Idiots at the till
Discussion
loafer123 said:
I don't know which tube you're on, but all the escalators say walk on the left, stand on the right and most walkways are "Keep Left".
yes sorry, just read what i wrote and it doesn't make it clear that i stand on the right (i stand on the escalators mainly so tend to walk up to them veering right 
), walk left, i do go through a couple of tube stations that have up and down on their stairs but that seems to be ignored, that's what i was really commenting on.Edited by jesta1865 on Thursday 23 April 14:38
shakotan said:
Timmy40 said:
Kiltie said:
stuart313 said:
... he wanted 2 curries but half and half of something or other ...
Sounds as if you are unfamiliar with the concept of "half chips / half rice". 
Slight resurrection, its must be me that attracts them, I certainly get more than my fair share of them. Yesterday afternoon, Aldi, I am emptying the contents of the trolley onto the conveyor belt and because someone up front is titting around with cards or something the belt stops moving so I cant get the rest of my stuff on. No problem, I'll just wait for a second or two. But oh no, as soon as it starts the woman behind proceeds to put the next customer triangle thing down and start unloading her hipser tat onto the belt, a look of WTF meant nothing to her, so just where was the rest of my stuff meant to go???
Then an old duffer in the queue picks something of mine of the belt, looks at it and then puts it on a shelf above, cue the cashier stopping everything and asking him what the f
k he is doing. You know the feeling when you just want to get out of somewhere.
Fast forward to tonight, this time its an idiot behind the till. The co-op and lager offers, Cobra £2.65 each or 2 for £3.50, now it cant be hard to buy 3 bottles can it. Get to the till and he says cheaper for 4 bla bla bla, but I only want 3 so it comes to £7.95, er no. 2@£3.50 and 1@2.65 = £6.15 in my book. So it got to a surreal conversation where we went in circles, me saying put 2 through as 1 transaction and him saying so you don't want this one. I take it you get the picture, its quite exasperating when you just want a drink.
Then an old duffer in the queue picks something of mine of the belt, looks at it and then puts it on a shelf above, cue the cashier stopping everything and asking him what the f
k he is doing. You know the feeling when you just want to get out of somewhere.Fast forward to tonight, this time its an idiot behind the till. The co-op and lager offers, Cobra £2.65 each or 2 for £3.50, now it cant be hard to buy 3 bottles can it. Get to the till and he says cheaper for 4 bla bla bla, but I only want 3 so it comes to £7.95, er no. 2@£3.50 and 1@2.65 = £6.15 in my book. So it got to a surreal conversation where we went in circles, me saying put 2 through as 1 transaction and him saying so you don't want this one. I take it you get the picture, its quite exasperating when you just want a drink.
stuart313 said:
Fast forward to tonight, this time its an idiot behind the till. The co-op and lager offers, Cobra £2.65 each or 2 for £3.50, now it cant be hard to buy 3 bottles can it. Get to the till and he says cheaper for 4 bla bla bla, but I only want 3 so it comes to £7.95, er no. 2@£3.50 and 1@2.65 = £6.15 in my book. So it got to a surreal conversation where we went in circles, me saying put 2 through as 1 transaction and him saying so you don't want this one. I take it you get the picture, its quite exasperating when you just want a drink.
I'm all for the cashier notifying me that there is some kind of offer on a drink (for example) that I'm buying when I get to the till, and sometimes, if there's not a queue or the item is right next to me, then I'll take it, but a few times I've been told of an offer and said "No thank you". I will then get told "It's cheaper to buy them in this offer", and that is clearly the case, but I'm not about to wander off to the opposite end of the shop to collect said item and leave everyone else in the queue waiting for me to return. I had this in Boots the other week. I just wanted a couple of sarnies and crisps, and the woman at the till repeated several times that it would be cheaper to buy a drink with them as well. Despite me saying "No" each time, and looking at the growing queue behind me, she took a bit of telling. I appreciate she's trying to get the best deal for me, but if you can see people waiting, I'm being polite by just wanting to pay and get off...
carreauchompeur said:
Self checkouts at my local Sainsburys appear to be some kind of fun for elderly and stupid people. Invariably with whole baskets full of stuff, laboriously examining each item, finding the barcode and waving it at the machine slowly.
Whilst there's a queue of people like me wanting to get their lunch and get out behind.
Why is it so hard?
IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF SHOPPING AND/OR ARE RETARDED PLEASE USE THE NORMAL CHECKOUTS!
If you made yourself a nice healthy sandwich at home you wouldn't have to wait behind those people.Whilst there's a queue of people like me wanting to get their lunch and get out behind.
Why is it so hard?
IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF SHOPPING AND/OR ARE RETARDED PLEASE USE THE NORMAL CHECKOUTS!
Plus it would be much cheaper.
You could refill an old water bottle and use that, think how much money you would save!
It would be healthier too. Did I mention that?
And wouldn't cost as much. Did I mention that as well?
You wouldn't have to queue up behind people with a lower IQ than your own. I don't think I said that, did I?
kev1974 said:
We need more self service pubs, and yes there are at least two that I know of, one near Southbank in London (Thirsty Bear or something like that) where they have beer taps at the table (they charge you at the end for the amount of beer that you took from the tap) and ipads upon which you can order more complex drinks and food. Brilliant place. I think they have a sister pub somewhere in Fulham.
Beyond that I've never understood why pubs, especially big and busy ones, don't have a simple "pints only / cash only" rapid queue, leave the waiting at the bar for the numpties that want J2O or the obscure icelandic bottled beer or to pay with their failing credit card.
http://robotpubgroup.com/Beyond that I've never understood why pubs, especially big and busy ones, don't have a simple "pints only / cash only" rapid queue, leave the waiting at the bar for the numpties that want J2O or the obscure icelandic bottled beer or to pay with their failing credit card.
fin racer said:
I know its likely been covered here amply, but what of the "weeks shopping while getting fuel" wheeze?
Parking at the pumps of an already busy petrol station, usually perperated by women, I hasten to add.
Now I'm one of the least patient people on the planet, but fk me, surely some fibre of your being should tell you, that doing this is just ish. What do they think, that its valet parking?
The same people look at you indignantly if you dare challenge them.
I admit to being the sort of prick who pays by card largely everywhere, but I have at least the good grace to transact my transactions as swiftly as possible.
The filling stations want to to get your week's shopping in their filling station.Parking at the pumps of an already busy petrol station, usually perperated by women, I hasten to add.
Now I'm one of the least patient people on the planet, but f
k me, surely some fibre of your being should tell you, that doing this is just ish. What do they think, that its valet parking?The same people look at you indignantly if you dare challenge them.
I admit to being the sort of prick who pays by card largely everywhere, but I have at least the good grace to transact my transactions as swiftly as possible.
They make more money from your shopping than they do from your petrol.
Honest!
ehonda said:
It seems to be petrol stations giving me high blood pressure lately. A couple of weeks back I pull into a busy station behind some buffoon in a Golf, he pulls in just ahead of me, but all the other pumps have a queue so I get behind him.
He parks up next to the pump and starts fiddling around in his glovebox. In the meantime a car pulls up behind me blocking me in place. ............
What's wrong with these morons?
Why did you park so close to the person in front?He parks up next to the pump and starts fiddling around in his glovebox. In the meantime a car pulls up behind me blocking me in place. ............
What's wrong with these morons?
It's your own fault.
lickatysplit said:
slightly of topic.
I was out with the wife a couple of months ago, the I ordered a pint and the wife a mojito. the bargirl went and got my pint and asked if it was a mojito we was after. on text unstupid, till I point out she pronounced the 'J'
There is a 'j' in the word. Why wouldn't you pronounce the 'j'?I was out with the wife a couple of months ago, the I ordered a pint and the wife a mojito. the bargirl went and got my pint and asked if it was a mojito we was after. on text unstupid, till I point out she pronounced the 'J'
Ok, then. How do you say P A R I S.
Why don't you say 'Paree'?
Foreign words are pronounced the way they look in English.
That's why God gave you English. So that you wouldn't have to do all that nasty foreign pronounciation.
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