European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday. August 1,1986 a Lackful of replies to writer who does t like to tip baggers i am inc head Bagger at our commissary and would like 10 reply 1o Wriler dislikes having to lip 1 would no sooner lip Tor badly packed groceries than i would an incompetent waitress. A minimum of 25 cents a bag is not Loo much to pay Tor an efficiently packed bag. You Are tipping for the service of not having to bag your own groceries not the Bagger s companionship. Common Courtesy should be expected but i m wondering with the opinions in your letter maybe your attitude is easily selected As a commissary customer it is not an obligation Solip but a gesture of gratitude. We Are entrepreneurs on our own and not part of inc commissary system listen to weekly complaints about the present 5 percent surcharge on the commissary receipts and do not think the general Public is willing to pay an additional percentage or two the baggers sign contracts stating we arc to replace any items we might damage. From the Point your Gro Ceries leave the cashier s hand until we place the bags into your vehicle can or hands it is our responsibility to make sure nothing is ruined. If you have complaints about the Way your groceries arc packed baggers engaged in nor play being unrest pet fut or whatever speak with the head Bagger. That person is solely responsible for taking actions and unless notified of any complaints you la just have to endure inc situation. The loitering you accused the dead beats of should also be brought to the attention of the head Bagger. After your letter appeared in the stars and stripes it was extremely Gratifying to have customers in our commissary make it a Point to Tell us their opinions and comments of . Our Cashiers also Lei us know How invaluable we arc helping keep the customers checked through quickly and efficiently. This would be impossible if the cashier or customer had to bag. Your letter generated a few pats on inc Back which we can thank you for. I Personalty take Pride in the Job i am doing. I appreciate my Job. It gives me the Freedom to take time off when my husband has free time plus i enjoy talking with the people in our Community on a regular basis. This like any other Job. Is what you make of it. As far As expecting every Bagel r to be Friendly Whynot make this request of every person that works with the Public maybe a smile from you first would break the ice some people s friendliness is often hidden by their shyness. It s Worth a try a Mdse Smiley bad Stoelz Germany having worked As a Bagger from 1982 10 1985,1 feel have some knowledge on the subject. You arc not expected to five tips but it sure is Nice to a i one when one has car cd pushed drugged a Carl full of groceries anywhere from 10 to 100 pounds of weight across a held or Long parking lot. Also if the writer thought the Bagger was less than courteous Why did she even lip him her i would t have. As for the Why did you even bother attitude if had pulled that Little stunt on a customer i would be been trying to find myself another Job in next Day. You see All the writer would have had to do is talk 10 the head Bagger. This person is the Bagger s immediate supervisor and a head Bagger Worth their weight in Salt would have fired or at least written up and reprimanded a Bagger who displayed this attitude to a customer. If this does t Clear inc situation then talk to the manager he s the head Bagger s Boss. . John r. Santiago Fuerth Germany 1 bag at the commissary. Am not a dead beat speak very Good English and work harder than i have Ever worked before. I worked three years civil service mostly overseas Anil cannot get a Job Here because of Lack of positions. You May see baggers stuffing their faces they Haven privacy for lunch or Breaks and must be on hand at All limes to bag your groceries. We do not return your change and try to always be polite and cheerful. It is hard when you arc treated like dead beats made fun of and snapped at. If in is Loo degrading for you to pay for services rendered to you please simply say "1 would like Tobago my own groceries Debra Mcdon Tun Neil Ulm German. Be dignified bagging your own groceries and pushing your cart to your car. Then put Ine bags in in trunk m a driving rain while holding an umbrella. Nobody has asked you 10 pay for anything. My son is a Bagger and we shop at the we Bruecken and Ramstein an commissaries. With very few exception the services Are great. To All you baggers lists off i la keep lipping and Hope it someday pays a Liny fraction of what you want and enjoy in life. George r. Muggins a leu Germany. I guess she. Must have All the Rotten Luck be cause after six Ycaro in the military i have never Ever run into the problems she described. Baggers arc paid by lips Only. I be never had one act As if he she expected More than i gave. If you have a justifiable complaint about a particular Bagger take in to the manager. And it s not justifiable if hey Don t speak perfect English for crying out loud and do you really expect a teen Ager to make intelligent Conversa Tion while he s trying to keep your eggs from getting broken 1 deeply appreciate the people who bag my groceries. They make sure the canned goods Are evenly distributed the eggs Are secure the meat is Alt together an the bread won t gel crushed. They always respond to my smile and wish me a Good Day. They Tiave even helped my son out of the cart when my hands were full i m grateful they Are there. Loulyn de gtd Berlin after waiting an hour to gel on line the Bagger finally gets a customer. He is mad because he has to wait for 25 other baggers logo oui and Only Ihrcke Cash registers Are open. The customer has iwo Young kids one has his Fin Gers in his Mouth and the other is trying to grab the Quarter from the Bagger s change Box. The customer looks the Bagger up and Down but never once smites. Of no thinks the Bagger the children Are now try ing to help the Bagger by throwing things into the bag All of which inc Bagger has to remove again. Suddenly the Bagger realizes that his Quarter is miss ing he sees in in the child s hand and asks to have in Back. Of course the child refuses to return his treasure so the Bagger has to Lake it just As he takes the Quarter away the customer looks and frowns. He does not like he Way the Bagger is treating his child. The Bagger wishes that the customer would con Trot his children. After the customer has paid he wants to leave but he Bagger is not done with the groceries. Another frown from the customer who does not realize that inc Bagger had to fight for five minutes to get his children to Stop throwing things in the bags. After the Bagger is finished the customer walks out of the store at what he considers to be a leisurely Pace. He fails to realize that the Bagger has a heavy Carl full of groceries and that his children Are trying to ride on the cart. The Bagger is now running to catch up o la customer. He Isna ving trouble avoiding the construction which has been going on forever. The customer is now leading the Bagger across the gravel covered parking lot. The Small wheels on the cart constantly Jam us they hit the rocks. The customer wants All twelve bags in inc Back seat of his convertible with room left for the kids. The Bagger says it can t be another frown from the customer. By now the Bagger can feel his tip getting smaller and smaller. Finally he does what is told. He has to stack bags on lop of each other so they Wilt All fit. Of course something Breaks. The next Day when the Cut Tomor brings Back his broken eggs the Boss won t Ca Elhat he had inc Bagger stack the bags on top of each other. He will just Tell the Bagger to buy the Man some new eggs. After the car is loaded the Bajger has to stand around like a beggar Waivia j for his up. Stan Brown of North Germany first let me say has any complaint you have with or about a Bagger should be taken up with the commis sary manager. We Are required to Wear a badge with a number on it and that number is on your grocery re ctcpl., when using a supermarket in the United state the average customer goes once a week. That Means about four maybe five bags. The average order 1 Lake out is a payday order of two weeks Worth of food minimum of eight bags More than Likely Len bags since i Don t like to Squash bread and break eggs. Add to this a Case of soda a Case Ofutt milk and maybe some Mineral water. If the customer is having a Barbe que charcoal or has a big dog 25 pounds of Enow then i need to Lake out two cans to wherever the car is parked f you want us to be crisply dressed Don t Park so you want smiles and intelligent conversation tune to the tonight show with Johnny Carson. But better yet if you think we deadbeats Don t deserve to be lipped bag your own groceries a Bagger location withheld fan says rambo shows fighting spirit this Tetter is in defense of the movie rambo and Ramb ism Boih of which have come under repealed attack lately in this column. Most of the critical letters have complained about an inaccurate portrayal of combat in the movie. The writers have dwell on the mundane realities of War As they perceive them. To these complaints one has to ask oneself when did Hollywood Ever give a flawless portrayal of any institution such As War ? has there Ever been for instance a realistic coun room trial in a movie i seriously double it. The court scene will usually show a passionate plea for mercy by a defense lawyer and leave out the Long winded Testi Mony and tedious proceedings. That s Hollywood. Pen pals i am Nina Fetn Oft by enjoy a Ling Peop from id mar Urt or told i Ilka pm lid Phlara. Swimming and naval Long Braj pm Arian e/osmrmbbin2s i m i my if wry yer oct aug undying banking to financing. My Hama include baking. Reading and Mcferring id my. Valeria Obama p. Surname Laluga Durn Guele Oriental. Philippine i would Kikau Nava pan full t am 30-&ar-Otd sri lankan. My to Toms Are movies music and tracing. W v. Int Nofia . Bol 3t4tin. Studl Arabu i my 22 fear cud and wout Lek pen pall Pom order americana Europe. 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No rambo tries to show this fighting spirit this determination in the face of danger and adds heavy doses of cinematography to make in attractive to the movie going Public judging from the Box office results in the United states and overseas rambo was remarkably Credi ble in its portrayal of this american trait. Of european and others Sec rambo As a sign of an aggressive America it is because they have not yet acknowledged the need for Force As a last Rison against foes who know no other language. It is also important not to Overlook the importance of such a movie in an age where there arc real enemies out there who Are willing to use any Means available to subvert and overthrow the governments of the free world. So if rambo causes Young americans to take in Active interest and responsibility in the defense of their country then All the More credit to it. Spec. 4 Charles c. Baylor Buu Holder Germany is american Matador in reference to Dan Wollam s Story on the american Matador july 14 another philadelphian Sidney Franklin who fought in the late 1920s and Early 1930s, not John Fulton was probably the first american Matador albeit not for Mally As he never received his Atler Nalimu. Interested aficionados should see the appendix a Short estimate of the american Sidney Franklin As a Matador of Ernest Hemingway s death in the Al Eragon. 3s. Fletcher Madrid
