Unexpected item in bagging area

[TdC]

Yes.

what's wrong with them then?

 

[caLLous]

Well they're far too advanced for us French folk but when I've shopped in England I've never had a problem with them.

 

[georgie]

what is that? like a self-service checkout?

Exactly like one, I think.

used to live near a 24 hours spar in cardiff.. was opposite a brothel
used to be a cop car outside more times than not

I used to live round the corner from that Spar too, why did I not know about the brothel?

 

[TdC]

Well they're far too advanced for us French folk but when I've shopped in England I've never had a problem with them.

we have/had them at workies. they would set off an alarm at random times to have a slop trough staffy come and check your tray to see you weren't a thieving cunt. turns out that so many people are thieving cunts that they only have them on at super busy times, and even then you're watched like a hawk

 

[Access Denied]

At least you lot don't work with them =( I spend a shit load of time at work sorting out some shit-eating neanderthal's mistakes.

 

[Madmaxx]

ditto that

 

[Tom]

I love it when noobs don't realise they let you pay at customer services at busy periods, OMG 10 minute queues - brb, paying at Customer Service, then everyone gives you evil like you stabbed someone. gtfo.

I did something similar in M&S the other day - zillions of people queuing to pay for food, I just walked to the child clothing till and paid for my food there

 

[Gwadien]

I did something similar in M&S the other day - zillions of people queuing to pay for food, I just walked to the child clothing till and paid for my food there

Great minds think alike, the best was when I was picking up some alcohol from Tesco, and this guy was struggling to carry stuff, as was I, we both looked at each other, nodded, and walked to the tills with pride in tact, got a basket, nodded again, and went our separate ways, was like a music video.

 

[mr.Blacky]

worst thing you hear is "please take your items" every 5 seconds

 

[Chilly]

you lot are retards, they work flawlessly for me. I even know the manager's code for the one near ealing common tube. Hint: it's an ascending sequence of integers starting with 1.

 

[Olgaline]

A person > Machine

We've had them in DK and they are being dismantled as we speak.
I've stubornly refused to use them, opting to stand in a que if I have to to avoid using them.

seems I'm not the only one

 

[Access Denied]

The worst thing is when some idiot scans something, doesn't actually read the screen, doesn't put the item in the bagging area and then looks blankly at the screen because it won't scan the next item. Then they glare at you when you tell them it needs to go "Down here where the bags are."

In fact, no, the worst thing about it is the old people who knwo nothing about technology. It's as if they think to themselves "I know, I'll try to use this machine and make that very busy customer assistant spend 20 minutes helping me instead of doing something useful."

 

[KevinUK]

I buy 2 different types of cake that you put in a bag yourself. I choose the 1st cake and it says put it in the bagging area so I have to put the whole bag there. Then I choose the 2nd cake and it says put it on the bagging area even though I was forced to already. So there is a flaw in the system with some scenarios...

 

[russell]

In a world of stress where kids are screaming and I am late -they shine like a quick way out -only to tempt me in and then drive me mental by taking twice as long. Dont be fooled by them, they are designed to wind you up.

 

[pez]

I fucking love them. In the sainsburys where I get my lunch each day there are 5 self scans and 5 manned tills and the queue feeds in to both. I spend the whole queue going 'please be self scan please be self scan please be self scan.'

Although to amuse myself I do sometimes respond to the machine quite loudly to freak out my fellow customers.

Machine - 'Have you scanned your nectar card?'

Me - 'Why, no I haven't! I must do that now so I don't miss out on those 6 points!'

Machine - 'Unexpected item in the bagging area.'

Me - 'Are you flirting with me?'

 

[rynnor]

Its still faster to use a manned till which is a pretty big flaw - plus they are full of bugs and cant cope with anything novel.

Humans rule!

 

[Gwadien]

I like the self-scanning stuff, when you have a small amount of items, especially, they should really enforce the 10 items or less rule.

 

[Jeros]

Please scan your first item

*BEEP*

Please wait for assistance

 

[russell]

Please scan your first item

*BEEP*

Please wait for assistance

that is exactly it.

 

[pez]

You people are the only reason self scan is ever a problem. Its like the easiest thing in the world. You scan an item. You put it in a bag.

I spent 6 months working on a check out. I don't know if that gives me a super human advantage but I never thought it was that hard. I use one twice a day and must have a problem less than 1% of the time.

 

[Appollo]

30+ years watching someone else scan my stuff = I work dem fine!

 

[ECA]

Let's not turn this unexpected item in the bagging area into a murder.

 

[Soazak]

You people are the only reason self scan is ever a problem. Its like the easiest thing in the world. You scan an item. You put it in a bag.

I spent 6 months working on a check out. I don't know if that gives me a super human advantage but I never thought it was that hard. I use one twice a day and must have a problem less than 1% of the time.

Yes but when you have to wait for some mong to come and unlock it for you because you're buying something with an age restrcition, or it just doesn't recognise your item it brings on some real rage.

 

[soze]

Yes but when you have to wait for some mong to come and unlock it for you because you're buying something with an age restrcition, or it just doesn't recognise your item it brings on some real rage.

TBH it is your own fault you buy age restricted stuff you know you will need a member of staff so go to a manned checkout. Simples.

 

[Overdriven]

Tesco: Never had a problem with them, ever. Their weight scanners could sense a hair if it were to be scanned through.
ASDA: 1 item -> Unexpected. 2 Items: Please put it in bagging area. 3 items: Unexpected. <- FUCK OFF. It's not like I'm trying to scan a 2ft midget from some BSDM store in Camden, am I?!

German friend got IDd in ASDA a few days back and they refused their German passport. Imagine how that played off when the manager was involved.

 

[Gwadien]

German friend got IDd in ASDA a few days back and they refused their German passport. Imagine how that played off when the manager was involved.

He was probably a spy

 

[Jeros]

He was probably a spy

"Bratwurst von spy" is a pretty suspicious name

 

[old.Tohtori]

So, get TdC to one of those machines and swaffle it. Perfect picture op with "unexpected item in bagging area".

 

[Madmaxx]

Its still faster to use a manned till which is a pretty big flaw - plus they are full of bugs and cant cope with anything novel.

Humans rule!

I dunno about that,,,say if you had 4-5 items of food, at the checkout the staff have to ask questions like at the airport where as if you use the machine ..you scan item+ bag it 5x..put note in and its done. no waiting for that 1/2p change or receipt or school vouchers of the coupon you get as you spent a particular amount etc etc etc.

 

[Tom]

Another thing:

"Do you have a co-op card?"

"Do you have a clubcard?"

"Do you have a nectar card?"

"Do you have a shell card?"

"Do you collect schools for whatever vouchers?"

FUCK OFF.