On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:45:43 -0000, "dennis@home"
wrote:



"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ill.co.uk...
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:07:50 -0000, dennis@home wrote:

They wait until the item is on the scales before they allow the next one
to be scanned. It can be a real pain.

This requirement to "weigh" items that don't need weighing (tins of
beans etc) might be where the instructions are failing. I scan an
item, it beeps to acknowledge the scan (eventually, the scanners seem
very slow and unreliable, yes I have tried just zooming the object
through, going through slowly, pausing in front of the window all to
no apparent effect on the reliabilty). Then I put the tin of beans or
what ever (that doesn't need weighing) on the conveyor. The scales,
IIRC, are built around the scanner like on the manned checkouts not a
seperate platform.

The second set of scales are the collection area.
Its supposed to stop you putting stuff on without scanning it.


Q someone that doesn't know the bit the bags are on is a big set of
scales saying they don't have to weigh everything. 8-)

Different design of self op checkout. They do have the small ones
that have a basket trough, scanner, bagging area but on the big ones
designed to take trolly loads the "bagging area" is more like 8 foot
from the the scanner.


The ones with two conveyers?


In this area (Bucks/Herts/Beds) most of those early models with the
belts have already been replaced with a type that has a longer bagging
scale, capable of taking a trolley load of bags. No more are being
made with belts.