"Max Demian" wrote in message
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On 04/01/2018 11:44, alan_m wrote:
On 04/01/2018 11:18, Huge wrote:

Another reason not to go there, then. What's the point if the checkout
operators go faster than you can pack?
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That's ok - the type of service you expect ****es off a lot of shoppers
in these stores.when delaying the checkout process.

You are not meant to pack at the checkout - you put the items back in the
trolley and then pack at the shelf area set aside for the purpose.

I suspect as it reduces staff costs because they need fewer staff that
other supermarkets will soon start adopting the same policies in order to
become more completive. Aldi/Lidl have proved that shoppers are more than
prepared to accept fast checkouts, no loyalty cards, no delays when
handing out useless bits of paper to support schools etc. Judging by the
number of expensive cars in Alsi/Lidl car parks these days its not only
the "poor" that use these stores.

Many years ago Asda had a system where the checkouts had no conveyors or
packing area - the operator just took the items out of one trolley, put
the price into the machine - no bar codes then I think - and put the item
into another trolley waiting, and you wheeled that one away. Your old
trolley was turned around for the next customer.

I don't know why they abandoned such a simple system.

Because conveyors work better for the checkout person
and the customer has nothing to do so may as well put
the stuff from the trolley onto the conveyor.

Ours now scan stuff into bags, so once you have put
the stuff on the conveyor, you move the trolley past
the checkout monkey and put the bags into the trolley
as they are filled by the checkout monkey.