Question about grocery store donations.
Does anyone work at a grocery store?
I had a bad experience today at checkout. The cashier asked for a donation to their sponsored charity and I declined. Her response was unpleasant. She said, very loudly, "I guess that's okay." Big sigh. The thing is that she knows full well that I buy food for a shelter and has frequently helped me identify clearance and specials at the store for that purpose. Her daughter has used shelter services in the past as well for the sake of her child. Needless to say, we chat a lot about these kinds of things.
My question is, do these stores require cashiers to "sell" a certain amount of donations? To be honest, I believe that they are "purchasing" their own brand name products (they periodically put of displays of what your five dollars can buy) which frankly aren't that great so I wouldn't donate anyway. I know that restaurants often cut hours for employees who don't sell gift cards during the holiday season so I'm curious about what's going on here.