Unmanned Checkouts ?.

See my post above #27 for my solution to queues

 

One of the good things about the Morrison machines is I can say I'm buying cheaper apples when I'm actually buying some pink lady's or red delicious.

 

we'll try...

 

Try Mondays or Tuesdays it's alot more queiter, our shop in lovely in the mornings, Tuesdays is best as some mondays the shelfs are not quite as full as on Tuesdays (from the weekend shoppers)

 

Yeah, I would, but I'm at work.

 

Then it's time you prioritised

 

I love the diy checkouts. I would go to them any day even if there are empty
manned checkouts. Nothing annoys me more than inane chatter from somebody
who keeps calling me 'dear or luv'. Just because I am a pensioner doesn't mean
I want to be addressed like that - in fact I will become a very grumpy old pensioner.
Previous posters have mentioned the customers that take so long to pack their
goods and then have to search for their money grrrrr!

Hooray for self- checkouts. Long may they stay!



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So you don't buy fresh veg, unpacked, I guess (gets problematic) or you don't mind the "unexpected item found in bagging area" that makes some of us feel like criminals?

 

Mrs Scrungee was at the self scan checkouts yesterday and saw the supervisor questioning a couple who were attempting to buy lots of the same product but when the supervisor opened the coupon box there was only one coupon in there and lots of pieces of paper and the couple looked very uncomfortable.

 

Yes there is a fair bit of scope to dupe these machines. A simple one being passing off a piece of fruit as being a cheaper quality one (since you have to click the button re. the variety of it).

 

I certainly do buy fresh veg etc - what's the problem with that at a self checkout? and 'unexpected item' if it should crop up is soon rectified.

Perhaps I am not a very sociable person lol
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Including using a 'reduced to 10p' barcode ring to wear whilst scanning.

 

Some more unusual veg are harder to allocate and the "unexpected item in the bagging area" just gets on my nerves. I guess I don't like being told what to do by a damn machine!

Re. being checkout staff chatting to you - easily rectified. I think they are obliged to try and do it e.g. in Sainsburys I have noticed this (i.e. feel sure they would sooner rather not do so - feels fake). If I am asked something and I don't feel like answering, then I might sigh and don't answer (it's not compulsory). But I do ensure the "please don't talk to me" shows in my face. No problem! They get the message and am sure the break from being told to interact is welcome to them.