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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Old Cruser on February 20, 2013, 12:58:13 PM
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tesco's came at the bottom of nine major chains because of it's pricing, store envireoment, quality of fresh produce and customer service , scoring 45% - whilst aldi came second and Lidl third, beating Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda
Waitrose however scored 82 % in the Poll so off to waitrose then --- where is it q?
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Self-scanning makes it easier to get through checkouts though
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We should all try and do less supermarket shopping anyway. In light of the horsemeat scandal, for example, we have stopped buying meat from supermarkets and have started to go to our local butcher.
If folks don't start to use local small shops we will lose them and then we will all be hooked in to the big supermarkets and all the nasty business practices that some of them have, like screwing suppliers until there is no margin left for them.
At the risk of repeating myself, I want this country run by elected politicians not big business.
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Self-scanning makes it easier to get through checkouts though
Ask my bro Slacker --- he hates the self check out refuses to use them - says they put people out of work ::)
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We should all try and do less supermarket shopping anyway. In light of the horsemeat scandal, for example, we have stopped buying meat from supermarkets and have started to go to our local butcher.
If folks don't start to use local small shops we will lose them and then we will all be hooked in to the big supermarkets and all the nasty business practices that some of them have, like screwing suppliers until there is no margin left for them.
At the risk of repeating myself, I want this country run by elected politicians not big business.
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One can but Dream Pete
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@OC - you shopping at Waitrose, didn't realise that you're a posh bird! >;
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@OC - you shopping at Waitrose, didn't realise that you're a posh bird! >;
I'm not - don't even know where there is one
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One in Sheffield. Just up the road from the bottom of Bramall Lane 8)
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One in Sheffield. Just up the road from the bottom of Bramall Lane 8)
Was that a Safeway some time ago?
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Not sure on that one Alsatian.
But I think your right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_%28UK%29#Morrisons_takeover (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_%28UK%29#Morrisons_takeover)
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One in Sheffield. Just up the road from the bottom of Bramall Lane 8)
Ahhh Fly is the posh one!
How big are the waitrose supermarkets?
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I'm not posh. I once took a regular customer there.
Sadly she died in a terrible accident at her farm :'(
Never been in the place.
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Self-scanning makes it easier to get through checkouts though
You'd have thought, but pick up a "slow" phaser and you're blatting away at your item like someone at a Star Trek convention before the bloody thing bleeps and registers. Self-packing as you go round is great - them someone at the self-scanning checkout turns everything upside down to make sure you haven't stolen anything, so you get home (as I did yesterday) with a milk jug that has a punctured top, and somewhat less milk in it then when I picked the thing up. I'm not yet convinced that it is really any quicker than going through a traditional checkout.
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Must admit I'm in favour of old style check outs. It's a job for someone and it stands in the way of the total automation of the sales process. Call me old fashioned but I like people more than machines. :)
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I wouldn't like to put our main shop through myself much prefer to chat to the assistant who is scanning it
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That's the spirit OC - people before profit. :)
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Our_Lass agrees totally. Self serve tills means someone loses a job. Just for company profit.
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Yes - had a chap here today checking work done and I was painting in bathrrom with Rod Stewart blasting out - I told him he could only come in if he Liked Rod - other than that 'he could bugger off' :)) Pleased he knew i was joking :)) We went on to have a lovely chat about Rod
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Our_Lass agrees totally. Self serve tills means someone loses a job. Just for company profit.
My bros sentiments Fly
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Self serve tills means someone loses a job.
Suppose if I was to say no they don't and around 30% of customers claim they prefer them I'd be accused of toeing the company line.
So I won't say it !!!!
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Suppose if I was to say no they don't and around 30% of customers claim they prefer them I'd be accused of toeing the company line.
So I won't say it !!!!
There's always a company employee looking for those that miss a scanned item :))
Or there to help ;)
So no, I wouldn't accuse you of anything JR. :)
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@ JR I am sure there must be many people who prefer the self check outs. As we only do a big shop - and I mean BIG every month there is no way i would enjoy scanning two trolley's through a check out :-?
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Must admit I'm in favour of old style check outs. It's a job for someone and it stands in the way of the total automation of the sales process. Call me old fashioned but I like people more than machines. :)
What he said!
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I didn't mean the self scan at the checkouts (which is a pain), I mean scan and load to your crates as you go round
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Haven't you guys got wives?
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Haven't you guys got wives?
:-? Well - you cheeky sod!
Hope you don't get fed today