The Carrefour's Red Bag
This morning I went to Prodia to take some hormonal test (LH, FSH, and Estradiol). I have to take another hormonal test (Progesterone) on May 21, 2005. These tests have to be taken in the 10th-12th and the 21st day of the last period. The tests should be taken before 10 AM and the blood sample would be taken for 3 times in 20 minutes interval. Wo..aahhh 3 times! Fortunately, it didn't hurt at all.
From Prodia, I went straight to Carrefour-Lebak Bulus. I had my breakfast at Sint Cinnamon with a cup of espresso and a piece of cinnamon roll. I continued with buying groceries at Carrefour hypermarket.
And you know what? Before entering the hypermarket, one of the guards asked me (and some other visitors) to put my bag into their red bag and then locked it. We could take the red bag along with us but we couldn't open it until the cashier did it for us. When I asked why they did this, the guard said it was for security reason. However, NOT ALL visitors were treated that way. I don't know the criteria applied by Carrefour in order to decide who should wear those red bags and who shouldn't. For some women with bigger bags than mine could carry their bags along. (Mine is 24 x 20 x 10 cm). Was I being suspected for security reason (stealing???)? Somehow, I felt that way.
But, on the other side, I tried to be positive thinking. That's God way to protect my belongings (money, debit cards, credit card) during my shopping time.
New experience in shopping, really! However, it's a pity for a hypermarket as hyper as Carrefour to show prejudiced toward some of its customers since only some customers be treated this way. Or, they'd better follow Makro, whose rule is not allowing ALL visitors to bring their bags along inside the shopping area. Makro is much better and fair in this way!
From Prodia, I went straight to Carrefour-Lebak Bulus. I had my breakfast at Sint Cinnamon with a cup of espresso and a piece of cinnamon roll. I continued with buying groceries at Carrefour hypermarket.
And you know what? Before entering the hypermarket, one of the guards asked me (and some other visitors) to put my bag into their red bag and then locked it. We could take the red bag along with us but we couldn't open it until the cashier did it for us. When I asked why they did this, the guard said it was for security reason. However, NOT ALL visitors were treated that way. I don't know the criteria applied by Carrefour in order to decide who should wear those red bags and who shouldn't. For some women with bigger bags than mine could carry their bags along. (Mine is 24 x 20 x 10 cm). Was I being suspected for security reason (stealing???)? Somehow, I felt that way.
But, on the other side, I tried to be positive thinking. That's God way to protect my belongings (money, debit cards, credit card) during my shopping time.
New experience in shopping, really! However, it's a pity for a hypermarket as hyper as Carrefour to show prejudiced toward some of its customers since only some customers be treated this way. Or, they'd better follow Makro, whose rule is not allowing ALL visitors to bring their bags along inside the shopping area. Makro is much better and fair in this way!
posted by Ati at 17:22
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