Supermarket Check Out

[Bill Gates]

I went shopping with my wife to a large Sainsbury supermarket and she introduced me to the scan your own shopping as it is placed into the trolley. This is supposed to save time. Bearing in mind that we've got all bloody day I said OK lets do it. ( Good job I'm in a good mood I thought) Save time? Are you having a laugh? What a performance. I saw shoppers who came in after us with double the shopping we had get around and out of the store in half the time. There were plenty of checkouts and no delays whatsoever. What's the point?

 

[DCLane]

Self-scan costs you time but saves the store staff time, therefore lowering their costs.

Personally I avoid self-scan checkouts like the plague. Too many "unexpected item in the bagging area" issues

 

[rualexander]

. What's the point?

Saves them paying staffing costs, same as the self service tills.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Tried it once in a Tesco Mini. Never again, it took twice as long.

 

[Slioch]

Saves them paying staffing costs, same as the self service tills.

I always try to use the staffed tills as much as possible at my local Sainsbury's (unless there's a massive queue), purely to try to keep people in jobs.

 

[welsh dragon]

I use them in my local co op because they hardly have anyone on the tills and it's faster to use them than wait for dam staff.

Its quite telling though that they have to have a member of staff standing by them for when they go wrong. Still faster than only having 1 normal till in use.

 

[Milkfloat]

Unlike you old bits, I love it. I can do a full shop using my phone to scan as I go, putting items straight into my bags and then simply check out at a machine. I am waiting for the next stage where I don’t need to go to the machine and it simply debits my account.

The best bit is that I can avoid the queues of slow old people

 

[DaveReading]

Personally I avoid self-scan checkouts like the plague. Too many "unexpected item in the bagging area" issues

The OP isn't talking about scanning at the checkout, but about scanning stuff as you put it into your trolley or basket (ideally straight into your shopping bag). The advantage of that is that you pay without having to take anything out again.

 

[tom73]

Use them all the time scan ,pay via apple watch and go. Some of shops it’s got an added bonus of not having to deal with the rude staff some insist on employing.

 

[Drago]

It doesn't save time, it saves them money by allowing them to employ less staff. I refuse to use them. But myself, unlike the workies who are always in a desperate hurry so they can get back to the grindstone, have all the time in the world to chat up the lass on the till and ask her where the extra large condoms are.

 

[classic33]

The OP isn't talking about scanning at the checkout, but about scanning stuff as you put it into your trolley or basket (ideally straight into your shopping bag). The advantage of that is that you pay without having to take anything out again.

Sainsburys are pushing their "Scan & Bag" system. Scanned as you go round, and handing the handheld scanners over at the tills. Soon to be loaded into the payment points by the person scanning/shopping.

At odds with their withdrawal of their self scan scanners last year.

Charged £130 for a sandwich at Morrisons in the Owlcotes Centre in Pudsey many years ago. If I wanted to be served by a machine, I'd go online.

 

[Slioch]

Some of shops it’s got an added bonus of not having to deal with the rude staff some insist on employing.

Hmmm. My Troll sensor app has just woken up, and it's flashing amber.

 

[Slioch]

Charged £130 for a sandwich at Morrisons in the Owlcotes

Their seared Panda and Quinoa brulee on multi whole grain non-allergenic panini can be a bit pricey

 

[tom73]

Can’t see why it’s how it is in some shops. Equally others don’t have an issue employing great staff.

 

[classic33]

Their seared Panda and Quinoa brulee on multi whole grain non-allergenic panini can be a bit pricey

If £130 is the price of a ham salad sandwich, I'll not bother with the above.