Idiots at the till

[FiF]

Ginetta G15 Girl 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.

ps off you ageist pillock!

I'm over 50 but I warrant I'll get through a self serve checkout faster than you wee lad.

This ^^^

Ageist pillock is correct, idiot will be moaning about folks with grey hair and driving at less than the speed of light next.

[Sump]

stuart313 said:

Troubleatmill said:

pork911 said:

toolstation, argos and pubs that sell food - all sounds a bit council

Almost (I don't like the council bit- it's a bit disparaging) my thoughts exactly.

Shop somewhere where there is a better class of clientele.... or live with it.

Ironically the better class of clientele want the job doing for peanuts so I have to frequent the cheaper establishments in order for the toffs to keep up the pretence that they are doing well.

Manual labour? Sounds a bit council..

[Sump]

Ginetta G15 Girl 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.

ps off you ageist pillock!

I'm over 50 but I warrant I'll get through a self serve checkout faster than you wee lad.

The only people I've ever seen consistently struggle with self checkout are the old people. Why they insist in embracing technology I don't know.

[budgie smuggler]

Sump said:

The only people I've ever seen consistently struggle with self checkout are the old people.

Yeah but not over 50, more like over 80. 50!!! Bloody kids

I saw an old fella who looked like probably couldn't work VideoPlus on his old VCR trying to use a self checkout yesterday. He was scanning each item, waiting for it to go 'please place the item in the bagging area' before saying out loud 'okay, I will!' and then bagging it. He gave it a cheery 'thank you!' as he left.

[sparkyhx]

anonymous said:

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Quality rant

[funkyrobot]

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.

Whilst you are there, why don't you tell them to wear more supportive underwear.

[Hooli]

budgie smuggler said:

Sump said:

The only people I've ever seen consistently struggle with self checkout are the old people.

Yeah but not over 50, more like over 80. 50!!! Bloody kids

I saw an old fella who looked like probably couldn't work VideoPlus on his old VCR trying to use a self checkout yesterday. He was scanning each item, waiting for it to go 'please place the item in the bagging area' before saying out loud 'okay, I will!' and then bagging it. He gave it a cheery 'thank you!' as he left.

That would have cheered me up no end

[shakotan]

LordJammy said:

People at self service tills buying booze. fk. You.

Usually doesn't create a problem until the staff member that is supposed to be monitoring and assisting at the s/s tills is too busy chatting to a mate about Strictly I'm an Emmerdale Street to notice people are waiting for help.

Can I add to the list, idiots who use s/s till who dont grasp the concept of not fking around with their scanned shopping until at/after the pay stage, thereby not setting off the 'unknown item in the bagging area' alarm, because they taken a bag off or little Jonny has plonked his arse on the bagging scale.

[Sump]

budgie smuggler said:

Sump said:

The only people I've ever seen consistently struggle with self checkout are the old people.

Yeah but not over 50, more like over 80. 50!!! Bloody kids

I saw an old fella who looked like probably couldn't work VideoPlus on his old VCR trying to use a self checkout yesterday. He was scanning each item, waiting for it to go 'please place the item in the bagging area' before saying out loud 'okay, I will!' and then bagging it. He gave it a cheery 'thank you!' as he left.

That's just beautiful.

[jesta1865]

matrignano said:

They should just have a sign simple <-- eastbound I westbound -->, so that people get onto the right platform and can then consult the maps which would ideally be placed away from any doorways.

you assume that they can tell eastbound from westbound. having been on a tube at tower hill that i was waiting to go to st james park on, myself and another couple of guys had to laugh when it was announced that the next eastbound train would depart from platform 2, quite why 99.9% of the trains passengers got up and got on the other train we will never know, but the faces were a picture as the doors closed and they pulled out in the wrng direction

it annoys me when at tube stations etc despite signs people walk on the wrong side, it's not even that they are on the wrong side, it's when they get annoyed with me as i wander up or down the correct side of the stairs and they bump into me and now it's my fault.

[RobinBanks]

jesta1865 said:

it was announced that the next eastbound train would depart from platform 2, quite why 99.9% of the trains passengers got up and got on the other train we will never know, but the faces were a picture as the doors closed and they pulled out in the wrng direction

How do you know that they didn't want to go east?

[Gren]

8bit said:

Couldn't be bothered to read all 9 pages so this may have been covered already but...

I tend to use BP filling stations as you can get Nectar points there (Mrs. 8bit LOVES Nectar points). A lot of them now have little Marks and Spencers shops in them. Why oh why do numpties turn up ON FOOT to do their weekly shop, typically when there are a number of people who just want to pay for their fuel and get going and usually when there's only one checkout assistant on?

They really need a "fuel only" queue in places like that.

We've got one of them in our village. 5 minute walk for some quality groceries and snacks. Never buy petrol there though - too expensive...

[SirSquidalot]

People who arrive at a petrol station then stare at the pay at pump device for a good 10 seconds before pressing, Pay at the till only to go in and use a bloody card!

[iva cosworth]

budgie smuggler said:

Yeah but not over 50, more like over 80. 50!!! Bloody kids

I saw an old fella who looked like probably couldn't work VideoPlus on his old VCR trying to use a self checkout yesterday. He was scanning each item, waiting for it to go 'please place the item in the bagging area' before saying out loud 'okay, I will!' and then bagging it. He gave it a cheery 'thank you!' as he left.

I tell the "woman" inside the till to STFU or get real when she keeps saying "unexpected item"......

I had "unexpected item" the other day on my first thing in the bag.

[Moonhawk]

shakotan said:

Can I add to the list, idiots who use s/s till who dont grasp the concept of not fking around with their scanned shopping until at/after the pay stage, thereby not setting off the 'unknown item in the bagging area' alarm, because they taken a bag off or little Jonny has plonked his arse on the bagging scale.

Actually - as already mentioned - you can quite happily remove filled bags from the bagging area if the light stalk is indicating green (picked this tip up from a Tesco employee).

It's fking about with the shopping before the balance has settled or adding additional weight (e.g. putting your car keys on it or something) that sets off the "unexpected item" alarm.

[droopsnoot]

jesta1865 said:

it annoys me when at tube stations etc despite signs people walk on the wrong side, it's not even that they are on the wrong side, it's when they get annoyed with me as i wander up or down the correct side of the stairs and they bump into me and now it's my fault.

It annoys me that in general life, people walk along random sides of the pavement instead of sticking to the left like any normal person would. I don't know what sides the tube signs tell you to stick to, I'm assuming it's left because we're in the UK.

[illmonkey]

droopsnoot said:

jesta1865 said:

it annoys me when at tube stations etc despite signs people walk on the wrong side, it's not even that they are on the wrong side, it's when they get annoyed with me as i wander up or down the correct side of the stairs and they bump into me and now it's my fault.

It annoys me that in general life, people walk along random sides of the pavement instead of sticking to the left like any normal person would. I don't know what sides the tube signs tell you to stick to, I'm assuming it's left because we're in the UK.

Think again!

[JRM]

Gren said:

8bit said:

Couldn't be bothered to read all 9 pages so this may have been covered already but...

I tend to use BP filling stations as you can get Nectar points there (Mrs. 8bit LOVES Nectar points). A lot of them now have little Marks and Spencers shops in them. Why oh why do numpties turn up ON FOOT to do their weekly shop, typically when there are a number of people who just want to pay for their fuel and get going and usually when there's only one checkout assistant on?

They really need a "fuel only" queue in places like that.

We've got one of them in our village. 5 minute walk for some quality groceries and snacks. Never buy petrol there though - too expensive...

So you won't buy fuel from BP because they are 'too expensive' but you buy your groceries from M&S? Seems a bit odd....

[Cotty]

Walk on the right, stand on the right on the escalator

[eltawater]

Cotty said:

Walk on the right, stand on the right on the escalator

I used to run up the stairs in the middle instead of joining the long queue of people waiting to get onto the escalator. Used to get some funny looks but more often than not it meant I caught my train in time