Daft/pointless announcements.

[Deleted User]

I'll start.

On self-service tills:-

"Please don't forget your change. Cash is dispensed below the scanner."

What other kind of change is there, other than cash :huh:

Barny1979

Cash is used as a generic term, rather than referring to coins and notes, makes the announcement succinct?

TadleyBaggie

I used to hate the announcement on Sainsburys tills "Have you scanned your Nectar card", when the till knows I haven't. They've recently changed to the more pleasing "If you have a Nectar card, please scan it now".

[Deleted User]

Barny1979 wrote: »

Cash is used as a generic term, rather than referring to coins and notes, makes the announcement succinct?

What's wrong with:-

"Please don't forget your change, which is dispensed below the scanner."

Owain_Moneysaver

"All your clubcard points add up"

They bloddy well should do, otherwise what's the point of collecting them? Or do they employ programmers who can't code totalpoints=oldpoints+newpoints?

elsien

Unexpected item in the bagging area.

No there sodding isn't. There is the entirely expected item which I've just scanned and placed in the bagging area, as per the previous unnecessary instructions to "please place in the bagging area."

ElefantEd

When I start my car, if the temperature is below 3C, a sign comes up to say "Warning: Low Outside temperature". Yes, I know, I've just come from there!

SnowTiger

I was surprised to discover the peanut butter I bought from Asda recently may contain traces of nuts.

marlot

On trains: "please take all your personal belongings with you".



I'm stuggling to understand the difference from "please take all your belongings with you"

worried_jim

These are to protect us from the general population, otherwise known as thickos. Of course we don't need to be told these things but have you never seen Jeremy Kyle? The oxygen theifs are everywhere, be aware!

mije1983

worried_jim wrote: »

These are to protect us from the general population, otherwise known as thickos. Of course we don't need to be told these things but have you never seen Jeremy Kyle? The oxygen theifs are everywhere, be aware!

And protect companies from the compo culture we are in.

A message saying 'contents may be hot' on disposable coffee cups indicates the level of intelligence of some humans!