Annoyed

triggerrabbit

When in my local tesco today i saw the customer who was in front of me at the self service checkout, claim she had used 2 of her own carrier bags, even though she clearly used ones that were new form the end of the checkout. I know tesco give 1penny per own bag used, how can anyone be this desperate for 2p? Abusing the service will surely just make these offers harder to use. To make matters worse i then saw her picking up receipts that had unused clubcard points on and take them to the customer service desk to have the points added

Freddie_Snowbits

And? I suppose some others would do the same. I always use the Customer Assistant checkout, as the self service ones really are putting people out of work. I say I have used 9. As for picking up other users disposed reciepts, I cannot understand why people do not use the Clubcard in the first place. Would I do the same.

Possibly

VfM4meplse

It seems to me that this customer was acting in the spirit Tesco itself likes to promote: "Every Little Helps".

triggerrabbit

Freddie_Snowbits wrote: »

And? I suppose some others would do the same. I always use the Customer Assistant checkout, as the self service ones really are putting people out of work. I say I have used 9. As for picking up other users disposed reciepts, I cannot understand why people do not use the Clubcard in the first place. Would I do the same.

Possibly

But is'nt claiming you have used your own bags when you have not theft? Some may call it being clever and abusing the system but you are stealing as you are receiving money for a service that you have not used. I'm personally not that bothered by what happened i just feel embarrassed for them, particularly as they were well dressed.

hamblettamaud

how sure are you that she used new carrier bags? would you testify in court of law?

triggerrabbit

hamblettamaud wrote: »

how sure are you that she used new carrier bags? would you testify in court of law?

Yes i would, they clearly took new bags from the end of the check out

triggerrabbit

Dan_Thomas wrote: »

Yes, please, let's clog up the legal system with this rubbish.

Totally agree with you, its just another way for people to scam something for nothing! Would be interesting to see what would happen if, and i know they probably would'nt, tesco did prosecute.

BlueAngelCV

Dan_Thomas wrote: »

Yes, please, let's clog up the legal system with this rubbish.

I don't think anyone's suggesting that it actually gets reported to the police! It's more a moan that someone would do something like that.

I agree that it would really irritate me. I have less of a problem with the person getting the points (although it does seem like you'd have to be really desperate and I would be way to embarassed to do it) as they would have been given to the person who actually bought the items. Taking the bags is stealing though. It's irrelevant that it's only a matter of pence, you are taking items that you have not paid for.

upsadaisy

But what does being well dressed have to do with anything? So if you dress in tracksuits you'd be more likely to steal?

Why didn't you confront her or tell customer services?
None of us can do anything about that lady.

Saver-Rob

Some people even eat a grape off the bunch they're going to buy! But I dont want to get people started on that...!

Takoda

Sorry to have to point this out - but if that was the only thing which annoyed you today then - you possibly need to get out more triggerrabbit.

Picking up other people's receipts = initiative.

I refuse to have a club card. We use our own material bags from a desire to lessen landfill but occasionally the amount of shopping we buy exceeds the space in our own bags. When that happens we help ourselves to the free ones.

If the 'overworked' LOL checkout staff can't be bothered to check whether people actually have their own bags or not then it is obviously not a matter of importance! Well it is to YOU but that's another story I guess...