spikey Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 But not if you're Tesco ... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted June 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2021 ‘Every little helps’…improve Tesco’s bottom line clearly. 2 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 and now they are making all their tills self checkout, so you do all the work and they make more profit. I shall shop at Aldi instead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Self checkouts do have the advantage that you do not get overcharged as a double scan of an item is immediately spotted, whereas twice in recent months I have been charged twice for an item a normal checkout and then had to suffer the customer service desk staff looking very suspiciously at me when I have complained. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted June 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2021 Tesco have however removed the ability to pay with cash from all their self service tills in recent months and the queue for the one manned checkout is usually lengthy and of course occupied by the usual ditherers... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Butler Henderson said: Self checkouts do have the advantage that you do not get overcharged as a double scan of an item is immediately spotted, whereas twice in recent months I have been charged twice for an item a normal checkout and then had to suffer the customer service desk staff looking very suspiciously at me when I have complained. See how long it takes to self check-out a months shopping. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted June 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2021 I normally use the scan as you shop, and pack it neatly in my shipping bags in the reverse order I want to unpack it and put it away. Roughly one in three times I get flagged for a check at Tesco and they rifle through the bags and mess it all up….Asda have never checked me on their equivalent and Sainsbury’s have done it once… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted June 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22, 2021 They're getting rid of all manned tills? Well, I use Tescos because it's within walking distance but I might have to switch to Morrisons (not too far away, and a better shop than my local Tescos anyway for anything other than a quick pint of milk) if that's the case. Tescos has already gone quite badly downhill in the last few years, with the deli counter vanishing and even basics like loose spuds being a rarity now. 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Tesco have however removed the ability to pay with cash from all their self service tills in recent months and the queue for the one manned checkout is usually lengthy and of course occupied by the usual ditherers... I think I ought to go there, do the full checkout thing and then abandon the shopping when I can't pay cash. Oh yes, and make sure it is all frozen stuff I'm buying. Edited June 22, 2021 by BernardTPM 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buckner Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I remember this one from the Algebra A-level paper last year. Spikey buys 5 bananas, and is charged £0.66 Fred buys a kilo of bananas, and is charged £0.73 How much do Tesco think a banana is worth, and how much do they think a banana weighs? Show your working. x * 5 >= 65.5 x * 5 <= 66.5 This means: x >= 65.5 / 5 = 13.1 x <= 66.5 / 5 = 13.3 Tesco think a banana is worth between 13.1p and 13.3p 13.1 / 73 = 0.179 13.3 / 73 = 0.182 Tesco think a banana weighs about 180 grams 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted June 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2021 55 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Tesco have however removed the ability to pay with cash from all their self service tills in recent months So have Morrisons (where I live anyway) (though I don't have a problem with paying by debit card myself) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Self scanning is good when you are walking or cycling as you can keep s check on the weight, it's also good when you have a say £6 off £40 shop voucher as you can keep a check on the total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Mike Buckner said: I remember this one from the Algebra A-level paper last year. Spikey buys 5 bananas, and is charged £0.66 Fred buys a kilo of bananas, and is charged £0.73 How much do Tesco think a banana is worth, and how much do they think a banana weighs? Show your working. x * 5 >= 65.5 x * 5 <= 66.5 This means: x >= 65.5 / 5 = 13.1 x <= 66.5 / 5 = 13.3 Tesco think a banana is worth between 13.1p and 13.3p 13.1 / 73 = 0.179 13.3 / 73 = 0.182 Tesco think a banana weighs about 180 grams Please tell me how you buy 1Kg of bananas? How much time do you spend selecting different size bananas to make exactly 1Kg? 1 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2021 4 hours ago, kevinlms said: Please tell me how you buy 1Kg of bananas? How much time do you spend selecting different size bananas to make exactly 1Kg? Presumably, after having spent an hour de-bunching all of the bananas to individually weigh them, the supermarket will give you approximately a kilograms worth gratis and tell you never to darken their doorstep again?!! Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Presumably, after having spent an hour de-bunching all of the bananas to individually weigh them, the supermarket will give you approximately a kilograms worth gratis and tell you never to darken their doorstep again?!! Mike. I remember a woman that used to run a fruit & veggie shop telling me, she had a woman come to the check out and she had a bag of peas, ones that she had shelled! The owner told her that she was going to have to charge double for the peas and to never come back! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 4 hours ago, kevinlms said: I remember a woman that used to run a fruit & veggie shop telling me, she had a woman come to the check out and she had a bag of peas, ones that she had shelled! The owner told her that she was going to have to charge double for the peas and to never come back! I was recently told a story of a relative whose granmother went to the supermarket and removed the stalk top off all the bananas to save some weight (and thereby save some pennies). However, all the bananas started to go off within days, starting at the top where the fruit was exposed. 'Save a penny, waste a pound' 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Look at loose broccoli trays, cheap skates break off the stalks. These items are sold per kilo with stalks on, if you want stalkless broccoli the price would have to rise. As for those who stroll around the supermarket grazing, they should be charged VAT as they are eating indoors, that's assuming they actually pay for the items. Before someone says the supermarkets can afford this, the costs of all thefts are calculated into the retail price. Next time you see people eating the produce whilst they shop, remember its the likes of you who are paying for it Edited June 23, 2021 by hayfield 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 18 hours ago, John M Upton said: Tesco have however removed the ability to pay with cash from all their self service tills in recent months and the queue for the one manned checkout is usually lengthy and of course occupied by the usual ditherers... Not at Askham Bar, York. Unusual to have to queue behind even one other person and once lines get to two deep they call all cashiers and managers to the tills. Quite unlike the M&S chaos in central York. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Damo666 said: I was recently told a story of a relative whose granmother went to the supermarket and removed the stalk top off all the bananas to save some weight (and thereby save some pennies). I saw the first corn cobs of the year in the supermarket last night, with a notice on the bin saying that they were to be bought ‘as is’ - no stripping off leaves in the store. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, pH said: I saw the first corn cobs of the year in the supermarket last night, with a notice on the bin saying that they were to be bought ‘as is’ - no stripping off leaves in the store. When/if you put it in a "free" adjacent food bag, that gets weighed and charged for, maybe not an issue per customer, but work out the weight of bags they have in a year. Supermarkets like to be poacher and gamekeeper concurrently. Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23, 2021 55 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: When/if you put it in a "free" adjacent food bag, that gets weighed and charged for, maybe not an issue per customer, but work out the weight of bags they have in a year. Supermarkets like to be poacher and gamekeeper concurrently. It's easy to suspect that (and I wouldn't rule it out), but it's also entirely possible that the cost to weight ratio merely includes the leaves, if they weren't there the cost per weight would be slightly higher; you're not actually paying extra for the leaves; it's (probably) not the equivalent of the old one of unscrupulous millers bulking out flour with heaven knows what. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) My late uncle was a greengrocer, he never charged for any bag. However an enthusiastic VAT inspector gave him a whacking VAT bill for the VAT he reclaimed for the past 7 years on the purchase of these bags he gave away, despite food being zero rated and he could legally reclaim all other expenses he paid VAT on, the VAT inspector deemed part of the cost of buying the food was the bags which were Vatable. There is no such thing as a free bag in the eyes of the tax man !!! As the food item are rounded down the the next whole number and the bags being so light, it will make no difference to the cost Edited June 23, 2021 by hayfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 On 22/06/2021 at 10:20, spikey said: But not if you're Tesco ... It would go the other way here in Canada - say 3 items at 22 cents each = 66 cents total. You would be charged 65 cents in cash. The 1 cent coin was withdrawn several years ago and cash transactions are rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents. Card transactions are still to the actual cent. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 If the item is priced by quantity, rather than weight, then the bag does not get charged for... E.G. 3 red peppers @ 35p each... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 How many bananas does it take to make the weight of a decent bottle of wine? Asking for a friend..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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