Wales Has Another 'Big Idea'.

[douglas9401]

Some say that, like Scotland, their politicians need to get out more then start dealing with the real, physical, everyday problems affecting folk in the real world, not closing the tuck shop.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7v43w3yq0o

[ToraToraTora]

They'll be banning the poppity ping next!

[barry1010]

Just following England's laws

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/28/unhealthy-snacks-to-be-banned-from-checkouts-supermarkets-in-england

[barry1010]

TTT, it's 'popty ping' and the correct word is 'meicrodon'

[vulcan42]

When did cereals and yoghurts become junk food?

[barry1010]

When they added a load of sugar, artificial flavours and colours.

[douglas9401]

Ah, I see from 'related stories' that this is merely a rehash by Phil Space as politicians do nowt as usual.

[netherfield]

Local Morrisons used to have Batteries and Razor Blades by the checkouts, even before any ban.

[Old_Geezer]

Doesn't have to be at the tills. As long as the products are not hidden somewhere that takes all lunch hour to find.

 

No idea what is defined as "key selling", but all on the list seem key sales to me.  And banning the home webpage from showing them is over the top.

 

(Meanwhile, don't foget to keep flogging fags as close to the entrance as possible, along with the gambling stuff.)

[barry1010]

That's because there are usually long queues for the fags and lottery, stops them blocking the aisles.

 

[Old_Geezer]

They wouldn't block the tills if supermarkets had the decency to put more till operators on.  Deliberate blocking of tills is clearly a major goal of supermarkets these days, because they don't value customers.

[youngmafbog]

Till operators cost moneyand from April will cost a lot more thanks the the Lady from complaints.

 

[youngmafbog]

I get the tills bit, but website homepage?

Nanny State gone mad.  Wont stop the fatties.

[vulcan42]

It's backfiring, at least in my local Sainsburys, they have replaced all till operaters with self checking and their customers are leaving in droves.

[youngmafbog]

You mean old people are leaving in their droves I suspect.

Just out of interest did you sit outside and count the punters before they went in and then did the same after?

[vulcan42]

Ymb, no, and this is why they are worried. My source is a manager whose job is the self checking area. He tells me that it isn't just the elderly but the group that was least expected to leave and that is the 40/50 year olds. I shop at Tesco's where they have roughly 50/50 self check outs and attended tills. Item for item the self checkout is slower because you are processing and packing, whereas on the attended till processing and packing is being done at the same time. I think it's because the system is slower that people don't like using it.

[Deskdiary]

Personally (and I'm in my 50s), I much prefer to using the self-checkouts.

[Deskdiary]

Personally (and I'm in my 50s), I much prefer to using the self-checkouts.

[albaqwerty]

"We want to make it easier for people to make healthier choices and we'll achieve this by improving the food environment around them," he added."

Yet another lot of nanny stateism, we don't trust you to be an adult in other words.

 

 

[youngmafbog]

I'm in my 60's and prefer self checkouts but I get the time taken issue.

Personally my real preference is delivery.  Worth the £3.50 to save the time and expense of collecting the bulk of it.  Now generally just pop out for fresh veg and meat (but get that from the Asian shop anyway as its cheaper and nicer).

[ynnafymmi]

At least the Welsh nationalists dont rip off their own members like the venal SNP bastrads do up here in Scotland.