Things that annoy you in supermarkets

wiogs

People who take a trolley to the self scan tills, scan everything then once everything is piled up and paid for only then start to bag the items and put them back in their trolley, thereby taking twice as long as necessary.

System

Customers that shop in twos - normally a couple going through self scan and one of them holds the bag in the bagging area and moans why they keep getting unexpected item.

You holding onto the the bag adds WEIGHT and unsteady added weight as well. If you are buying 6 or less items, it would be QUICKER to pack after paying.

It's the same as standing on the bathroom scales on one leg

DigForVictory

Robot tills that need a human to override their quirks. I can load the belt, bag & trolley then pay for a five day shop in under 10 minutes, *if* the machine works. (The human grumbling behind me that I should use a staffed till as it would be quicker? Will be *just* as frustrated by the technology but likely grouse a lot louder.)

The special weigh & label machine for fruit & veg that has an array of unused labels as parents let children "play".

The photo gizmo that will eventually produce your 6 by 4 photos, at a lower quality & higher price per print than if you ask the photo folk if they can do this while you get the rest of the shopping.

Paully232000

My gripe is just supermarkets in general, cant remember the last time i set foot inside one of the larger ones (the metro ones are ok) for many f the reasons stated above.

online shopping is the way to go

MABLE

Staff who ask if you want a bag and you say no but they still give you one.
However they probably get very robotic in there roles.

Also queuing up in Lidl or Aldi and the person being served has to pack their goods at the check out rather than just putting in the trolley and doing it once served.

wiogs

MABLE wrote: »

Staff who ask if you want a bag and you say no but they still give you one.
However they probably get very robotic in there roles.

In Scotland now they sell you a bag as free bags are now a thing of the past.

Paully232000

wiogs wrote: »

In Scotland now they sell you a bag as free bags are now a thing of the past.

Wales too, the sooner England catches up the better.

JulieElizabeth

Things that annoy me in supermarkets

1. People who let their kids push trolleys
2. SS staff who stand and talk to their mates whilst ignoring that you need assistance
3. Check out staff who ask "Do you need a bag" when it is clear you have two large bags for life ready to go
4. Customers who don't put the shopping divider thingy on the belt when they've finished putting their shopping up
5. People who decide at the check out to open their clubcard mailing and faff about which coupons to use instead of planning ahead
6. People who apologise for paying with small change "sorry about all this shrapnel" - are you REALLY that sorry?
7. Customers who think it's a great idea to put a month's worth of shopping through the self-service tills

I am sure there are loads more that really grind my gears

ben_m_g

I despise shopping, especially this close to xmas.

1. Has got to be those selfish scumbags that use the parent and child / disabled bays, without need.

I know when our LO was a baby just how difficult and dangerous it was trying to get just one LO in and out of a car.

2. The gossiping staff and customers, normally in groups, normally right in the middle of the isle.

I think the worst one I remember was a deli staff member, she finally finished chatting to a friend of hers, ignored me in the queue to serve another friend standing behind me.

3. The reduced vultures.

We all like a bargain, but some of them are sub human, pawing through the food, blocking others with their trolley, and throwing what they don't want back.

wiogs

ben_m_g wrote: »

I despise shopping, especially this close to xmas.

1. Has got to be those selfish scumbags that use the parent and child / disabled bays, without need.

I know when our LO was a baby just how difficult and dangerous it was trying to get just one LO in and out of a car.

2. The gossiping staff and customers, normally in groups, normally right in the middle of the isle.

I think the worst one I remember was a deli staff member, she finally finished chatting to a friend of hers, ignored me in the queue to serve another friend standing behind me.

3. The reduced vultures.

We all like a bargain, but some of them are sub human, pawing through the food, blocking others with their trolley, and throwing what they don't want back.

A perennial problem although not sure how you tell if someone needs a "disabled" space or not. I have certainly used them in the past when transporting disabled relatives although I have no blue badge. (Not that it means anything on private land anyway)

I did embarrass a family member once when, after waiting to be served at the checkout watching one operator talking to the operator on the till adjacent, I asked her if I was interrupting something. When she looked at me quizzically I told her she should just shut up and get on with the job she was being paid to do.

I did this in a very loud voice.

She certainly never spoke as she served me.