B

B

n. See B-ITEM, below.

Badge Number

Badge Number

n. A 6-digit number on the back side of the badge or name tag you're given upon being hired. The first 3 digits are the STORE NUMBER, and the last 3 are your EMPLOYEE NUMBER.

NOTE: At the TIME CLOCK you CLOCK IN/OUT and PUNCH for all breaks and meals, etc. using the entire 6-digit Badge Number.

Bay

Bay

n. The area under or within a large floor-to-ceiling storage RACK, between its supporting pillars.

Bill of Lading

Bill of Lading

n. A WAYBILL. The official document detailing the contents of the TRUCK.

Blue Juice

Blue Juice

n. A trigger spray bottle of blue-colored window-cleaner-style solution, used in various ways for light-duty cleaning. See also CLEAN-UP. Compare RED JUICE, SPITFIRE®.

Board

Board

n. Short for CARDBOARD.

Bonus Card

Bonus Card

n. A plastic card or key chain tag used by CUSTOMERS to obtain on-sale discounts at the CHECKOUT REGISTERS, and which also provides the STORE with information on their shopping habits. See also STORE CARD.

Bonus Points

Bonus Points

n. CUSTOMER loyalty program points that are accrued by using a BONUS CARD.

Bottle Run

Bottle Run

n. The task of taking rolling bins and/or barrels of redeemed deposit bottles and flattened cans from temporary storage at their drop point at the CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK to recycling dumpsters outside the rear of the STORE. Usually done by CART BOYS.

Box

Box

n. 1. A CARDBOARD CASE. 2. The CARDBOARD packaging of a single ITEM. —v. To put into Boxes. See BOX UP.

Box Up

Box Up

v. To put loose quantities of PRODUCT (e.g., such as previously put into SHOPPING CARTS or left on RUNNERS after KILLING a DISPLAY) into MILK CRATES, BANANA BOXES, or other containers, usually as a preamble to putting it into BACK-STOCK.

Break

Break

n. 15 minutes of time off to rest and relax. Two Breaks allowed per 8-hour SHIFT: “I'm going on break.”

NOTE: NIGHT CREW typically takes their Break all together at the same time, whenever the CREW CHIEF calls it on the PA.

DAY CREW generally take Breaks individually, to allow one another to COVER incoming calls, cashier PAGES for PRICE CHECKS, CUSTOMER questions, etc.

Broom

Broom

n. 1. A push broom. I.e., a long, angled-handle, wide-swath cleaning implement with bristles. 2. A regular broom. That is, a straight, medium-handled cleaning implement with bristles, which, by implication, is usually paired with a long-handled DUSTPAN. See CLEAN-UP.

Bulk

Bulk

n. Loose ITEMS DISPLAYED in barrels or bins and typically sold by weight; e.g., birdseed, candies, rolled oats, etc.

Bulk Foods

Bulk Foods

n. The DEPARTMENT that sells BULK ITEMS.

Butcher Block

Butcher Block

n. The Meat DEPARTMENT.