Mixed nuts aren’t what you typically find on the shelf here so this was a pleasant surprise. You may be wondering what that plastic thing on the bottom is. It’s a theft prevention tag. I guess these are expensive enough (50 RMB!) to warrant it.
Now the unpleasant part comes when you check out. On the one hand it’s just like in the States where you wait as your items are scanned. If you want a plastic bag, you have to pay extra. No big deal. The big deal is when 3 of your items don’t scan. You’d think they would call someone over and find the price. No, they set it aside and tell you that you can’t buy it because it won’t scan. Sometimes they’re kind enough to punch in the SKU number below the bar code. If that doesn’t work, you’re just out of luck. Now try not to get too irritated when you watch them put that same item back on the shelf so they can repeat the same process all over again with another customer.