Numpties at checkouts

skivenov

Gigervamp wrote: »

When I worked on checkouts, I used to feel sorry for the queue of customers stuck behind the customer who insisted on paying with bags of coppers.
I had to empty out each bag and count it all.

Another type of customer who would hold up the queue were the ones (usually men) who expected me to pack all their shopping and just stood there waiting to pay.

If it's a food shop, use the scales. £1 in 1p's = 356gr, £1 in 2p's = 358gr.

System

I never understood why some customers when they hand over the wad of vouchers to the cashier to go through them. Cashier puts the ones of out of date coupons to one side. Customer still wants them back, puts them into their wad an repeats the whole thing the following week with the same out of date coupons.

Have friends that work in supermarkets and they tell me about this.

Most say get rid of the ones which are no good.

Valli

meer53 wrote: »

Aldi and Lidl have it right. Chuck it in the trolley and pack it yourself away from the checkout.

I recently saw someone I know shop in Aldi; she usually shops in Morrisons and it must have been her very first time in Aldi - she had a trolleyfull and was less than impressed that she had to put it all back in her trolley and take it to the packing bench. She made it clear to the checkout operator she wasn't impressed. He was having none of it and stoutly defended Aldi's checkout procedure.:rotfl:

Money-Saving-King

Valli wrote: »

He was having none of it and stoutly defended Aldi's checkout procedure.:rotfl:

Good on him. Too many people when in customer mode have such a bigger chip on their shoulders they haven't quiet realised that they don't get to dictate to the entire planet how things are done.

KateBob

Had a strange one today that I've never had happen before.

Got to an empty checkout with my full trolley and started to unload.
Someone else then came up and started unloading further down the conveyor belt, causing me a real problem as I needed all the room for my shopping.

The checkout operator started to scan my shopping but that didn't help as obviously it just moved his further down, he just stared at my shopping as it got down to his and didn't move his until asked.

System

Kate/Bob wrote: »

Had a strange one today that I've never had happen before.

Got to an empty checkout with my full trolley and started to unload.
Someone else then came up and started unloading further down the conveyor belt, causing me a real problem as I needed all the room for my shopping.

The checkout operator started to scan my shopping but that didn't help as obviously it just moved his further down, he just stared at my shopping as it got down to his and didn't move his until asked.

That happens quite often with mum's friend. She is employed as a home helper and does the shopping for a small number of elderly people. Three of her people she helps live in the same warden controlled complex. Normally does all three's shopping at the same time.

Does all three shops separately as need to be paid individually. The conveyor bell is short and can only fit two shops on.

A customer starts puts their shopping. Mum friend says she hasn't finished yet. Customer has the cheek to have a go at her.

barmonkey

meer53 wrote: »

Aldi and Lidl have it right. Chuck it in the trolley and pack it yourself away from the checkout.

Do they still do that ?
The ones around here have not for at least 2 years, its bagged at the till like other shops.

usefulmale

esuhl wrote: »

I see. And how do you convince the checkout person to stop scanning? Do you physically grab the stuff out of their hands and insist they serve you instead?! And... what exactly am I supposed to be ignorant of?!

If I came back and saw you moving all my stuff to the back of the queue, I'd tell the cashier not to serve you, move your stuff out of the way, and put mine back. Either that or forcibly eject you from the shop. I wouldn't put up with such chavvy petulant aggressiveness at all.

That might work in a soft southern supermarket but up here in the north, you would find that it's YOU that would be ejected from the shop with your shopping and trolly inserted in your rectum.

Money-Saving-King

usefulmale wrote: »

That might work in a soft southern supermarket but up here in the north, you would find that it's YOU that would be ejected from the shop with your shopping and trolly inserted in your rectum.

It would also work in the south, at least when I'm around!

usefulmale

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

It would also work in the south, at least when I'm around!

Glad to hear it MSK.