Asda self service tills

Pennywise

uktim29 wrote: »

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?

I think it entirely reasonable that if there are signs everywhere else, saying "wide aisle", "baskets only", "10 items or fewer"., then if there is no sign the shopper is right to assume there are no restrictions at any particular check-out area.

If I had by passed the normal tills, then waited in line, only to be told I couldn't use the check out when I got to the front, I too would be leaving the trolley and complaining.

You can't pick and choose when you'll decide to use signs or not.

Pennywise

Daytona_nev wrote: »

Disagree entirely. People who can deal with technology now are unlikely to be phased by something as simple as a self service till in 50 years.

I disagree entirely. My father was highly technically literate in his prime in the 1950's and 1960's. He was the first on the street with a television, he made his own home movies using a cine camera, he was one of the first to have a telephone in his house. He rigged up all sorts of electrical apparatus in the home. I remember him in complete despair when other members of the family couldn't use the gadgets he found so easy. But he was completely stumped by modern technology. As people get older, they find it harder to adapt to new ideas.

uktim29

Pennywise wrote: »

You can't pick and choose when you'll decide to use signs or not.

Some things may be temporary, surely verbal communication is allowed then? This may well have been the case at that Supermarket, it got busy so they were directing people. There might not be any issues most of the time so they don't need any signs.

Things like that happen quiet often. You should be able to ask people to do things as well without them biting your head off because there isn't a sign as well.

uktim29

Pennywise wrote: »

As people get older, they find it harder to adapt to new ideas.

I don't think thats true, you wouldn't get "silver surfers" otherwise. It's more a case of stubbornness to try new things that is really the problem.

uktim29

hollydays wrote: »

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SandC

My Asda is quite good really. I've only seen people with trolleys who do appear to have fewer items in them. They've just used a trolley for ease. I think they have also done away with the security tags on alcohol as well in most cases. Besides which wine and beer never were tagged and someone had to come and vouch for your age regardless.

There is always a member of staff about, delays are normally cos one of them has gone a bit doo lally (the scanner thing, not the staff) and broken down. Staff also try to direct people without things to be weighed to the kiosk or the music/DVD tills if they aren't busy.

But yes, agree re the technophobes, but you have to give them their dues for giving it a go when it's obvious that some people are terrified of going near them!

McKneff

i said technology as it will be in 50 years.

mustrum_ridcully

Quasar wrote: »

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.

But it also means they won't have to increase prices to increase profits.
Step 1: employ one person to look after 4 self service tills
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Profit!

uktim29

mustrum_ridcully wrote: »

But it also means they won't have to increase prices to increase profits.
Step 1: employ one person to look after 4 self service tills
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Profit!

Exactly, that'll be the main reason. People will always think of the negatives though when it comes to Supermarkets.

JimmyTheWig

djb215 wrote: »

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:

Yes, I do this at Sainsbury's. The good thing is you don't even have to count out your money. Just put the smallest stuff in first.
Say you bought something for £1 and had 99p in small change and a pound coin. Stick all the change in first to get a balance of 99p. Realise you don't have enough loose change. Stick your pound coin in. You will then get 99p change.
But the good thing is that you don't get the same 99p back, you get what the machine decides is the best 99p. So you'll probably get much fewer coins than you started with.

uktim29 wrote: »

I don't think thats true, you wouldn't get "silver surfers" otherwise.

I disagree. The phrase "silver surfer" wouldn't have been coined unless it was an exception to the rule.