#last post i ever plan on tagging with that

[meallaaoi]

This is only based on my personal experience working Scan File (the job role at the grocery store where I've worked for A Long Time™️ that's responsible for ensuring signage is up-to-date and displayed properly, including physically changing shelf tags when prices change - it may be called something else at other stores), that's not a particularly feasible solution. There's more detail in my response in a different thread here, but, tl;dr: printing tags locally would mean increasing costs (including labor) across every store.

As things stand, at the store where I work, there are usually hundreds (sometimes 1000+) of items that are subject to a price change each week, and each of them requires that the shelf tag is changed to match. When I worked Scan File (in fairness I haven't done so since this became my 2nd job as opposed to my primary job, so things *may* have changed since, but if so not by much), there were usually 2 employees assigned to doing so. The usual shift for these employees started at 3am on Sunday morning, and all of the updated shelf tags had to be in place by the time the store opened at 6am (I had said 7am in my earlier post, but I went back and checked, and that was based on Covid-era operating hours - pre-pandemic, the store was a 24-hr store, with the exception of being closed from midnight to 6am on Sunday). As you may be able to imagine, speed and efficiency were Important.

With tags delivered from Central Office, there are a number of distinct advantages (at least from the perspective of the company):

Better quality tags - our shelf tags were printed on thicker paper/cardstock, with color ink and either a glossy finish or lamination (not sure which, it's been a while). Either the tags would have to be lower-quality to be printed by existing in-store printers (which were standard laser printers and copiers), or each store would need some sort of specialized photo-printer-ish setup that would only ever be used once a week.

Saves time - a printer takes time to work (especially if it's a photo-printer as referenced above) - even assuming it's particularly efficient and can print a shelf tag in ~5 seconds, that still means that an average week of ~500 price changes would need 40+ minutes just to print the tags themselves.

Lower technical risk - if a store's shelf tag printer is damaged, how are they going to update their tags that week? Does each store have a backup printer that may well never get used? Does a scan file employee have to wake up even earlier to print their labels at a different store and bring them to their own store? What if the printer jams partway through the print job, beyond the ability of the scan file employee to fix? Can you trust each store's individual Scan File team to track supply levels for blank labels/ink/etc so the store never runs out, or do you make sure each store keeps a large (and therefore costly) surplus on hand?

Ease-of-use - the shelf tags we received from Central Office came stacked like sticky notes, basically, arranged in groups and stuck to sheets of cardstock. Each sheet was labeled for a particular aisle or group of aisles, and each stack was labeled for a specific section of shelving. The tags in each stack came in order, matching the expected layout of products in each shelf section according to the base plan - first-to-last in the stack of labels = top-to-bottom & left-to-right on the shelves. This meant that, with very rare exceptions, it was a very straightforward task to read the labels to determine which self section a given stack of tags was for, remove the first old tag and replace it with the new one, and repeat one item after another before moving on to the next stack. If labels were printed in-store, either the employee would have to take extra time to organize them after printing, or they'd end up taking longer figuring out which labels belonged where.

In all of the above cases, the only real way to counter the advantages of centralized printing and shift to in-store printing is... spending money. On equipment, on supplies, on refunds to customers if there's an error on the tag/the tag isn't updated in time and the shelf tag doesn't match the item's price at Point of Sale (many states have laws requiring compensation to customers who catch an item ringing up for more than the shelf tag amount, more than just giving them the item at the tagged price) - and, most critically, on increased labor costs, due to the increased time needed to get all the shelf tags updated.

I can't see any company voluntarily choosing to change over to a system that increases risk, inefficiency, and operating costs, even if it also increased convenience of its customers. Not that they *couldn't*, of course, but, uh... (insert obligatory rants here about the disparity between corporate profit/customer costs/employee wages, "improving the customer experience" with things like memberships/points programs that allow the company to track individual spending in order to better tailor their advertisements while also enshittifying the actual experience of customers in-store, the idiocy of Lean staffing & scheduling, and more...)

So, uh, yeah. There are some good reasons and some Corporate BS reasons that things are the way they are, unfortunately.

The US vs the World

[mercy-burning]

The first lines... (Tag Game)

I was tagged by the ever-so-lovely @foxy-eva to post the first few lines of my 10 most recent fanfics!

(and once again i am taking the coward's way out and not tagging anyone... one day my impostor syndrome will not exist and i can tag people in peace without feeling like i'm annoying them lmaoaoao. but feel free to do it and say i tagged you if you'd like!)

Of Bases & Supernovas -- "As your fingers thoroughly comb through his hair, weaving and tugging and eliciting the most pathetic sounds from his mouth, Spencer Reid briefly reflects on how he got himself into this situation. Two murders in the last two months, and then a third. Escalation. Bruised, bloody faces and shattered glass lodged into the throats of three single men, all of whom no other obvious connections could be found. Until one finally walked into the station... Until you."

Backseat Benefits -- "You like to think you know Spencer pretty well; Two years of being friends and two more of a relationship under your belts has more than proven your mutual knowing and loving and understanding of each other. Still, he manages to find ways to surprise you every day without even trying."

R&R -- "A day off—a true day off—from working at the BAU is extremely rare, especially considering all the little things that pop up in between cases, like requests from other departments and endless piles of paperwork. Even when you technically have a day or even a weekend off, there's always someone calling to ask for a second opinion on something or for a second opinion on something or for a confirmation that you sent in a report of some kind. Bottom line: there's always something."

Don't Stop -- "It's not unlike you to be vocal when being intimate with him, but right now, Spencer is hearing sounds he's never heard before—beautiful, vulgar, and oh-so-desperate. They vibrate deliciously into the crook of his neck as your cotton-clad hips rock back and forth over his thigh."

Exposure -- "'And what about your sexual relationships?' You freeze like a deer in headlights, unwilling to budge no matter how loudly his horn is blaring. Even as he asks again, your name a gentle coax on the surface of his tongue, you remain perfectly still. 'Did I strike a nerve?' he asks sweetly with a tilt of his head."

Here We're In Love (Apricity) -- "There was once a time in Spencer's life when being in bed didn't generate a strong feeling of any kind. It was simply a task needed to end the day and transition into another, a means to an end, and least of all a luxury; Even when he was a child, responsibility outranked reveling in the comfort of a warm bed."

...I Wonder -- "The first job I ever had also happened to be the best job I ever had. I was twenty years old, and I found an ad in the paper searching for a full-time nanny to a little boy. I didn't think anything of it, other than I desperately needed the money and I didn't mind babysitting. A few years out of school with no plans to attend college and no solid idea of what I wanted to do with my life, I wasn't sure if I'd even get hired."

A Weekend in Paradise (Summer of Sin Bonus Chapter) -- "The only thing warmer than the blazing sun above me, the only thing that could burn me to the greatest extent until I was nothing but a pile of ash, is the way Spencer is staring at me right now. Mom is reading a book quietly, laying her legs over his lap as they lounge on the loveseat, and Andrew is with me on the patio, rubbing sunscreen on my limbs. Even though we're far enough apart so no one can hear any conversation from the other party, the unspoken jealousy radiating from both Spencer and I is loud enough to drown out an entire concert venue."

A Study in Anchored Souls -- "Spencer Reid always knew he would die. It was a cold, hard fact of life that at one point, everyone would die. It was unsure when or how, but it happened. There was no escaping it. That thought alone was enough to squander most of his anxieties about death—even after a few near-death experiences and the constant danger his line of work tended to throw at him throughout his lifetime. Still, the one thing he couldn't stand to think about was the 'after'."

A Kindness You Can't Afford -- "There's a small pit in your gut that only deepens when you hear a knock at the door. A chill permeates your nervous system and sends you off on shaky limbs until you reach it, and as your palm comes in contact with the cool metal of the doorknob, you're disappointed to discover that the contrast does nothing to comfort the hot and clammy skin. Unless the person behind the door turns out not to be who you think, you will not know that comfort."

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

I am going to try writing… the last time I wrote Anything was sometime in early-ish December I think… starting again is quite intimidating and a bit scary. HOWEVER, posting about it on tumblr makes it feel a bit less intimidating and scary.

[spookythesillyfella]

Hello !! When you have the time of day would you like to share some random fun facts for your AU? Anything you'd like to possible fork over even if it's very silly and not so serious.. I'd love to hear! Whatever comes to your mind and no matter how much you'd wanna share sounds great to me :) I hope you know I care about you so much!🩷 

okay soo recently ive been reading through a lot of my older ficz to try and get a feel for how much the au haz changed since last year [ive been writing for the au since last year ??? hwaaaatt ??? D: ???]

and . among otherz thingz . ive kind of realized that my way of writing shrig nd larz [and . subsequently . their relationship also] haz changed so much ; id really like to take a moment and talk about all the progress ive made and how im pretty happy with the place ive ended up in right meow

at first . ive written their relationship to be something of a "behind clozed doorz" sorta deal – theyd only feel comfortable expressing romantic feelingz towardz one another when they were alone in a clozed off . secluded space

however . ever since mizu5 came out . ive been re-evaluating and reshaping their dynamic a lot [not only have i changed some of my viewz since march / april – october . but mizu5 waz such an important event for me . becauze i had taken a ton of inspo from it to uze for larz]

and thiz now sorta breakz up into two :

shrignoldz feelingz ; he thinkz of hiz feelingz az something "impure" . and that "thiz izn't the correct way to think" – he doez everything in hiz power to try and "rezist temptation" for he iz a divine figure . and thinkz thiz iz just "a test from the great lord" but . even so . he can't help but feel drawn to larz ; in certain momentz . thiz sort of wall hez barricaded comez down for just a fraction of a second and . instead of meeting him with hostility and apprehension . will really express hiz appreciation for the other ... but not in that way !!!

and larz feelingz ; hez evolved CONSIDERABLY more than shrignold in thiz year [i mean . hez no longer just a "comic relief" character] ; the feelingz he has for the lovebug are something he wholeheartedly knowz will never be reciprocated – already . larz knowz shrignold would never see him az someone to love but . if he knew about hiz secret . hez certain that it would only end worse for him – hiz past experiencez have convinced him hez unlovable if he confessez to anything ; he sometimez sayz vaguely flirtatiouz thingz . but a lot of people will typically play them off az a joke or az just "drunken babblingz" ; he really wantz there to be a world where he and shrig could be together . but itz definitely not thiz one

overall . and in other wordz . theyve kinda went from "alright . no one haz to know about thiz – itz a secret between four eyez" to "i don't LIKE you like that . what ever gave u that impression ?? haha ?? [nervouz laughter]"

[solar-halos]

i’m gonna see you alligators later

[silvercat-the-daydreamer]

*SCREAMS* KANAKO YASAKA I AM GOING TO BOIL YOUR EYES LIKE SPAGHETTI

[wundrousarts]

Mini Silverborn Countdown

If you’ve been around for a few years, you’ve seen me vaguely mention a “Silverborn Countdown Challenge” several times. It’s been delayed and changed as many times as the book itself, lol.

If anyone wants sort of a low-stakes, very chill and spaced out version of this ye olde never tackled challenge to complete in the next year before Silverborn, I propose what I’m doing:

Every 3 months leading up to the initial release, I am creating one thing based on each of the books.

January — Nevermoor

April — Wundersmith

July — Hollowpox

[scribbyizhere]

"Goodness, you are a force!"

-my culinary teacher, loudly, in front of the whole class during a study hall as I was drawing twinks.

MY FANFIC (read abt it at the bottom euhg):

♡BG INFO & DNI♡

she/her, bisexual aro(I'm on the spectrum but not too sure what yet), minor

the dni list for my safety and happiness:

THIS IS A 13+ BLOG, fat phobic, NSFW only blog, homophobic, pedo, TERF, ableist, pro/comship, racist, zoo

Sometimes I post/reblog isopods(I will tag these w 'isopod', 'isoposting' or 'tw bugs'/'tw bug mention'), space stuff, spider-man, metal/rock music stuff, and punk culture. If any of this bugs you please either block those tags, simply ignore them, or even unfollow me. I won't be bothered!

alt blog w spiderman content: @spider-plush

dca/au centered blog(much more organized): @timestillstands

if you find that I start making media that isn't what you like or joined for, or even I say smth that goes against ur morals, feel free to unfollow or stop interacting! no hard feelings, as long as you don't attack me for anything

☆ASKS☆

Send me asks !!! I love them !!! Js no NSFW, nothing that goes along the dni, nothing abt my personal life(btw that's like smth abt where I live, names, age, etc etc. if I want to talk abt that I will.), and no explicit injury(particularly dismemberment, but anyways, don't send me any sort of injury, I will block you)

Not too strict, should be common knowledge for my kinda blog, soo yea. Stay safe, hugs and loves <333

◇TAGGING◇

This has the same rules as the asks, tag me in anything you think I would like, it can be super random or super specific, I don't really care lol.

my rule on tagging me in controversial stuff is that I will choose whether or not I want to get involved.

•DMS•

unless ur a moot pls don't dm me and I also don't have notifs on for anything, so uh yuh

I'm not really an internet talker lol

I'M MAKING A FIC !!! :DD

Your roommate suggested it. Saw a sign asking for help. You needed a job, they needed techs. Problem settled. Right?

Well, yes. New problem: You did not sign up to be the personal daycare technician, which, mind you, was filled with children. You can't do children.

It doesn't seem like the Daycare Attendant likes you either. Which is a problem, because you like it better when the robotic coworkers aren't... Rude? Creepy? Passive aggressive? Not delightful

[imogenkol]

Wanted to thank everyone again for all of the super sweet comments on the holiday boards, it makes me really happy that you are all enjoying them 💕 I still have a few more oc mutuals to make them for, but I’m gonna be a little busy these next few days so I’m not sure if I’ll get them out as consistently. But I am going to get them out soon!!

[cuteniarose]

PART 5 of my incorrect quotes shenanigans featuring six of our newest OCs, which I am happy I kept forgetting to post because that means I now get to use them to hopefully brighten up @katkastrofa’s day a little ^–^

[pyrriax]

HI TUMBLR late footnote posting before i go to bed (i took a nap today........ ate up most of my time)

not a lot to talk about with footnotes today since i was Busy and my brain wasnt working pfndkmlfd i blame seven hours of modded oneblock

[violetsareblue-selfships]

good morning!! <3

[zeawesomebirdie]

I don't think I'll ever complain about having nothing to do again

[korattata]

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[itsfreeandthecopscantstopyou]

Oooh brother I'm feeling so sexy and confident for 23 I should re-download hinge and get engaged. Maybe I'll text the 36yr old with face tattoos and a legal case.

[fierykitten2]

Only I could come up with ideas for Johto or Unova remakes with postgame quests where you meet relatives of Clair or Caitlin who are looking for the Proto Beasts or Neo Swords and give you the option of Past Paradox counterparts of the Hoenn starters or Future Paradox counterparts of the Sinnoh starters (respectively)