The Retirement Thread

[ebikeerwidnes]

As I've said, it's very rare for me to go food shopping for anything other than a few essential items needed before our regular Tesco deliveries. So I'll only have a couple of items so self scan is ideal. I always pay by card so quick and easy. If you get stuck in a serviced queue there's usually someone in front who is paying with cash and fannying around in purse for correct change etc holding everyone up.
My time is more important than anyone elses of course*




*apply this to everyone in world

often get behind that person who gets to the front and packs their shopping

Then is suddenly surprised by the being asked to pay and has to search for some way of paying

as if they just had not thought they would be asked so it is a surprise and they have to think where their purse/wallet might be

 

[PaulSB]

I'd much rather use self scan checkout as invariably it's quicker. The only time it's annoying is when an item won't scan or whatever and it sends a signal of "need staff to check" or whatever so you're hanging around waiting for one of very few staff to come and assist.

Me too. I far prefer self-scan or scan as you shop. IMO both are quicker and I can pack as I wish. I pack largely by where things live at home.

The other thing is Tesco. I don't trust this company an inch. Scan as you shop means i can carefully check I'm paying what I think I should be.

The Aldi i use has about 6 self service checkouts 3 of which have stacking shelves which are too small for a decent shop, even though I just shop for me.
What they do have is a member of staff permanently on hand for any problems.

Same at my Aldi. We have eight self-scan tills, perhaps ten. There's always a staff member there to help out. Aldi scanners are by far the best.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

On a slightly different note

When I was a kid we used to live almost next door to the main superamrket in the town
(Scotts for anyone who knows Moreton!)
OK - it was tiny compared to a modern ASDA but at the time it was normal

now my Mum was as sharp as a pin and not someone you could get away with things with

and when she went there she knew exactly what she had got and how much it should cost
but the "girls on the tills" were told to pass the good through as fast as possible and type in the price as it all went through
and as the 2 actions were seperate - and they were amazingly fast
they were told to add a few on as it all went through


except with my Mum

she met and ex-tills person from there a few years after she left and they had a chat

Apparently, "new girls" were trained on how to use the till and how to pass through the extras without being noticed
then when they started they had a "mentor" to help them get started

and one of the main jobs of the mentor was to say "THAT is Mrs Price - NEVER do that with her and NEVER get it wrong with her"

but she would have been so friendly about it all and everyone liked her


anyway - back to the point

in the days of manual tills, the supermarkets were trying to "cut costs" and "add to margins"