I climb the shelf
By Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
Malaysia
March 20, 2021 3:42am CST
A question for you if you couldn't reach the items on the top shelf in the supermarket, how do you get the item? If you're born tall, then you probably won't have this problem. I often need to find a way to take the item from the top shelf. Also, items that I want would be on the top shelf most of the time!
Usually, I would look for stepladder or anything that I could use to climb. If that's not an option, I'll try looking for any sales assistant help. If that's also not an option (or the other person was just my height), I would most likely climb to grab the item very fast. I did that! I know it's dangerous too!
Thankfully there was a stepladder nearby today. I couldn't imagine climbing the shelf to haul a heavy bottle of cooking oil.
Usually, I would look for stepladder or anything that I could use to climb. If that's not an option, I'll try looking for any sales assistant help. If that's also not an option (or the other person was just my height), I would most likely climb to grab the item very fast. I did that! I know it's dangerous too!
Thankfully there was a stepladder nearby today. I couldn't imagine climbing the shelf to haul a heavy bottle of cooking oil.19 people like this
25 responses
@arunima25 (87771)
• Bangalore, India
20 Mar 21
Better to ask a sales assistant if step ladder is not there. I am tall at 171 cm and don't face.
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At least taller than 4' people, but still couldn't reach certain things in the supermarket.@arunima25 (87771)
• Bangalore, India
20 Mar 21
@prinzcy I am considered quite tall for my country standard. And if I won't be able to get, I am sure the sale assistant wouldn't either. I am taller than an average male height here.
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@krxx01 (2)
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20 Mar 21
In my case, thankfully, I am able to reach items I need on high shelves. On times though where my height fall on the short side of things, I try to jump and grab the item considering it is not fragile. If that doesn't work, I also look for sales assistants for help. However, as a shy person, I make it a point to look for someone who doesn't seem busy so as not to disturb their work :)
Climbing is the last resort of course. Falling down is more embarrassing than climbing
@Fleura (30330)
• United Kingdom
20 Mar 21
You shouldn't be shy about asking for help when you are a customer! You are doing a good thing for the store by buying their goods, and if they have put items where you cannot reach them then they should help, otherwise you can't buy them can you?
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
20 Mar 21
@prinzcy very true and the eyes of people some are very gifted in staring at people
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@allknowing (135914)
• India
20 Mar 21
A well managed Mall will always have solutions.
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@allknowing (135914)
• India
20 Mar 21
@prinzcy In that case I would ask the sales person to use the ladder and get me what I want (lol)
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
20 Mar 21
there are these extension poles that have grabbers at the end I've seen people use at the grocery store.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
20 Mar 21
@DocAndersen I got 3kg cooking oil on the shelf today. They put the biggest on the bottom. But all the 3kg were beyond my reach.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
20 Mar 21
@prinzcy hopefully they don't put heavy items on the top shelf!
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
20 Mar 21
Am also that short person and follow your steps too. This diversity is good I imagine if all of us could be of the same height it could be boring, don't you think so?
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
20 Mar 21
@Laurakemunto We're almost alike. I'm 151 cm
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
20 Mar 21
I could normally reach the top of the shelf. How tall are you? The supermarket should have the shelf within reach or staff that that you could ask to get those you couldn’t reach.
Here when it’s something that’s really unreachable, I usually ask the staff to get it for me. I don’t want to get it myself if i have to exert too much effort.
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@aureategloom (9317)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
21 Mar 21
happens to me too, but shelves aren't that tall here, so i always manage to get the thing i need.
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@snowy22315 (180360)
• United States
20 Mar 21
I usually ask a taller person to get it for me.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
20 Mar 21
It also happens to me from time to time. If I can't reach an item, i would try to find a sales assistant to get it for me. I won't try reaching things on my own since I'm afraid to accidentally knock other things off the shelves.
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@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Mar 21
I am glad the step ladder was near
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