Why Dont You Get Lower Prices When You Go Thru Self Service

[slh73]

3 minutes ago, Mr Allen said:

It's not just Alcohol, I've been in WH Smith's in Meadowhall many a time buying the monthly Official Xbox Magazine, and even then I had to flag down a human to verify my age! Since when is a flippin' Xbox Mag age rated?!  

 

 

Since it contained reviews and images of age rated games

[Mr Allen]

1 minute ago, slh73 said:

Since it contained reviews and images of age rated games

Meh, I'd still get age checked if I bought a Nintendo mag, most of their games are for 12 year olds.. Pokemon anyone?  

 

 

[slh73]

Just now, apelike said:

Maybe make them card only payments as it unlikely that a kid will have one. ASDA at Manor Top has just introduced two rows of machines with 4 in each row. One row is for card only payment and the other is cash. Both also policed by a member of staff. Not sure why they also have cameras in them which show a live picture of the shopper on screen as well though. Will have to check that one out!

While ever parents are letting their kids loose with credit card details and they're running up massive bills buying stuff on the apple store, there's also nothing stopping them 'borrowing' a card from mums purse. And with contactless payment they don't even need to know the pin. 

[Mr Allen]

1 minute ago, slh73 said:

While ever parents are letting their kids loose with credit card details and they're running up massive bills buying stuff on the apple store, there's also nothing stopping them 'borrowing' a card from mums purse. And with contactless payment they don't even need to know the pin. 

There is actually, a LOT of things, however if the Parents are silly enough to leave their Purses or Wallets in easy reach of the kids, they deserve every charge they get and more IMO.

 

 

[Guest sibon]

54 minutes ago, slh73 said:

How else do you propose they stop kids putting booze through it? 

I bought a cauliflower and a bottle of wine yesterday, from a store that will remain nameless. No age verification asked for, or given.

 

If I’d known it was so easy to get served, I’d have bought plenty of caulis in the early 80s😀

[El Cid]

4 hours ago, slh73 said:

How else do you propose they stop kids putting booze through it? 

Scan a bunch of bananas of the same weight instead, works for me, bananas are cheaper too 

[HeHasRisen]

On 08/05/2021 at 16:48, sibon said:

I bought a cauliflower and a bottle of wine yesterday, from a store that will remain nameless. No age verification asked for, or given.

 

If I’d known it was so easy to get served, I’d have bought plenty of caulis in the early 80s😀

If it was on a self service till they probably verified you from the master screen (usually situated on the ciggy counter if its an ASDA, or behind the main counter at the Co-Op) before you got to the payment bit, they dont have to wander up to your till to verify you.

Edited May 10, 2021 by HeHasRisen

[lazarus]

I won’t use the self checkout system, not when Sainsbury’s ( on the Moor ) are making staff redundant, I suppose other Sainsbury’s stores are doing the same, I couldn’t in all honesty see hard working staff lose their jobs then the store expect me to use the self checkout without a thought

One of the female staff, worked for them over twenty years was suspended and ultimately sacked because she had the temerity to question a very young supervisor, the lady was wearing a mask but was told she should wear a different one, she asked why she should change her mask when the supervisor who was berating her, why she wasn’t even wearing a mask, result suspension then dismissal, no common sense was used, several people thought it was just an excuse to get rid of her.

[Mr Allen]

1 hour ago, lazarus said:

I won’t use the self checkout system, not when Sainsbury’s ( on the Moor ) are making staff redundant, I suppose other Sainsbury’s stores are doing the same, I couldn’t in all honesty see hard working staff lose their jobs then the store expect me to use the self checkout without a thought

One of the female staff, worked for them over twenty years was suspended and ultimately sacked because she had the temerity to question a very young supervisor, the lady was wearing a mask but was told she should wear a different one, she asked why she should change her mask when the supervisor who was berating her, why she wasn’t even wearing a mask, result suspension then dismissal, no common sense was used, several people thought it was just an excuse to get rid of her.

If they'd done that to me I'd have saught legal advice with a view to suing the pants off them for unfair dismissal.

 

 

[alchresearch]

On 08/05/2021 at 15:08, Consheff said:

I think you should get a discount for using self service after all your doing all the work the market is saving on checkout staff wages. 

Have you ever considered that self service checkouts might help keep prices low for everyone?