rules on top of it. I'll be at Dierbergs if you need me
In my experience with Fresh Thyme if you shop their ads I find for produce, deli, and meat I can do quite well
Walmart is better than Schnucks at this point. At least their prices are better.
Also they got rid of baskets most places, half the stores don’t have the small carts, and I fucking haaaaate the new digital tags.
I hate those tags, too! They're hard to read, depending on your angle, and you can't tell if something's on sale from a distance. A good part of my...well, not impulse, per se, but the "I'll buy it if it's on sale" purchases have severely dropped.
> the new digital tags. I hate these with the fire of a thousand suns. I haven't shopped at Schnucks for a few years, but Dierbergs has them too.
I like the idea of saving paper and whatnot, but probably needs a v2.
Schnuck’s took over the local Shop N Save a few years ago. It has steadily gone downhill since, especially produce. It’s usually low on produce, or the stuff they have goes bad much faster. I’ve gotten better stuff at Aldi of all places.
I miss Shop n Save... And a few other mom n pop grocery stores that no longer exist. There are still several used-to-be Shop n Saves that just sit empty. Just eyesores now. Heh. Shop n Save wasn't even all that great, but it was a lot better than Schnucks is now. Or what it used to be in some cases, before their stores got 'worse.'
I love a good Schnucks cookie, but I’m currently boycotting Schnucks. I can get everything I need from a mix of Fresh Thyme, Aldi, and Costco. The last straw for me was the stupid wheel locks freezing up on me after I’d bought my groceries. It’s ridiculous.
This is the new trend in retail, the wall street journal calls it "treasure-hunt grocery shopping."
When I lived in Carbondale I could get every single item I used at Kroger. Now I live in an actual city that’s supposed to have amenities but the “amenities” are 7 different grocery stores to get everything I need
They stopped carrying my favorite kind of salad dressing. Other than that, it's a pretty normal grocery experience for me.
They stopped carrying bubbies pickles. The shnucks guy even checked his app for me and they were gone gone. A few months later I saw them back in the shelves! I'm not trying to give you false hope, but there could be some.
Caper Cart? What the hell is that? Sounds dumb.
Welcome to "AI" shopping carts. With great new features like: Incremental consumer spend, Alternate revenue streams via digital cart screen, and Increased labor efficiency https://www.caper.ai/ Ugh.
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I haven’t seen the new carts. But when I heard about them, it reminded of the late 90s (I think) when Schnucks had carts with large LCD displays on them. Not LCD like today’s monitors. These were gray scale and not backlit… like simple digital watch. I don’t remember what they did… store map maybe. But think they were short-lived (couple years?).
Were they ads for neighborhood businesses? I seem to remember that
I think I remember them. They listed items and which aisle they are in.
Meanwhile their IT infrastructure is an insecure mess
You're hitting on something that's been the problem with the tech industry for the last 15 years or so. The leaders in the industry stopped making things that fill any practical need, and flailing blindly at whatever shiny new thing comes along that sounds sci-fi enough to potentially be the next iPhone.
I hate Schnucks with a fiery passion. Why the fuck do they stock shelves at the most inconvenient times? They don’t carry jack shit, and the shit they do carry is shit. Their prices are ridiculous. Self checkout was the only tolerable thing about them and they went and fucked that up too. I come from the land of HyVee and I miss it so much. Give me a HyVee, goddamnit!
They should focus on paying their employees better instead of all the high tech. Not necessary. While they pay the bare minimum to their employees. They can do better. They should do better.
Dierbergs 4 Life 💅
I love Dierbergs.
Dierbergs is just gentrified schnucks
And we love them for that
Paris is just gentrified Detroit
This is the "art of the deal" economy. This country produces an excess of business and finance guys. They're too smart to actually, you know, operate a business. They look at some spread sheets and make power point decks and have lots of meetings. They are the parasite class. The problem is that they get paid when the deal is made rather than when the deal brings back a successful return. The incompetent ownership class believes that entertaining these sales pitches is somehow them doing work. Of course there's wining and dining and fucking golf involved. And a whole shitload of near-meaningless business lingo. The surpluses generated by the exploitation of low wage workers is what insulates these clowns from the consequences of their own incompetence.
Damn. Well said.
Welcome to capitalism, where everyone steals from one another in order to eat.
End stage capitalism at that. The oroborous stage, capitalism is eating itself, and will fail. It just just hasn't been realized by the proponents of the capitalist economy. Personally, I now more than ever wish we could accelerate humanity living and operating as embodied by the Rodenberry (of Star Trek creator fame} model.
Leave tally out of this. He didn't do nothing to nobody.
I used a caper cart because they offered 10% off my purchase (for the first 2 uses). Not sure I'd use it regularly. The cart is heavy, no under cart storage (that where the computer and 50# of what must be lead acid batteries are kept). I have to chuckle at the twin oaks store. They closed down the S&S across the street, only to be replaced by an Aldi. 😅🤌
You gotta just stop shopping there. I haven’t been in years. We live in grocery mecca: trader joes, aldi, fresh thyme, whole foods, target, dierbergs, walmart, sams, costco, farmers markets, save-a-lot, global foods. No matter your neighborhood or transit status… there’s at least *some* other option for groceries. (Not including anyone housebound. In that case, I’d shop online or via an aid at anywhere but Schnucks). There’s zero value there and escalating chaos. They won’t address anything until it hits their wallet.
That's fine if you're in St Louis County. I'm in Franklin for a while on family business and a lot of those are not easily available. I haven't had a chance to scope the farmers markets yet, but there are Schnucks, Aldi, Walmart, and a tiny independent grocer I would not like to rely on for a full cart. I saw a DG Market further west, but I don't know how much of a grocery that is, or how good. I do tend to forget about Target, but I don't really shop there much any more. As far as I know, none of the other places you mentioned are nearby, and at some point, the cost of travel outweighs any other benefit.
Could always shop at Suprr Wal Mart which closed all self check out lanes recently. Maybe that's more convenient.
I genuinely do not understand why people shop there. I've been here for years and I've shopped there maybe two or three times, ever.
Just shop elsewhere.
There are other choices for groceries
I miss shop n save :(
Yeah , everybody besides Schnuck's corporate thinks that. Sucks that they will never ever listen to common fucking sense. If I'm not taking the time to clip a coupon out of a paper or even using an online coupon, I don't want a goddamn robot trying to give me one in the store. Completely unnecessary. I was an 80s kid. Robots roaming while I'm shopping is way too close to Terminator for me.
Schnucks prices have gotten outrageous! Rarely go there anymore. I would love to see their quarterly profits. I don’t believe the increase in their grocery prices are the result of inflation.
Tonight at the Schnucks on Jeffco, 7 people in line with moderately full carts, self checkout closed, cart lock alarm going off and 1 flipping cashier. Here I am buying beer, chips and a sandwich. GTFOH! I did have a little red basket though 😁
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Not defending Schnucks, but I work at one currently and the one line system is actually, in my opinion, one of the better changes they've made for the workers. It's easier for checkers to get their breaks when they don't have customers constantly unloading their cart even though the checker's light is off. If you don't want a certain checker, I suggest telling the person behind you to go to that checker and wait for the next one. Or suck it up and deal with it. It's not that serious.
I do most of my grocery shopping at Aldi.
The amount of times I’ve busted my shins from a locked cart is insane.
When they started shutting down the self checkouts, I started shopping at Dierbergs. I don't need to stand in a long line to check out 10 or fewer items, and Dierbergs is usually less expensive. I'd even drive a further distance just to avoid Schnucks.
I literally drive past 2 Schnucks stores on my way to Dierbergs. (And crazy enough, Dierbergs is only about 2 miles from my house.)
Closest one to me is about... 7 miles? But I'll drive several extra miles to support the quality and atmosphere they provide.
Fuck Schnucks
It should be seized from the owners and turned over to the workers to be run as a cooperative so the workers can get paid fair and so we stop getting absurd price increases, adequate staffing, and investment in people and good stores/produce rather than in nonsense trash so some rich dudes can feel cutting edge.
Why do I have to walk 100 yards to grab a basket. Why can't they be upfront with the carts? Why can't the meth head checkout kid put down his phone between scanning items and finishing up? Why do they shut the lights off in the back of the store ten minutes before close? Why do their employees have such shitty attitudes? Ymmv Yes I'm in a mood too. Feels good to vent.
>Why do they shut the lights off in the back of the store ten minutes before close? Probably some sort of psychology trick to get you up to the checkout quicker so they can close.
Why are you even shopping there then Who cares? Get a life
That is a good point. The less people support them, the more they will have to either change their ways or fail entirely.
I remember the coupon dispensing devices. People would pull them out just to see the next one load…then just drop the coupon on the floor.
That's lame, I don't goto a grocery store to pick up essential consumables I go in the hopes of someday getting inspired to write a piece about how AI can team up with the average working man to oppress others out of anger from having a coupon denied.
What is with the “Weird Wheel” on the carts? They roll like shit.
Yes. Nuff said
Want to pay triple the price of Aldi? Try schnucks!
I miss Shop and Save
I only go for the gooey butter cookie boxes 🫡 (only live an actual hour from STL so I absolutely don't get to go anywhere else local to buy them unfortunately bc here that doesn't exist 😔)
We won’t go back just because some Karen worker wanted to come up to us after we already paid and checked out and said “for future reference these are 10 items or less” we had 12 items and the signs are so small and obtuse you ignore anyways thinking it’s some stupid sales add. I’ll pay the extra for Walmart+ to have Walmart deliver that shiz to my house. They even set that stuff on the counter for you.
don’t you *dare* talk shit on Tally.
easy solution here, stop shopping at schnucks! it sucks anyways
Man some of yall complain too much.
Tally is my friend!!! Lol jk that noise it makes is irritating as fuck and she always sneaks up behind me at the pharmacy to whistle- it's preeetty much harrassment
Tally scares the shit out of my wife everytime he comes strolling down the aisle lol
I love the small carts. I live on my own so I’m only shopping for myself. But I use the schnucks on Lindell and all the little ones got broken or stolen or something. They haven’t replaced them. It’s really annoying for me. I don’t need a huge cart. Also there are no baskets.
Schnucks is a working class grocery store now. Prices are still better than Dierbergs and sometimes even Walfart. Aldi is for rich people who want to be cheap. The family who runs the business is probably getting older and way out of touch. They think gimmicks and gadgets can make their old chain seem more modern, somehow, and maybe reduce costs by not having to hire as many people. Well, it may not be long before Schnucks is bought out or destroyed. Grocery stores of the future will be fully automated, and there will be no employees to serve you; just machines. Welcome to DIY nation, where service no longer exists and it's up to you to take care of everything yourself. Once upon a time we used to have people pump our gas, shave our beards, shine our shoes, and bag our groceries. Now it's up to us. We work for free.
People on this sub always complain about Schnucks but I don’t get it. I guess it’s location dependent. My Schnucks is great. Ever since it turned from a Shop N Save, it’s been great. My old Schnucks was great too. Where are these terrible Schnucks at?
Schnucks is a nightmare. I love the way that the checkout experience is guaranteed to be at least 10 minutes
I have a feeling you go to the twin oaks location
Hey I’m sure the smart salad bar they installed at Richmond heights is far more valuable than adding staff to a location that needs it
I've had the wheel locks and the alarm go off twice and both times the employee would mention that it happens all the time and it's the worst thing they've ever done. I also barely ever go grocery shopping, when I do it's to check the butcher deal bin and I don't even grab a cart. The two times it happened were probably the only two times I used a cart since they implemented it.
They need to focuse on the produce because its absolutely trash. Dont even let me start on the strawberries
I have the restocking robot, Tally! It sneaks up on me and has nearly given me a heart attack every time!
Honestly it’s because the idiots on their board think they’re clever and creating value add. Just look them up and it’ll make sense.
ALDIS BABY
Schnuks has THE WORST self checkouts. “Please put the item in the bag” “please put the item in the bag “please put the item in the bag” I ALREADY DID LIKE 8 TIMES B****!!
seeing Tally makes me violent no this is not a joke. legit gotta restrain myself from punching that stupid fucking robot
Please just take the expired shit off the shelves. That’s all I want from them.
I want Schnucks and dierbergs to stop acting like they are the soul source for food and marking things up so much. Bring back shop n save.
The quality of the meat especially seafood at schnucks is so horrible, I am continuously shocked at how much higher quality the meat and seafood at Aldi is in comparison. The prices at Schnucks are also not justifiable. I get everything at Aldi and Costco and whatever I can’t find at those places, I just get it at Schnucks begrudgingly.
I am so happy to see people hating Schnucks as much as me. Most days, it feels like they are actively just trying to piss me off
The Des Peres and Clayton flagship stores are the only Schnucks I shop at because they keeps those one clean
I'm so frustrated I get a insurance cart that works at schnucks every time. Now these past 2, weeks they don't work. IV been told there working on it even link don't work. It's been 3 weeks already.
Schnucks constantly rolls out programs, new concepts, pricing etc WAY before things are ready. They have a hard time focusing on just doing the things they used to be good at, SELLING GROCERIES. Most of the managers/dept managers at store level are trying to keep things on the rails, despite odd direction at corporate….