Back-Stock

Back-Stock

n., v. See OVERSTOCK.

Banana Cart

Banana Cart

Banana Cart

n. A decorative, vertically-oriented, wheeled CART with sling-style canvas shelves that cradle bananas, as well as other ITEMS such as banana-related gadgets or Vanilla Wafer cookies on an ordinary bottom SHELF.

NOTE: Despite its location near the TOP of the breakfast cereal aisle, the Banana Cart is kept stocked by the PRODUCE DEPARTMENT. It's a P.O.S., or Point-Of-Sale strategy: many people like bananas with their cereal, so why not make it convenient and provide what they want where they want it?

Barricade

Barricade, Window

Barricade, Aisle

Barricade, Checkout

Barricade

n. A gate or other obstruction generally imposed as a SECURITY measure to control access to a particular area, and specifically intended to deter THEFT. —v. To put such obstructions into place.

NOTE: Various Barricades are routinely put into place overnight, when fewer people are in the STORE. For instance, unused CHECKOUT REGISTER lanes have the usual “Closed” chain augmented by the addition of an empty SHOPPING CART, to discourage any who might consider ducking under and running out. In similar fashion, a number of CARTS nested together guide incoming and outgoing traffic through the area that's staffed. High-risk areas such as the cosmetics AISLE have their own movable, accordion-style gates that are put into position during the overnight hours.

Basket

Baskets 1

Basket

n. 1. A small, hand-held SHOPPING BASKET. 2. Occasionally, may also mean a regular, full-sized SHOPPING CART, with wheels, and/or the cargo space it contains.

Basket Trick

Basket Trick

n. A technique for effectively creating a small SHOPPING BASKET on wheels by setting a regular hand-held SHOPPING BASKET down sideways into the front of a large wheeled SHOPPING CART so that it rests on the three rims at the front of the CART. “Look, Ma! No arm strain!” See also BOTTLE TRICK.

Bottle Trick

Bottle Trick

n. A method for conveniently carrying, e.g., soda bottle six-packs on the edges of a SHOPPING CART by straddling the edge of the BASKET so half of the bottles hang down inside the CART, and half hang down outside the CART, thus saving lots of room in the CART, and also preventing any ITEMS from getting squished by the heavy bottles of pop. See also BASKET TRICK.