People (self service)

Mupette

I'm another disabled shopper who can't use a basket, one 4 pint of milk in there and thats it i can't carry it.

So i use the shallow trolley, even better ones are higher up (not sure who they are for but not the standard shallow ones) which helps with bending down to get your goods.

I use my trolley as a walker to support me whilst i walk as i do find using my walking stick and pushing a trolley difficult,

but worse for me is if i use my wheelchair and attach the wheelchair trolley.. i can't get anything off the shelves which are higher than me.

And yes if the queues for the tills are long i will use a ss till, my local JS ones have bigger packing areas too.

I could ask for a helper to help take me around the supermarket and escort me to the car and load it for me, but if there are no staff available then what can you do.

People are always in a rush nowadays, hey i used to be too, until i became too ill to live that life and had to take a huge step back, and do things on a much slower scale.

I don't really like home shopping as i like to see what i am buying.

dizziblonde

WhiteHorse wrote: »

Oh no ... that'll be the next development.

(electronic voice, loudly)

"Very cheap product ... are you sure you want this? ... don't you love your kids? ... you should be ashamed ... change and upgrade? ... excellent choice Sir ... Thank You for shopping at High Pressure Supermarkets"

You may joke - they're planning on stepping up the pressure sales to get your 5 a day into you...

"UNEXPECTED CHOCOLATE BAR IN BAGGING AREA - DO YOU WANT A LIFETIME OF OBESITY FOR YOUR CHILDREN?"

PudseyDB

Slightly off-topic but I once went to a till with a sign for something like "baskets only - 10 items or less". I had a trolley, but only because my son was asleep in his car seat inside it and I also had my assistance dog with me. I only had 3 or 4 items - including the dog food I'd gone in for - which is why I went to that till thinking it didnt matter that it was a trolley as it still fitted through the gap.

The jobsworth at the till refused to serve me, but I simply ignored her and put the items into a basket - then pushed the trolley through. Now if looks could kill.............!

I think a lot of it just boils down to common sense really.

rev_henry

Went to Sainsburys earlier and went through the SS tills. Whilst there a guy came up to the woman and said 'I want you to help me with these please!' Woman proceeded to operate the SS tills for him entirely. GRRR. He was obviously a regular too.

KME91

What bugs me is when you're in the queue for SS and you can clearly see the idiot making a mistake. You helpfully tell him how to fix it and get a load of grief. Grrrrr

Also when buying booze, if it announces approval needed, that doesn't mean you have to stop scanning. You can still scan through the rest of your shopping (even if you have more booze) while you're waiting for the woman to come in and swipe her card and press the right button. No need to stand there looking thick and holding everyone else up. This is true for Tescos and Sainsburys.

ViolaLass

KME91 wrote: »

Also when buying booze, if it announces approval needed, that doesn't mean you have to stop scanning. You can still scan through the rest of your shopping (even if you have more booze) while you're waiting for the woman to come in and swipe her card and press the right button. No need to stand there looking thick and holding everyone else up. This is true for Tescos and Sainsburys.

I didn't know that and the machine doesn't tell you so it's quite possible a lot of people don't know (and think that everything has to be done in sequence AND don't want to get it wrong for fear of annoying the impatient people behind them in the queue).

caz2703

ViolaLass wrote: »

I didn't know that and the machine doesn't tell you so it's quite possible a lot of people don't know (and think that everything has to be done in sequence AND don't want to get it wrong for fear of annoying the impatient people behind them in the queue).

I'll second that. Got a couple of DVDs in Sainsburys today and as soon as I swiped the first one it announced it needed approval. The SS assistant was dealing with someone else and told us just to keep scanning and she'd approve it at the end. That's the first I've known you to be able to keep scanning after an alert.

Snakeeyes21

PudseyDB wrote: »

Slightly off-topic but I once went to a till with a sign for something like "baskets only - 10 items or less". I had a trolley, but only because my son was asleep in his car seat inside it and I also had my assistance dog with me. I only had 3 or 4 items - including the dog food I'd gone in for - which is why I went to that till thinking it didnt matter that it was a trolley as it still fitted through the gap.

The jobsworth at the till refused to serve me, but I simply ignored her and put the items into a basket - then pushed the trolley through. Now if looks could kill.............!

I think a lot of it just boils down to common sense really.

So do you have problems reading and following instructions?

Why is it that disabled people think rules dont apply to them?

You clearly didnt have a basket so why did you even attempt to use that checkout?

Maybe I should park in your disabled spot in the car park next time Im sure you will be more than happy with me doing that....

unholyangel

The SS didnt use to allow you to keep scanning when something needed approval. But i noticed they changed it. Now i scan my items that need approval first, set them off to the side and continue scanning the rest while awaiting the assistant.

Although muppets at SS are annoying, not sure whether they win "most annoying" or whether its the people who hold up everyone else to run and get something they forgot or those who decide to have a full blown conversation with the checkout staff.

I've tried to get my mum to use them. The first time i had a hard time as she kept lifting stuff out of the bags to rearrange them or off the bagging area completely. Which of course sent the machine into a fit.

mrs-stressed

Well, I have read this thread this morning and I havent stopped laughing and the picture of the priest with submachine gun was just INSPIRED. Thank god there are some of you out there who have a sense of humour!! Still laughing, still crying, still chuckling and still wiping the tears off my face!!!! I work in a shop and I know that nowadays there seems to be more stupid/dense/thick people than normal...is this fair comment or is it that I can just spot them a mile off......