"Greeters" in shops

Hermione_Granger

Bobcrowther wrote: »

A brief summary of you:

No life
Dull as ditchwater
Has had a sense of humour bypass
A bit of a fud.

There you go, full house in fudremote bingo.

Just out of curiosity, why didn't you question what "geerex bingo" meant?
Could it be because you are geerex with a new id?

Bobcrowther

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Hermione_Granger wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, why didn't you question what "geerex bingo" meant?
Could it be because you are geerex with a new id?

I presumed it was an insult hence my mirroring it in response.

Having looked at that users posts, I can see why they wound up certain individuals on here.

balletshoes

bairn7 wrote: »

Ha! This whole thread is about 1st world issues!!

The two times I've taken a bank greeter up on their offer to use the automated machines, they have stood with me while the transaction has been processed...why not just sit them behind a desk instead!?

because the idea is that by being with you and showing you what to do the first couple of times, you'll then head straight for the self-serve machines next time, instead of heading for the manned cashier queue.

I don't like the way the banks are going with all these self-service machines instead of manned cashier points, my branch has just been totally refurbed, upstairs and down, has (I think) 4 manned cashier stations and around 15 self-service points, the self-service points are invariably empty and the queue is snaking around all upstairs for the manned cashier points - even with 2 "greeters" constantly walking up and down the queue.

There are still transactions that the machines in the banks just don't do, so even if you are willing to use them (as I am in general) sometimes you can't, and have to join the queue anyway.

JReacher1

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

People may do that, but that's not the idea. The idea is they are making money by selling something that has a value. It seems decidedly odd to then decry them for having made money. At what point do people think a Big Issue seller should say "I now have too much money to sell the Big Issue", give up their source of income, and presumably soon become poor enough to sell the Big Issue again?

People buying magazines they don't want are just perpetuating a deeply flawed idea.

I think if you read the guidelines of the big issue you would see that you have to fit a certain demographic to be able to sell the magazine. They will not allow someone who doesn't fit that criteria to sell the magazine.

It's a charity mag. You buy it because you feel sorry for them. It's not worth £2:50

JReacher1

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

Why shouldn't it be a lucrative career? They are not begging; they are selling you something of ostensible value. There is absolutely no reason they shouldn't make a good living from selling it, if they can, and providing they pay tax.

People are angry because they feel the Big Issue is worthless,and they are in fact "giving to charity". This is just foolish. If people are paying for something they don't want, they might as well just give money to beggars and save the pointless waste of producing the magazines and paying for the overheads of the Big Issue organisation.

You don't understand what the big issue is. It's not a commercial businesses profit making mechanism. It exists to provide income for people in need. It is charity but one that the receiver has worked for.

If you think the big issues purpose is to provide profit to it's a seller as it's a viable business proposition then you're a fool. A gullible one but a fool none the less!

prowla

hollydays wrote: »

Because they are there to try and get people who are technophobes over their fear of automated systems, and using them.

ie. They are there to put people out of work.

hollydays

prowla wrote: »

ie. They are there to put people out of work.

Yes, think I've already said that.

prowla

hollydays wrote: »

Yes, think I've already said that.

Then we agree.

System

Is it still the case when you pay money into a self serve machine, it takes a day longer to clear? If that is still the case, no wonder some people refuse to use them, esp if they have a large amount to pay based on their current balance. Ie if they only got £10 and are paying in £150 and have a DD for £80 being withdrawn in a couple of days time.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

JReacher1 wrote: »

You don't understand what the big issue is. It's not a commercial businesses profit making mechanism. It exists to provide income for people in need. It is charity but one that the receiver has worked for.

If you think the big issues purpose is to provide profit to it's a seller as it's a viable business proposition then you're a fool. A gullible one but a fool none the less!

Being profit making is the ostensible point of it. What it actually is is a vanity project for its organiser. And you don't have to fill any profile to sell it. I know, I was involved with it for a short time, before realising what an ridiculous and wholly useless concept it actually is.

It wassupposed to be a magazine worth buying, with writers creating content for free; that was supposed to be the charitable aspect. That didn't work, so it became the pointless waste of resources it now is.

The idea that badgering people on the street to buy something they don't want is "working for your money" and therefore more laudable than just asking for money is pretty much just another aspect of the whole absurdity.