How do you like your supermarket checkout?
Poll: How do you like your supermarket checkout?
Total Members Polled: 180
Discussion
This seems to be a really polarising topic but hopefully one which won't actually result in riots, so what's your preference?
Personally, if I went to do a large shop and found only manned tills, the ludicrous inefficiency of it would wind me up so much that I'd have to leave and shop elsewhere!
My shopping process consists of...
1. Put 3 bags in trolley.
2. Activate shop app on phone to scan purchases as I go.
3. Place purchases in appropriate bag - one each for cupboard, fridge and freezer.
4. Pay at self-service till and go home.
I just cannot understand the thought process that would lead someone to put all their purchases in their trolly only to take them back out again to pay for them then rush to get them back in the trolley again whilst a queue of people waiting to repeat the same bizarre process lengthens behind them!
Personally, if I went to do a large shop and found only manned tills, the ludicrous inefficiency of it would wind me up so much that I'd have to leave and shop elsewhere!
My shopping process consists of...
1. Put 3 bags in trolley.
2. Activate shop app on phone to scan purchases as I go.
3. Place purchases in appropriate bag - one each for cupboard, fridge and freezer.
4. Pay at self-service till and go home.
I just cannot understand the thought process that would lead someone to put all their purchases in their trolly only to take them back out again to pay for them then rush to get them back in the trolley again whilst a queue of people waiting to repeat the same bizarre process lengthens behind them!
s.Same as.
Handful of items, self checkout.
Normal shop, manned till only, usually shop at Morrisons and apart from one misery the till staff are friendly and efficient enough, too quick and you can't pack away sensibly.
Lidl manned tills are really fast but there's so little room on the till desk apres scanning and they fire items at you so rapidly that there's no chance to pack the bags decently in the trolley during checkout, if they had better checkouts would use Lidl more often.
Asda, never use it any more despite nearest shop, too many self service tills, last visits when finally found a manned till the checkout staff were miserable as sin, can't be doing with it.
Tesco, you couldn't pay me to go there.
No Waitrose in town, can't comment.
Handful of items, self checkout.
Normal shop, manned till only, usually shop at Morrisons and apart from one misery the till staff are friendly and efficient enough, too quick and you can't pack away sensibly.
Lidl manned tills are really fast but there's so little room on the till desk apres scanning and they fire items at you so rapidly that there's no chance to pack the bags decently in the trolley during checkout, if they had better checkouts would use Lidl more often.
Asda, never use it any more despite nearest shop, too many self service tills, last visits when finally found a manned till the checkout staff were miserable as sin, can't be doing with it.
Tesco, you couldn't pay me to go there.
No Waitrose in town, can't comment.
Smint said:
Same as.
Handful of items, self checkout.
Normal shop, manned till only, usually shop at Morrisons and apart from one misery the till staff are friendly and efficient enough, too quick and you can't pack away sensibly.
Lidl manned tills are really fast but there's so little room on the till desk apres scanning and they fire items at you so rapidly that there's no chance to pack the bags decently in the trolley during checkout, if they had better checkouts would use Lidl more often.
Asda, never use it any more despite nearest shop, too many self service tills, last visits when finally found a manned till the checkout staff were miserable as sin, can't be doing with it.
Tesco, you couldn't pay me to go there.
No Waitrose in town, can't comment.
Why would you unpack and repack your trolley in the store though? Handful of items, self checkout.
Normal shop, manned till only, usually shop at Morrisons and apart from one misery the till staff are friendly and efficient enough, too quick and you can't pack away sensibly.
Lidl manned tills are really fast but there's so little room on the till desk apres scanning and they fire items at you so rapidly that there's no chance to pack the bags decently in the trolley during checkout, if they had better checkouts would use Lidl more often.
Asda, never use it any more despite nearest shop, too many self service tills, last visits when finally found a manned till the checkout staff were miserable as sin, can't be doing with it.
Tesco, you couldn't pay me to go there.
No Waitrose in town, can't comment.
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury's all have app and/or handset self-scanning, so I find it hard to imagine that Morrisons and ASDA don't?
Smint said:
Lidl manned tills are really fast but there's so little room on the till desk apres scanning and they fire items at you so rapidly that there's no chance to pack the bags decently in the trolley during checkout, if they had better checkouts would use Lidl more often.
You’re not supposed to pack your bags at the till in Lidl or Aldi, just pile it in the trolley and go to the packing shelf out of the way so the cashier can carry on their high speed output.For a big shop, I like the hand held scanner gadgets. Scan and pack as you go, then breeze through the checkout in 2 mins or less.
- Provided you don't get a random check which spoils things slightly.
Edited by dontlookdown on Monday 26th August 07:19
The Mad Monk said:
Lidl first, Tesco second, Waitrose a very poor third.
Use both manned and self check tills.
What's the problem?
The problem for me is the inefficiency and time lost.Use both manned and self check tills.
What's the problem?
Having said that, even more incomprehensible than people using manned tills is those who pile all the stuff in their trolley, then take it to a self service checkout and take it all back out of the trolley to scan it. Why on earth does anyone do that?!? It's even less efficient than a manned till!
greygoose said:
Smint said:
Lidl manned tills are really fast but there's so little room on the till desk apres scanning and they fire items at you so rapidly that there's no chance to pack the bags decently in the trolley during checkout, if they had better checkouts would use Lidl more often.
You’re not supposed to pack your bags at the till in Lidl or Aldi, just pile it in the trolley and go to the packing shelf out of the way so the cashier can carry on their high speed output.Aldi & Lidl check outs are great. I like to pack bags at the car where I can sort stuff out. Wife hates that and likes packing at the till which slows everybody else down. Tesco check outs aren't usually as quick, but you can have a few words with them as you put back in the trolley. Can't talk to a self check out till, just to the person who has to keep coming and sorting out stuff when it goes wrong.
Always self scan now, if it’s a big shop I’ll use one of the in store handsets or the pay & go app. On the very rare occasion the scan and go isn’t working I’ve actually left the supermarket rather than use a manned till, helps the supermarket is less than 2 mins from my house.
I can’t stand manned tills anymore and the whole process of filling a trolley to unload it at a till to then load it again only to unload again when I get home, not to mention the wait while old Doris has her daily catch up with the cashier.
I can’t stand manned tills anymore and the whole process of filling a trolley to unload it at a till to then load it again only to unload again when I get home, not to mention the wait while old Doris has her daily catch up with the cashier.
OP. You are ranting at something that doesn’t bother most people.
Could also say of your approach:
“Why would anyone get in their car, drive 20 minutes to a big supermarket walk around for 30 mins, put it in their car, drive 20 minutes home and then take it all out again. Waste of time when they can do home delivery.”
Could also say of your approach:
“Why would anyone get in their car, drive 20 minutes to a big supermarket walk around for 30 mins, put it in their car, drive 20 minutes home and then take it all out again. Waste of time when they can do home delivery.”
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