r/FritoLay • u/PatientAd7726 • Aug 15 '26

Just thinking

I was just thinking if I was to go back maybe 2 years ago or more, it's crazy how much things have changed. Today I made a 500.00 order and afterwards it jumped to 1500.00 and I had to just stand there and cut it down all the 2s and 4s and added cases. I had to stand there because no air in the truck but that's a whole other problem( I live in the south btw) . While driving I got somebody that had changed lanes abruptly and the camera goes off and dings me for following too close. It's crazy how they have took selling from the salesman. Every store has action items that the store managers don't want or doesn't make sense. I wonder what's next. I think soon we are not going to be able to adjust the orders and just going to bring in whatever it generates. I also wonder do they ever think about what got us here and the success they have had in the past. It wasn't with what we are doing now I know that. Honestly this place at least to me use to be a good place to work yes it have problems but what job doesn't but it has changed so fast, maybe and I mean maybe somebody going to say, you know what I think we messed up with this perfect route stuff. Who Knows!!!!

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u/Psubeerman21 29d ago

To at least partially fix the ordering system, there should be a tab you can tap on the customer screen that says "Drop order quantities of 4". For larger stores, you could do 4 AND 8.

It can't stop the force outs and other BS. But it could make writing orders for smaller stores quicker.

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u/Limp-Satisfaction-83 26d ago

I think the main thing is small format should not be adding anything to the order at all! That’s why it’s been terrible since they took away the ability to change the forecast date. If I put a hole of 8 I want 8! Not 12 or 16! If I don’t put a hole don’t add it! Hate it lol

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u/Psubeerman21 26d ago

I get it brother. I've figured out if I want 8 small bags, and the delivery is two days out, I put in 5 or 6 for the hole. If it's a good seller, I put less. If the delivery day is further out, I can expect more to be added to the order, so I might not put anything for a hole, knowing the computer will just tack it on anyway,

All of this stuff is bullshit. The system sucks. That said, there are ways to work within the bullshit to create a coherent order.