Michigan's Grocery Stores Are Sucking the Joy Out of Shopping

There was a time that I found the act of making a list, walking the aisles, putting logically placed items into my cart, and unloading them at the checkout where a professional would scan and bag my groceries to be satisfying. Unfortunately, those days are gone, and based on your replies to "What is your biggest pet peeve about grocery shopping," we share many of the same gripes about the Michigan grocery store experience. In fact, I've put together your top 8 biggest complaints about the Michigan shopping experience, and I really hope the grocery stores read them.

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A huge thank you to our listeners who had more than 8 gripes they needed to vent, but let's focus on the most frequently mentioned.

Michigan's 8 Biggest Complaints Grocery Store Owners Need to Hear

Before we count down the top 8 biggest grocery shopping pet peeves for Michiganders, I'd like to point out that the issues raised within the comments of our Facebook poll are unique, in that I've not only seen them written on social media, but these are actual problems people are willing to talk about with one another face to face, without the protection of a digital username.

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You know an issue is worth addressing when it climbs out of the comment section on Twitter and is something people actually discuss while in line waiting to scan and bag their own groceries (yeah, that's 1 of the top 5 complaints).

Top 8 Complaints Aimed at Michigan's 'Modern' Grocery Stores

We asked, and you answered. According to Facebook, here are Michigan's Top 8 Complaints Aimed at 'Modern' Grocery Stores.

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