A
grocery store chain started in 1957 in Salisbury, NC. Has over 1000 locations in the
southeast and
mid-Atlantic states. Food Lion is an
equal-opportunity employer. Food Lion opposes
union intervention of any kind.
Uniform for most
employees consists of white collared
shirt,
black pants, and
black shoes.
Sagging,
mohawks, hair that is dyed unnatural colors, and visible non-ear piercings are prohibited on
employees at all levels. All
workers must be
drug-free to retain
employment, and
drug tests are given periodically.
When a
cashier at Food Lion reports for duty, the first thing he or she does is sign in. This is done by typing in a personal code in the
computer near the main office. After that, a
manager gets the "pan" for you. The pan is simply the
thing that the
money goes into. The contents of the pan must be counted and must equal $200 plus or minus $1. The pans are kept in a
safe that is also near the main office. Then the
cashier goes to an open
register and begins to wait for
customers. Usually this does not take very long.
Merchandise with a
UPC/
barcode is simply hovered over the
laser scanner until the
machine emits a highly
annoying "
beep." Although there is no
evidence to suggest that prolonged
exposure to this
sound may result in
dementia or other
mental conditions, it is the author's
opinion that it most definitely will.
Produce is a
different matter altogether. Each
item from the
produce section has its own four
digit code. The
merchandise must be placed on the
scale and
weighed. Then the
special code must be entered into the
machine.
The
music played over the
sound system is usually
oldies,
soft rock, and the occasional good
song, such as the
Beatles' "
Eleanor Rigby" or
Paul Simon's "
You Can Call Me Al." I have noticed that they play a lot of Sixpence None the Richer, which I am NOT going to link to because they suck. But I digress . . .
Food Lion claims to have the lowest
prices, but since almost all
grocery stores make this
claim, it should not be taken too
seriously.