bar codes

[garf123gsd]

when you go shopping and you know that the checkout person is going to do their very best to break the aluminium slide land speed record i have a novel idea.
go shopping equipped with an indelible marker,every 10th item put a line through the barcode of course this will not scan,and you will get the usual roll of the eyes as they have to put the bar code in by hand,by the time they have done this you should have the previous 9 items packed away ready then to go back to your shopping to repeat again,hope this will help,especially useful for the elderly as this gives them time to pack at their pace.

[dzug]

Why bother? Just take your time and pack at your own pace anyway. In the better supermarkets they'll help you pack once they have finished scanning or even as they go along.

[garf123gsd]

fair answer,
but i have not yet been asked to be helped with packing my bags......never mind cheeers garf

[heathfield]

Tesco checkout staff always ask if you want help with your packing - I've grown to hate it. My other pet hate is when you line things up on the conveyor in the order you want to pack them, then the checkout assistant picks up the items at random to scan them. Aaaargh!

[beejaybee]

When I get to the check out, I always ask the cashier if he/she will scan the items in the order I`ve put them on the conveyor belt. I`ve not had any objections or funny looks.

[:Ace:]

ASDA always ask if you want help with packing too. They're all really helpful in there. Especially with the elderly and the like.

:Ace:

[beejaybee]

It`s always nice to be asked if you want help. The staff at out local tesco go the extra mile for my mum. They take stuff out of her trolley, scan, pack, take the trolley to the seat she`s on, take her money, cash up & take change back. It`s great to have have this service when you`re old, in bad health or just not feeling too good on that day.

[compman]

My local Asda has a few self service tills installed and I think they're great. The only thing is they're only for baskets, so you can't put a big weekly shop through them.

But it's great that you can scan and pack items in the order you want to pack them i.e. heavy and bulky items first. After a few weeks I've built my speed up, also paying by cash or card is no problem either.

I must say that I'm always asked if I want help with my packing when I go through the conventional tills, but I put this down to my age!!

[mangobake]

well im only in my 20s and they always want 2 pack for me in sainsburys which is helpful. I hate my local ASDA because they chew gum and dont pay any attention to the customer. I f you ask the cashier 2 go slower they probably will but their management probly have them trying to scan everything fast,