TESCO REFUSING CHEQUES from 6 AUGUST

ampersand

I, FOR ONE,OBJECT.

This is the notice I saw on checkout dividers at Fulbourn on Saturday.

I have gone back to using cheques as being more Fraud/Clone proof.

The blurb said something about speeding up service - nonsense!

If this has been posted elsewhere, apologies.

kr15snw

A lot of shops are stopping taking cheques due to increased fraud. If someone stole your card and didnt know your pin, if they stole your cheque book aswell then they could just use that with a forged signature (and honestly, how closely do most check out people check (yes I know some do, but alot dont)).

I am ok with this, as I feel cheques can easily be used when stolen.

uktim29

Cheques are the slowest method of payment you can get.

Raggie

uktim29 wrote: »

Cheques are the slowest method of payment you can get.

unless your stuck behind the person in the line who after putting on the shopping on the conveyor, having it scanned, packing each item in the bags alphabetically, then restacking them in the trolly.. remembers they have to pay.. :mad:

so goes back to the trolly to retreve their hand bag.. :mad:

roots arround in the bottom of the hand bag to retreive purse.. searches out the correct card.. puts purse back in bag.. then remembers loyalty card.. retreves purse hands over loyalty card.. :mad:

hands cards to checkout person.. no they don't want cash back.. but then again let them think.. no its ok.. no cash back.. so they then has to root arround in bag to find glasses.. takes glasses out of case.. enters pin..

Retreves purse from bag, to replace cards..

Retreves glasses case from bag to put glasses back..

files receipt in amongst other receipts sorted by colour and date..

puts hand bag back in trolly, and just when you think we are done.. will stand at the bottom of the checkout blocking the way with their trolly, while they arsk a fellow older generation person about their day.. !!!!!

but maybe its just me that gets :mad: at that.. ??

advent1122

Another Tesco rant.
Most shops do not take cheques so why pick on Tesco's?

vikingaero

Boots don't take cheques. Most petrol stations have stopped too.

My uncle has a small shop and he takes cheques. Even when he correctly fills out all the guarantee details on the reverse, a bank will still bounce the cheque.

Andy_L

Raggie wrote: »

unless your stuck behind the person in the line who after putting on the shopping on the conveyor, having it scanned, packing each item in the bags alphabetically, then restacking them in the trolly.. remembers they have to pay.. :mad:

so goes back to the trolly to retreve their hand bag.. :mad:

roots arround in the bottom of the hand bag to retreive purse.. searches out the correct card.. puts purse back in bag.. then remembers loyalty card.. retreves purse hands over loyalty card.. :mad:

hands cards to checkout person.. no they don't want cash back.. but then again let them think.. no its ok.. no cash back.. so they then has to root arround in bag to find glasses.. takes glasses out of case.. enters pin..

Retreves purse from bag, to replace cards..

Retreves glasses case from bag to put glasses back..

files receipt in amongst other receipts sorted by colour and date..

puts hand bag back in trolly, and just when you think we are done.. will stand at the bottom of the checkout blocking the way with their trolly, while they arsk a fellow older generation person about their day.. !!!!!

but maybe its just me that gets :mad: at that.. ??

Think how much longer if they had to fill out a cheque as well

uktim29

Andy_L wrote: »

Think how much longer if they had to fill out a cheque as well

You beat me to it!

Poppycat

Also mentioned today on working lunch that Sainsburys arent either

Butlers1982

I, FOR ONE,OBJECT.

Simple answer for you then:

Dont shop there! im sure the amount of money they loose from customers "objecting" and not shopping there anymore would be considerably less than what is loss dur to fraud!

me_eevie

Raggie wrote: »

remembers they have to pay.. :mad:

I have noticed the same.... it seems to come as a surprise to some people that they actually have to pay