Asda self service tills

DCFC79

Altarf wrote: »

No there isn't. There is a suggestion that the tills are for people with 15 items or less. If they actually staffed the main tills, than I might accept their suggestion, as they do not, then neither do I.

but then that would hold up the queue, people who only have 4 or 5 items could use the self service in the same time u take to use it

McKneff

daytona, the point i was trying to make was that yes, they maybe technophobes now, but in 50 years time will you be in the same boat as them because of the technology at that future date. You dont need to try and explain, i understand you exactly

djb215

anniehanlon wrote: »

is there a rule at these SS tills, 10 items or something like that.
Just an observation, how would you look if someone sat you in front of the controls of a 747 - yeah - bemused!!!!

It doesn't actually say anything about a maximum of items, but above the self checkouts at my local Asda there's big cardboard signs which say something like "Got 15 items or less?" in the suggestive form way Asda signs tend to be.

Ohh top tip (lol) especially aimed at men who have tons of coins in their wallets and no room - use these machines to get rid of your change, I got rid of £4 of silver by putting all my coins in the machine last week :rotfl:

Altarf

DCFC79 wrote: »

but then that would hold up the queue, people who only have 4 or 5 items could use the self service in the same time u take to use it

So I have the choice of being held up myself if I use the understaffed 'normal' tills, or I hold up other people if I use the self-scan. As I said, if they staff the main tills then I will use them, otherwise, tough, self-scan here I come.

anniecave

and you have to know the code for things like red peppers (3310?) as they are not available on the list of items!

At my asda they have a baskets only policy at the self service tills (but so sign or anything to say that!). If you go near them with a trolley you get a member of staff coming over and telling you to go to the normal tills!

Altarf

anniecave wrote: »

At my asda they have a baskets only policy at the self service tills (but so sign or anything to say that!). If you go near them with a trolley you get a member of staff coming over and telling you to go to the normal tills!

Fair enough, but they would end up putting a trolley load of shopping back on the shelf, and the store manager would be told in no uncertain terms that head office would be getting a letter of complaint about them for their lack of signs.

uktim29

Altarf wrote: »

Fair enough, but they would end up putting a trolley load of shopping back on the shelf, and the store manager would be told in no uncertain terms that head office would be getting a letter of complaint about them for their lack of signs.

Do you have to have a sign? Are people not aloud to communicate with you verbally? Has that stopped now? Have we got to become a mute society communicating only with signs?

fedupnow

I don't use the self service


because I am one of those oh-so-self-righteous people who like to think they are employing 'some' of the masses by going to a till with a payed person on it.


Do I sound priggish?

Quasar

I have never used the self service tills and never will if I can at all help it. I'm far from technophobe, but I prefer to have my shopping dealt with by a human being. That, and the fact that supermarkets going all automated (as they no doubt want to go eventually), will not pass onto customers any of the savings made on staff cuts anyway.

fedupnow

I have never used the self service tills and never will if I can at all help it. I'm far from technophobe, but I prefer to have my shopping dealt with by a human being. That, and the fact that supermarkets going all automated (as they no doubt want to go eventually), will not pass onto customers any of the savings made on staff cuts anyway.

you put that so much better than me.:o