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I guess they hate shoppers (context below) (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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A few weeks back, this grocery store set out these plant racks that essentially blocked the walkway, except for a small strip running parallel to the curb (only one person at a time could pass through, as you can see).

At that time, I helped a senior lady who was using a walker to get through it, because she could have easily fallen off the curb if the wheel slipped over the edge.

So I let the store management know that it was dangerous and they needed to give people more space.

Today, I noticed that they put a skid down, completely blocking the narrow path.

This forces people to walk between the plant racks, which is even more narrow. Coupled with the fact that some of the plants are put on the ground (lazy customers??), so you actually can't pass without some major maneuvering.

Someone at the store surely must realize how bad of an idea this is. Or is doing it out of spite.

And to make matters worse, behind where this photo is taken is plenty of open space to put those plant racks. I know this because there used to be a bike rack, but it was removed and never replaced... 😡

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 138 points 2 months ago

You could send a tip to an ADA lawyer. Or maybe report them for not meeting fire code.

[-] tischbier@feddit.org 72 points 2 months ago

Agree! And to add for OP I’m sure the Fire Marshall would love to hear about how people can’t get in or out of the building. Fire Marshall is probably the fastest option for everyone’s safety.

Good for you OP for keeping your community safe !

[-] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

ADA lawyer

The photo shows a Shoppers Drug Mart store, which means OP is in Canada. I’m sure there’s a Canadian equivalent though.

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago

Start with the complaint to the town as that is free.

[-] Widdershins@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago

The shit has wheels and isn't behind a fence. Move it yourself, tell them to fuck off, and go back the next day and move it again until the management give up. What are they going to do? Get a police stake out? Hire RoboCop to uphold the law? Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Stupidity and malice very often go hand in hand.

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Except in American MAGA politics, where an idea is usually conceived in malice, but carried out incompetently, then blamed on Democrats when it predictably goes wrong. It's called The MAGA Razor

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[-] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

How can I upvote this comment more than once?

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago

Allow us to introduce you to... malicious incompetence.

[-] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 months ago

Trip on one of the pots on the ground and tumble yourself into the racks to create a domino effect

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

And then sue them to kingdom come.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 2 months ago

Nobody wants to shop anymore

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Millennials are killing the shitty supermarket plant industry

[-] Donebrach@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

So you’re saying this large chain-store put out a bunch of free plants for people to take at their leisure?

[-] i_dont_want_to 15 points 2 months ago

Wow, what a maze. Are there accessibility laws that might be violated where this is?

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 2 months ago

OP, just move the racks.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

And just push the skid out of the way, too? 😵

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Idk what a skid is, but I see wheeled racks lol. Easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Idk what a skid is

It might also be called a pallet where you live. It's that large, heavy, wooden blue thing at the end of those racks. It doesn't slide, so you need a forklift or hand-pump lift to move it.

I mean, I have no problem moving shit that's in store aisles to get to the shelves, but there's too much liability here for me to move large plant racks, even if it was easy.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

This has to be a fire code violation or something

[-] lemmyman210@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

It's a little ironic that you say they hate shoppers with a shopper's store in the background...

[-] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Ah shit that means they're Canadian, the management better apologies..

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Almost nobody is going to care about this, at all.

Out of all the things to screech about this isn't it. Jesus Christ lol.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Holy ablism, Batman.

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Again, I and most literally couldn't care less if they have to spend 3ft in low speed parking lot traffic like every other person. It's not the end of the world, people aren't getting run over and injured.

You are just looking to trigger that social media rage dopamine hit. Your worries are about as real and dumb as trans women taking over high school sports. It's just less hateful.

And here y'all are eating it up. I honestly cannot imagine getting so angry over this utterly minor inconvenience.

Frankly I think your paternalistic attitude over these HELPLESS people is probably the most offensive thing in here to anyone with a physical handicap.

[-] wowbaggerip@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I personally think your response to the issue being raised is exactly why America is a total dump that will never be able to have nice things. You're literally shutting down someone's criticism of the functionality of the public spaces in their everyday life because you don't think it's a big deal. But it's the laziness of things like this that actually make America a shitty place to live. It's an epidemic of poor decisions with regard to how much placement of things inconvenience others. This was clearly a poorly planned implemention of selling a ton of plants out front of the store. Someone raised the issue. But you. You decided to shut them down for it because they should get over it. There are bigger issues. Yeah fair enough I guess but also you're enabling shitty design and things will only get worse when there's folks like you that accept garbage and tell anyone who complains about it that they're crazy for saying anything about how it's garbage. /rant

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

What are you talking about? Obstructions and heavy foot traffic after plentiful in populated areas everywhere in the world. The US has fantastic accessibility. You're inventing a story of strife that just doesn't exist 🤣

[-] Kissaki@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

You think the picture shows fantastic accessibility?

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Again, I and most literally couldn't care less if they have to spend 3ft in low speed parking lot traffic like every other person.

There is no curb cut for someone with a wheelchair, mobility device, walker, stroller, shopping cart, or hand trolly to even do that. 🙄

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[-] Kissaki@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And here y’all are eating it up.

I wonder if everyone's eating it up or whether they have their own valid opinions.

I honestly cannot imagine getting so angry over this utterly minor inconvenience.

Honestly, you seem way more infuriated than OP posting in mildly infuriating with much less aggressive language and without dismissing people.

You didn't only share your disapproval or opinion, you made it a point to be dismissive.

[-] Cassandra3MadScene@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

A sane person. Hello there!

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is a stupid take and you should feel bad.

The fact you are acting gleeful in response to an image of a completely unnecessary hurdle for people with physical display suggests that you're probably a bad person to be identifying those on high horses.

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[-] SGforce@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

I've seen three Sobey's do this for many years. I assumed they didn't have to right to use the parking lot like some other stores do, since the lots are never full. Totally on them for not managing their stock and making it our problem.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

They have a lot of space to work with, but chose to pile everything in the section right before the door.

And there are no curb cuts in front of the store, only at the entrance past this gauntlet, so someone in a wheelchair would be SOL.

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[-] misunderstooddemon@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

"trip" and knock a few down

[-] PineRune@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I'd be tempted to just drag them over to the other open area you mentioned and see if they do anything about it.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Shove them into the street. That'll get someone's attention. (preferably not when cars are coming, but that's pretty optional too.)

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Work without pay? This store is playing the long game! LOL

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

i suspect that area is visible for the cashier and the little camera dome under the ceiling in the background

[-] Soolonkivi@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

You act like you can't walk on the road. Literally like in this illustration:

Yeah, you shouldn't have to but fuck cars. Roads are for people not steel cans.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

Have you ever seen a person with a disability who uses a walker or wheelchair try to drop down from a tall curb?

Regardless of who's liable, they don't want to get hurt doing something completely unnecessary.

I'm acting like the company shouldn't be assholes, and use the abundance of space along the rest of the front face of that building.

[-] Soolonkivi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

My wording wasn't quite right there. This does mostly affect disabled people. I was just trying to bring out how infrastructure for cars leaves like a walkway on a cliff for pedestrians.

[-] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 month ago

I think it's illegal to occupy all the sidewalk like that. I'd give police a call.

[-] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Walmart does this all the time.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Honestly it probably is Kore stupidity than spite

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'd say pour salt into each pot but I fear the plants are the propery of a local nursery and it's not their fault the store is managed by idiots

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I don’t say this as a justification but they have probably placed them further out so the plants can get light. Back up against the building, under that overhang, they would not get the light they need, and after a few days this inventory would spoil and be lost, which is probably bad news for someone’s job.

Again, not a justification. I just don’t think the placement is completely at random.

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