On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:48:26 +0000, mogga wrote:

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:57:45 +0000, TheOldFellow
wrote:

I claim a record. I put 8 items through, every one scanned OK, they all
fitted on the scales, and I paid without any help from the eight of so
staff hovering. I thought they were going to clap as I went out!
I almost beat my mate who queued for the one human-checkout too.
R.

Not scanned a thing myself yet.

The last time we went the girl who was assisting the self-serve wasn't
even officially at work.
She did say the public is worried about their jobs being lost but
they needn't worry as they'll always need checkout people.

My local B&Q warehouse generally has very few checkouts open, so always
involves queuing, making it faster to go through the self service that
typically has little or no queue.

On the other hand, a local supermarket is a pain - it refuses to let me use
my own (large and strong) bags - either complaining that I've not put the
scanned items in the bag if I place my bags on the floor and fill them
there or complaining of an unexpected item in the bagging area if I put my
bag in the right place! This always involves a member of staff using their
electronic key to override the warnings.

SteveW