Employee

Employee

n. Anyone hired by the STORE to do WORK, such as perform a SERVICE.

Employee Number

Employee Number

n. See BADGE NUMBER.

End

End

n. See END-CAP.

End-Cap

End-Cap…

End-Cap

n. A DISPLAY area at the end of an AISLE, which faces perpendicular to the lane of usual AISLE SHELVING on either side. Usually features one or more SALE ITEMS. Construction may be a movable base (akin to but much larger than a WING BASE) upon which PRODUCT is STACKED, together with a SHADOW BOX, or else it may be a full-height SHELVING unit that is typically part of a 3-WAY, with additional SPECIALS DISPLAYED on full-height SHELVES on either side in the built-in WINGS.

“Evil-Stock-Dude”

“Evil-Stock-Dude”

n. The imaginary person responsible for any un-attributable mistakes or bone-headed errors. A mythical scapegoat.

NOTE: Traditionally, NIGHT CREW blames DAY CREW, and vice versa, for anything they find wrong.

Blaming someone else is human nature, and a tradition that goes way, way back (read the first book in the Bible, Genesis, Chapter 3). Thus, I propose this fantasy to fulfill that particular need.

Spot a problem? Blame Evil-Stock-Dude. Then, just fix it yourself, and move on.

EVZ

EVZ

n. See EXTRA VALUE ZONE.

Expiration Date

Expiration Date

n. An ordinary date stamped or printed on an ITEM by the manufacturer. It sets a manufacturer-determined time limit on how long the PRODUCT is considered “good.” See EXPIRED, OUT-OF-DATE.

NOTE: Whenever a CUSTOMER brings you an OUT-OF-DATE ITEM, immediately apologize on behalf of the STORE, say “Thanks for your help,” and then alert the GROCERY MANAGER to the situation. Baring other instructions, remove the O.O.D. STOCK from the SHELF and take it to the RECEIVER'S RACK before going back to your previous task.

TRUE STORY: One little old lady simply would not believe that the date of manufacture stamped on every can of charcoal lighter fluid on the SHELF wasn't its Expiration Date. Of course, it wasn't. “But, Ma'am, honestly—lighter fluid doesn't ever go bad.” Well, there was just no convincing her.

Expired

Expired

adj. An ITEM that is past its printed EXPIRATION DATE. See OUT-OF-DATE.

Extra-Value Zone

Extra-Value Zone

n. A series of END-CAP-like DISPLAYS that include SHADOW BOXES and are arranged in a continuous row just past the CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK. Every SPOT therein features only STORE BRAND PRODUCTS that are ON SALE. Also 2^nd FRONT, EVZ, SECOND FRONT.