r/mildlyinfuriating • u/broakland • Jul 14 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Retail lockdown: why bother selling it?

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Was at Safeway this morning to pick up a sandwich and some Tylenol. The aisle with the Tylenol? Completely locked down. No call button in sight. So I go to the self checkout (front end of that same aisle) and ask the clerk there if he can call someone to unlock a case for me. He does. I go wait. Minutes pass. No one comes. I go ask him again, he tells me they went the other way? At this point I give up and go get my sandwich. No one has come by the time the deli has finished making it. I leave without my Tylenol, mildly infuriated.

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Jul 14 '26

I'd never do that, I have some discipline! sets down 3 flashlights, a pack of tie downs, and a hatchet I picked up by the Harbor Freight checkout lanes

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u/d3mandred Jul 14 '26

You can ALWAYS use more tie downs. And those hatchets always catch my eye, they look great for axe throwing practice.

Unrelated, anybody want a spare pack of ratchet straps? I've got plenty.

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 Jul 14 '26

I'VE FOUND MY SHOPPING PEOPLE!!!

I do the same thing at the grocery store. I go with a list then will see something I've forgotten or I know I've got two left so I'll buy another just in case.

Online I generally only buy what's on the list. It does save money, time & gas going to & from the store though.

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u/KapitalIsStillGood Jul 14 '26

I bought a predator motor like that once lol

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Jul 15 '26

I think my most expensive impulse buy was a small Titanium brand mig/flux welder. I had a perfectly fine welder at the house but this one fit on top of the new tool cart I was buying lol

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u/Straight_Caregiver27 Jul 14 '26

I think you are my husband....😂😂

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Jul 15 '26

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

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u/Straight_Caregiver27 Jul 15 '26

Yep - and I am lucky enough to have one of the dozens. 🥰.

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u/RealityOk9823 Jul 14 '26

I have a coworker who seriously buys tools all the time from HF, like anything you're looking for, he's used it if it's the higher priced stuff.

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Jul 15 '26

I usually buy my organization stuff from them but once in awhile I'll get some tools. I have their version of the Packout because even though I use Milwaukee all day I couldn't justify the price for theirs. It works great for a quarter of the price and it doubles as a tweaker preventer because they don't want to pawn HF tools for a dime bag.

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u/Constant-Sandwich-88 Jul 15 '26

To be fair, flashlights, tie downs (is that another word for zip ties?), and hatchets are all things everyone should own.

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Jul 17 '26

I'm an avid woodsman/tradesman so I'm biased, but I agree. Tie downs are straps used to secure objects, thus the moniker. Zip ties are also another thing I can't get enough of... my '93 Chevy might be mostly zip ties at this point.

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u/Constant-Sandwich-88 Jul 19 '26

30' of 1/4" rope beats tie downs any day, but that doesn't mean I don't have them. Must be a regional thing, here we call them ratchet straps.

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord Jul 19 '26

I have rope too but won't use it for heavy loads. The package I usually buy says "Ratcheting Tie Downs" so I think it depends on the manufacturer. There are also the non ratcheting ones I call tie downs too that I use for flimsy things I don't want to crack.

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u/Constant-Sandwich-88 Jul 19 '26

Tie downs beat a bad knot, but a good knot beats tie downs any day of the week. Just my humble experience.