ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?
Discussion
21st Century Man said:
What "other systems"? And how are we supposed to know there's another system in operation? No one's ever told me, nor have I seen a sign of explanation. Been shopping at Aldi/Lidl for years, putiing my stuff in the bags in my trolley, as does seemingly everyone else. Are we doing it wrong?
I see loads at aldi and lidl put it in the trolley and then pack it into the bags on the big shelf at the back. They used to have signs telling you to do it that way.
21st Century Man said:
I can understand that if you're slow, but you're telling me it's the standard MO and I'm supposed to be doing it that way? Sod that, I can keep up with the teller.
I bet you're the kind of person who loves to tell all kinds of business that they're 'doing it wrong' and that you're going to engage with them your way?Your obstinacy is, I guess, assisted by the slower baud rate afforded by EPOS checkouts. You would never have been able to pack under the earlier checkout regimes, where the cashier knew the prices of everything in-store or, later, knew all the four-digit PLUs.
Stan the Bat said:
I think more than 50% now pack at the proper packing shelf, but there are always those t
ts that think they can keep up with the cashier who slow everyone down.
tts that think they can keep up with the cashier who slow everyone down.t here. I only shop by the basket-full though, and am aware of the rules of produce-ordering on the belt off dreams, so it's easy to keep up. Reason for posting though is a lady-friend picked up a Yankee-type candle the other day, for £2.99 instead of the £89 that Yankee charge. I'm yet to hunt them down myself, but I bloody love a Yankee (stop sniggering at the back) so I'm hoping this is a permanent feature.
I'll just keep doing what I do, cheers.
BrabusMog said:
Just load the conveyor belt in the order you want to pack things in and you can pack at the checkout. It's not rocket science.
This ^^, as I read your post only got as far as the words "in the order you want to pack..." and had already thought "It's not rocket science." 
Even if you're one of those customers with the archetypal "big shop" and trolley full to gunnels there's enough space on the conveyor belt for the plane to take off, err sorry wrong thread, enough space to sort stuff out into the right order so you're not dumping bags of spuds on top of crisps in the rush.
Even the main stores have scanning targets, eg Sainsbury's checkout target used to be 24 items per minute minimum overall with questions asked if not met. That includes time spent weighing loose items which are time intensive and bring the average down, so normal goods quicker than that. Lidl probably get a higher scan rate than that, the only issue is the lack of space post till, but of organisation sorts that. But then we all see the customers who haven't figured out they need to pay so time wasted digging for purses etc.
Solution is to think of it like playing a game of Tetris but with groceries.
BrabusMog said:
Just load the conveyor belt in the order you want to pack things in and you can pack at the checkout. It's not rocket science.
i do this normally. People in other supermarkets (asda etc) nowadays scan items fast then sit there impatient, wanting you to pay. then while your still packing things they start scanning the next person. its not very good.21st Century Man said:
I can understand that if you're slow, but you're telling me it's the standard MO and I'm supposed to be doing it that way? Sod that, I can keep up with the teller.
That's the way they are set up for. You can do whatever, no one is going to force you. Surprised you've never seen the signs or anyone packing that way.
loggo said:
I shop at Aldi in a basket. The basket goes in the pile at the end of the conveyor. How would you like me to get my things to the packing shelf ?
I don't mind the high speed scanning / packing - I'm well versed in the process now, also as said above.. if you get your items loaded on the belt in a sensible packing order it helps...However I HATE the packing shelf.
Two reasons - its usually blocked with people using it as a 'leaning shelf'... or the one that really annoys me - they sit their kids on it!.. or let them climb all over it... Its not a dirty arse shelf!!!
Anyone else find that the Lidl self scan machines are much pickier than Tesco or Sainsbury for complaining about the item not being bagged correctly?
The Lidl one must complain about 10% items being the wrong weight. It comes up on the screen with the expected vs actual weights when the assistant checks/over-rides the alert and often it is only a few grams out. I think the smallest I've seen is a 2g difference on a 250g item.
The Lidl one must complain about 10% items being the wrong weight. It comes up on the screen with the expected vs actual weights when the assistant checks/over-rides the alert and often it is only a few grams out. I think the smallest I've seen is a 2g difference on a 250g item.
Melman Giraffe said:
ambuletz said:
BrabusMog said:
Just load the conveyor belt in the order you want to pack things in and you can pack at the checkout. It's not rocket science.
then while your still packing things they start scanning the next person. its not very good.Gassing Station | Food, Drink & Restaurants | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff