Idiots at the till

[ambuletz]

Cotty said:

Cfnteabag said:

Walking out of the supermarket a little while ago and the standard mouth breathing family stops in the doorway to workout which disabled parking bay/pavement they have abandoned their Zafira on, I chose not to stop and when they turned to look at who had shattered their ankle I mearly said "sorry I wasnt expecting anyone to be stupid enough to stop in a doorway"

excellent. I do a similar thing when people decide to turn around and walk backwards. I won't deviate, I'll let them bump into me or get a shock when they turn their head.

[Oakey]

WinstonWolf said:

DannyScene said:

dave_s13 said:

I did a fairly big shop at aldi last week with my 18 month old lad in tow. Got to the checkouts that were by then 4 full trolleys deep each and I could see that people were loading their fking bags AT THE TILL!

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

They have a shelf for it at the front of the store.

Yeah, they do, it's where they also keep all the cardboard boxes to put your shopping in. If you're still living in the 1980s that is.

[Zedboy1200]

Baz Tench said:

My favourite; Stop off at a petrol station for a paper, got to the till, "No fuel, just this please".

Till operative: "Any fuel?".

This...so this... In Macdonald's drive thru's....

"One black coffee please". "Yes sir, that's one black coffee.... Do you want milk with that?!"... Every time. .... Aaaarrgghhhhhhh.

[anonymous-user]

Zedboy1200 said:

Baz Tench said:

My favourite; Stop off at a petrol station for a paper, got to the till, "No fuel, just this please".

Till operative: "Any fuel?".

This...so this... In Macdonald's drive thru's....

"One black coffee please". "Yes sir, that's one black coffee.... Do you want milk with that?!"... Every time. .... Aaaarrgghhhhhhh.

A lot of the time it's from forced habit.

When I worked in Tesco's I would always end up asking for a clubcard at the end even from the people that had presented their cards at the beginning or when they said no, and then asked a question, would end up asking for it again and not remembering I had already asked, simply because we would go throughout the day asking the same question a million times, like a programmed robot.

[handpaper]

Oakey said:

WinstonWolf said:

DannyScene said:

dave_s13 said:

I did a fairly big shop at aldi last week with my 18 month old lad in tow. Got to the checkouts that were by then 4 full trolleys deep each and I could see that people were loading their fking bags AT THE TILL!

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

They have a shelf for it at the front of the store.

Yeah, they do, it's where they also keep all the cardboard boxes to put your shopping in. If you're still living in the 1980s that is.

As an Aldi shopper for over ten years, here's how I do it :
Write shopping list.
Make sure there are two banana boxes in the car.
Drive to one of the three Aldi stores within ten minutes of me.
Put boxes in trolley (one in the basket, one under it).
Walk briskly around the store, placing items on the list into the trolley.
Go to checkout, load shopping onto belt.
As items are scanned, stack them neatly in the box that is already in the trolley. When it is full, retrieve the second box from under the trolley and stack the rest of the shopping in it.
Pay.
Leave.
Place boxes in car, where, unlike carrier bags, they will hold the shopping securely and not fall over, letting it roll around in the boot.

[ch108]

I hate places where the cashiers are forced to try and sell you a store card (clothes shops are bad for store credit cards), or some offer on merchandise.

At my local petrol station the cashiers are always asking if i want buy whatever chocolate they have on offer which is placed conveniently at the till. I always politely decline as it isn't their fault, they are obviously asked to do so by their bosses and probably have some unrealistic target to hit too.

[Pit Pony]

WinstonWolf said:

ecsrobin said:

I've always thought self checkouts should actually be called under 50's checkouts. I always seem to get stuck behind old people with loose veg who can't operate the machines.

You can FRO, I've just turned 50 and I'm ruthlessly efficient at the checkout. Bags are pre-prepared to prevent "unexpected item in the bagging area", I've even discovered that you can scan your club card without pressing the button and you can also insert your card straight in the reader.

Bypassing these steps saves valuable microseconds on every visit

Given that my clubcard won't scan, I've worked out how to type the long number in. Also I turn the volume up as loud as it goes just to be annoying and after every BOGOFF offer I've put through I press the subtotal button, to ensure I've not been conned.

[Pit Pony]

V8 Fettler said:

Why would anyone in their right mind visit a supermarket?

Because Asda have a better Euro exchange rate than a) My Bank b) the post office c) the travel agent and d) the green grocer, so tomorrow I'm picking up £950 Euros

I'd have them delivered but I'm driving past the entrance anyway.

[Pit Pony]

Thankyou4calling said:

How can you tell that people are unemployed by looking at them in a supermarket?

They have that "look" about them.

That look which says unemployable.

(I have that look myself some days, when my wife fails to inspect me before I leave the house)

[stuart313]

Pit Pony said:

Thankyou4calling said:

How can you tell that people are unemployed by looking at them in a supermarket?

They have that "look" about them.

That look which says unemployable.

(I have that look myself some days, when my wife fails to inspect me before I leave the house)

Usually got more stuff in their pockets than on the till.

[V8 Fettler]

Pit Pony said:

V8 Fettler said:

Why would anyone in their right mind visit a supermarket?

Because Asda have a better Euro exchange rate than a) My Bank b) the post office c) the travel agent and d) the green grocer, so tomorrow I'm picking up £950 Euros

I'd have them delivered but I'm driving past the entrance anyway.

£950 Euros? What sort of currency is that?

It really isn't worth worrying about the various exchange rates available for anything less than £10k or so.

[Pit Pony]

V8 Fettler said:

Pit Pony said:

V8 Fettler said:

Why would anyone in their right mind visit a supermarket?

Because Asda have a better Euro exchange rate than a) My Bank b) the post office c) the travel agent and d) the green grocer, so tomorrow I'm picking up 950 Euros

I'd have them delivered but I'm driving past the entrance anyway.

950 Euros? What sort of currency is that?

It really isn't worth worrying about the various exchange rates available for anything less than £10k or so.

Yeah I've fixed it for you but left the originals so people can see I'm an £arseEuro

about £699.51 worth. The difference between top and bottom was about 20 euro, but this is near the top and on my way home from work.

Just lets hope Greece stay in the Euro until I've been on my hols.

[mustdash]

People who drive in to a petrol station and then hang back hedging their bets on which pump will free up first instead of picking one and driving up to it to wait. Becomes an issue when other people behind them end up waiting in a queue that then ends up snaking out on to a (normally) busy road. All because some inconsiderate muppet has no concept of how their actions impact others. I just tend to drive round them these days and queue at a particular pump, which seems to annoy them beyond reason!

I'm glad I'm not the only person who hates most other members of the public....

[illmonkey]

mustdash said:

People who drive in to a petrol station and then hang back hedging their bets on which pump will free up first instead of picking one and driving up to it to wait. Becomes an issue when other people behind them end up waiting in a queue that then ends up snaking out on to a (normally) busy road. All because some inconsiderate muppet has no concept of how their actions impact others. I just tend to drive round them these days and queue at a particular pump, which seems to annoy them beyond reason!

I'm glad I'm not the only person who hates most other members of the public....

So you queue jump?

I hate places that have multiple queues all to get the same out of it at the end.

[STW2010]

LeoZwalf said:

I'm very patient for the most part so moron customers at tills don't bother me that much. However, moron cashiers (point of sale operatives?) do bother me. They rarely do anything moronic so I've not much to moan about except for NOT PUSHING THE LITTLE DIVIDER THINGIES ALL THE WAY DOWN!

Next customer - take divider - meakly push it one dividers length along. Any customer more than 1m away from the cashier has no chance of getting hold of one. Just shows that they are not paying ANY attention to what is actually happening around them, does my nut.

For anyone who might be wondering, I have done that job (some moons ago) and always gave the dividers a good old shove

I'm a good citizen. I take the divider from as close to the cashier's end as possible (i.e. not the one at the end most people grab) and whilst doing so push the rest towards the end making it easier for everyone else.

[Antony Moxey]

Brigand said:

If you're huffing and puffing behind me in the queue because I have the temerity to purchase a meal deal to eat in the park then that's your problem, not mine.

Equally if you're huffing and puffing behind a mum and three kids loading a third world country's national debt into bags then back into the trolley then searching for coupons, club card and money then that's your problem, not yours.

[MrBarry123]

mustdash said:

People who drive in to a petrol station and then hang back hedging their bets on which pump will free up first instead of picking one and driving up to it to wait. Becomes an issue when other people behind them end up waiting in a queue that then ends up snaking out on to a (normally) busy road. All because some inconsiderate muppet has no concept of how their actions impact others. I just tend to drive round them these days and queue at a particular pump, which seems to annoy them beyond reason!

I'm glad I'm not the only person who hates most other members of the public....

+1

Abso-fking-lutely.

I'm in the same boat as you and drive straight pass them and position myself behind whichever pump is nearest - even though I may need to wait a whole 2-3 minutes more than Mr tt.

[dave_s13]

handpaper said:

Oakey said:

WinstonWolf said:

DannyScene said:

dave_s13 said:

I did a fairly big shop at aldi last week with my 18 month old lad in tow. Got to the checkouts that were by then 4 full trolleys deep each and I could see that people were loading their fking bags AT THE TILL!

Where the hell else are you meant to pack your bags? Would you rather they pile it all in the trolley and just tip the lot into the boot of their car?

They have a shelf for it at the front of the store.

Yeah, they do, it's where they also keep all the cardboard boxes to put your shopping in. If you're still living in the 1980s that is.

As an Aldi shopper for over ten years, here's how I do it :
Write shopping list.
Make sure there are two banana boxes in the car.
Drive to one of the three Aldi stores within ten minutes of me.
Put boxes in trolley (one in the basket, one under it).
Walk briskly around the store, placing items on the list into the trolley.
Go to checkout, load shopping onto belt.
As items are scanned, stack them neatly in the box that is already in the trolley. When it is full, retrieve the second box from under the trolley and stack the rest of the shopping in it.
Pay.
Leave.
Place boxes in car, where, unlike carrier bags, they will hold the shopping securely and not fall over, letting it roll around in the boot.

Try it with a pissed off toddler in tow though. Much harder!

I actually use aldi/lidl a lot and your system sounds good but I usually spend around £100+ (ish).... You won't get that lit in a few banana boxes.

[TIGA84]

Contactless enabled card machine with signs saying "You can now pay contactless here"

"£15.27 please"

Apply card to reader.

"Sorry its not set up yet..."

FFS.

[lickatysplit]

Cliftonite said:

Is that a problem? Foreign word, is it not? Her spelling and grammar abilities may well be better than yours!

she works in a bar selling cocktails.
could you imagine walking into a dealer and not knowing the name of the marque? its like pronouncing the L's in Gallardo :-)