So Kroger finally called me back 47 hours after the pooptastrophe. I didn’t know it when I got the phone call, but no less than four Kroger corporate IP addresses accessed my blog by googling phrases like “Worthington Kroger shit” and “American Family kroger poop story”.
This tells me two things: a) they were doing damage control when they called, rather than actually caring so much about the situation itself and 2) they are not very good googlers.
I mean if you google “Kroger poop” you can find all kinds of little gems like this or this, or my personal favorite this (look at #5 and tell me you don’t think this will become a new part of our family lexicon). I suppose they were looking for links on other websites, but no one is going to link with those words. Maybe they should try “Kroger covered in shit and the manager thinks it is funny.” Also, you can’t see all the facebook links with google. There were quite few local hits in my stats from FB, so who knows what was being passed around there.
Anyway, a very nice kroger lady called me on the phone trying to put my mind at ease, but instead talking about the situation and rehashing my version (manager joking about it, not putting up a sign, etc.) just made me furious all over again.
To be fair, she said the cleaned it up with Pinesol and some other cleaning product whose name I forgot but which did not sound like BLEACH to me. She said they are going to talk to the manager, but I kind of feel the manager’s job is to have good judgement in a bad situation without needing to be told what to do in each specific instance. I mean, how hard would it be to put up a sign to keep people from sliding around in piles of feces? You need someone to TELL you that?
I told the Kroger lady I don’t think there is anything they can say or do to make me feel better about the situation. I am thoroughly squicked out and I don’t know what might make that feeling go away. Add to that the annoyance of having to drive farther to go to a non-digusting grocery, that bites too.
There were two good things that came out of this situation though:
1) L learned the word “feces” after hearing me on the phone with various friends and the health department. She very adorably pronounces “feecee”. She has taken the opportunity to use her new vocabulary word a few times and it always makes me chuckle.
2) I had been planning to close up shop here. After Poopacalypse, I realized I would have been lost without somewhere to write about it, so I had better keep a blog. My focus is probably going to shift a little and I might write less than before, but for now, I think I will stick around a bit longer. I know it isn’t a big deal to anyone but me, but whatever.
So that is the poop on what has been going on around here.
poop and kosher turkeys….. you can’t leave, I would not survive.
it’s a big deal to me, cause I’d miss reading your blog.
I think the appropriate action would have been to fire the manager or send him to senstitivity school and sanitary 101 class.
Keep blogging. You must keep blogging.
And I’m glad-ish for the resolution-ish. Pinesol? Please!
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww….. About the Kroger Krap.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay….. About keeping your blog up and running.
Oh my lands, the poop Kroger. That phrase is gonna stay with me for awhile. And yeah, you would be missed if you quit blogging.
So.. just to be clear, the poop Kroger is the one further up north from us, as opposed to the one just a tiny bit south?
Just so I know which one to avoid.
Glad you’re sticking around
c’mon, you know it’d be a big deal for us (your faithful readers)!! seriously. I’m very relieved that the kroger poopcalypse saved your blog for the time being. I hope it doesn’t take another event of yuckastrophic proportions to dissuade you from quitting blogging if you feel like that in the future.
See? it was a sign. and thinking about kroger reminded me of your posts about how yucky China can be.
See? If it weren’t for you, how would I know? My parents didn’t go into much detail after their trip! And I say all that because my brother may be moving back to China later this year… which would guarantee that I’d visit someday.
OK, that’s a super lame reason for you to keep your blog, but at least I tried!
I’m glad you’re staying around and I would highly recommend it. I closed up shop a few months ago and now I’m constantly looking for an outlet. Just write when you feel like it, we’ll stop in to read…promise:)
I would miss you so if you stopped.
Ditto to the we would miss you.
However I’m not sure I will ever be able to go into any grocery restroom again without taking a big gulp – and I’ll never send my girls in alone either.
Likewise – you would be missed – life would go on – but you would be missed!
Delurking to say I hope you keep the blog. I’m a fan. BTW, I don’t live near a Kroger, but if I did, I’d stop shopping there.
I think that a lot of grocery store chains should be thanking you for the fact they will be cleaning up after fewer people in their restrooms now. The other day my daughter asked to go to the ladies’ in our local Stop & Shop and I couldn’t get your post out of my mind. I made her wait til we got home! In the past that would have seemed like the wrong choice but now…well…if I can avoid raw poop exposure, I will!
Love the post title! As a long-time lurker, I’m glad you’ve decided to stick around.
I’m thrilled you will continue blogging. IF you ever stop, please make a list of all of your loyal followers to notify when you restart, or when you publish your book.
I’m happy you will continue blogging, whatever your focus will be! Hopefully (for your sake) no more poop related catastrophes, but whatever else you decide to share
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