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TheresJustNoMoney

To those of you who stock NON-perishables (like kitchenware, clothes, etc.), are they just the straight-up putting away of items, or do you STILL rotate them like you would perishable goods with expiration dates?

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At Dillons, I discovered my weak spot was rotating by expiration dates because I couldn't know how many items fit on a rod so I ended up putting away too many new shredded cheese packs because then not all the older packs would fit on the front of the rod.

If I work in a supermarket setting ever again, I'd prefer to be a delivery driver. Otherwise, I'll happily stock anything WITHOUT an expiration date.

So when it comes to stocking goods without expiration dates, are they just straight-up put away without a rotation? Will I thrive in those departments?

 

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[–]AdventNebula 12 points 5 months ago 

You still have to rotate candy and vitamins as they are part of the department.

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[–]maybeitsgas-o-lineCurrent Associate 11 points 5 months ago 

Also tobacco, which is often slept on. GM hated me when I'd clear out the expired tobacco products but I'm not dealing with the complaints "you sold me a 3 year old pack of smokes"

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[–]AdventNebula 6 points 5 months ago 

I have yet to work in a store where the service desk or fuel center didn't have that responsibility. And in 20 years I have worked in 9 different stores.

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[–]CatPot69Current Associate 6 points 5 months ago 

I work under the Fred Meyer banner, and we have a home (including electronics and garden), and apparel department. I personally tend to work the "housewares" goods which would be pretty much anything to do with the kitchen. There are a few items I have in that section that have expiration dates- Cirkul flavor cartridges, Gatorade pods, and Soda stream syrups. Everything else is things like vacuums, kitchen towels, tablecloths, flatware, dinnerware, cookware, bakeware, appliances, and pretty much anything to do with the kitchen/dining room areas. Only time I have to think FiFo is when packaging changes, and that's to just please my mind and get rid of the older stuff.

Sports has camp food that they have to worry about expiration dates for.

Garden has various bird food/feed that has to be rotated.

Not much else comes to mind for rotation needs.

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