Unexpected item in baggage area

Gang of Gin

OutlawPete wrote: »

My biggest gripe with the things is the way it dispense the 'notes' in your change.

I have walked off a few times after leaving €5 or more in the note chute.

Sure, she screams about not forgetting you change but why the fcuk does it have to be divided to coins in the bagging section and notes hidden back where you started at the scanning end.

I bought a 18 cert DVD last week and the robotic cnut started screaming:

"Approval needed, approval needed, everyone's looking at you, you're holding up the whole store, you porn lover, deviant .."

Nightmare.

Very true. The dispenser is practically on the floor as well. It should be at eye-level.

reallyrose

I only read the topic subject-line and I can now hear her voice in my head..

"Unexpected item in bagging area"

There is no bagging area here, leave me alone woman!!

It's as bad a brainworm as the "Stand clear, luggage doors are opening"

Banned Account

reallyrose wrote: »

IIt's as bad a brainworm as the "Stand clear, luggage doors are opening operating"

I spent 30 years working my way up through the ranks of Bus Eireann to get that gig, and you can't even be arsed to listen to me.:(


*sets up facebook page from San Francisco*

Mr Benevolent

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

I spent 30 years working my way up through the ranks of Bus Eireann to get that gig, and you can't even be arsed to listen to me.:(

The worst part is the stupid bogger accent. They could've got some sexy chick to do it, instead of Paddy in the control room.

Banned Account

Just a thought, could we ask Tesco to allow McGuyver to do the programming for their new self service tills. This way, on the back of our reciept you could get instruction on how to make an exploding hovercraft out of your Beans, chewing Gum and UHT cream in a can - it would be like a kinder surprise only for Al Queada.

Ruu_Old

If you cannot figure out a simple self-checkout, what is the point to life anymore? Might as well do yourself in!

Our man in Havana

I hate it when you go in to do your shopping and all the manned checkouts are closed thus forcing you to use those automated ones. Then granny is there attempting to use the one that is working. To cap it all she wants to pay the €3.92 for her 2 items in 1 and 2 cent coins. :mad:

Millicent

I supervise these bloody things where I work too and while I know they are annoying and can be temperamental about 50% of the time when there are problems, the other 50% of the time just reinforces my belief that some people are just too stupid to live.

For example-

"Why does it keep telling me to place the item in the bagging area?!"

Eh, because you need to place the item in the bagging area... The area where the stuff is to be bagged... That one that has "Bagging area" printed above it. I'm not sure how I can articulate this to make it any clearer than what she's saying...

Snotty voice~ "Why won't this scan?"

Because you're waving it in front of the monitor and not a scanner, you f.u.cktard. Slapping the product at the screen won't help either, surprisingly enough...

"Why does it keep saying unexpected item in the bagging area?"

Because, dipsh1t, for some reason, you think it's hygienic to allow your child to plonk their arse on the bagging area where other people will be placing their food. The machine, for some reason, isn't expecting your crap-nappied kid to be there.

"Where do I put the money?"

Seriously? :eek:

"The machine ate my money! Just like XXX to be trying to take people's money. Scam... rabble, rabble... Joe Duffy... rabble"

No, surprisingly that slot that says "vouchers" is for vouchers, the slot that says "notes" is for banknotes. Confusing, I know.

Gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!! *and breathe*

*Just to clarify, I have no problem helping people who need help. I have a problem with the people who come in convinced that they are such a technical genius that there is no way they could be doing something wrong and that the appropriate response is to abuse the overworked, stressed-out minimum wage dogsbody who is already trying to help other three other people. Natural selection apparently doesn't extend to these idiots.

Tar.Aldarion

Now supervalu can't compete on prices..but by god they don't have these things and the check out girls are hawt. I'm off to the shop

Pighead

Millicent wrote: »

I supervise these bloody things where I work too and while I know they are annoying and can be temperamental about 50% of the time when there are problems, the other 50% of the time just reinforces my belief that some people are just too stupid to live.

For example-

"Why does it keep telling me to place the item in the bagging area?!"

Eh, because you need to place the item in the bagging area... The area where the stuff is to be bagged... That one that has "Bagging area" printed above it. I'm not sure how I can articulate this to make it any clearer than what she's saying...

Snotty voice~ "Why won't this scan?"

Because you're waving it in front of the monitor and not a scanner, you f.u.cktard. Slapping the product at the screen won't help either, surprisingly enough...

"Why does it keep saying unexpected item in the bagging area?"

Because, dipsh1t, for some reason, you think it's hygienic to allow your child to plonk their arse on the bagging area where other people will be placing their food. The machine, for some reason, isn't expecting your crap-nappied kid to be there.

"Where do I put the money?"

Seriously? :eek:

"The machine ate my money! Just like XXX to be trying to take people's money. Scam... rabble, rabble... Joe Duffy... rabble"

No, surprisingly that slot that says "vouchers" is for vouchers, the slot that says "notes" is for banknotes. Confusing, I know.

Gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!! *and breathe*

*Just to clarify, I have no problem helping people who need help. I have a problem with the people who come in convinced that they are such a technical genius that there is no way they could be doing something wrong and that the appropriate response is to abuse the overworked, stressed-out minimum wage dogsbody who is already trying to help other three other people. Natural selection apparently doesn't extend to these idiots.

Pighead hopes that you're not implying that he is one of these idiots you speak of. No way Jose. Pighead is a technical genius and there is no way he could be doing something wrong. Absolutely no way. Nope, it's definitely your gammy machines at fault here.

Millicent

Pighead wrote: »

Pighead hopes that you're not implying that he is one of these idiots you speak of. No way Jose. Pighead is a technical genius and there is no way he could be doing something wrong. Absolutely no way. Nope, it's definitely your gammy machines at fault here.

Millicent is in no way implying that Pighead is one of them eejits. Millicent has observed Pighead's many humorous contributions to threads and cannot fathom that a man of such wit could be at fault in such a technical situation.

Of course Millicent may be being sincere here or she may be blowing smoke up Pighead's arse (proverbially blowing smoke, she must rush to clarify)... :P

Columbia

As someone who will avoid interacting with people at all costs, I am very happy with self-service checkouts.

I do also occasionally use them to get rid of some change. To those people stuck waiting behind me, I apologise for nothing

Thomas828

Columbia wrote: »

As someone who will avoid interacting with people at all costs, I am very happy with self-service checkouts.

I do also occasionally use them to get rid of some change. To those people stuck waiting behind me, I apologise for nothing

You're not the only one by any means. I nearly always use the self-service tills and I manage to use them without the robot woman saying unexpected item... he said with an insufferably smug grin.

Opinicus

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JONJO THE MISER

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: Tesco.......will have nightmares all night now.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Opinicus wrote: »

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OutlawPete wrote: »

I bought a 18 cert DVD last week and the robotic cnut started screaming:

"Approval needed, approval needed, everyone's looking at you, you're holding up the whole store, you porn lover, deviant .."

Nightmare.

This happened to me with a book FFS.. :eek: made it look like I was buying some sort of erotic novel... which I WASNT! standard crime thriller thingy (books from the supermarket? i know, i know)

Supermarkets must be punished for this cost cutting measure by customers stealing stuff.. simply pick a cheaper item, when weighing fruit or veg... if caught plead ignorance about the names of such items.. :cool:

xOxSinéadxOx

I was buying paracetamol before APPROVAL NEEDED

Doc

On the plus side it must make shoplifting a lot easier.

starbelgrade

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

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I knew that sounded familiar.

m@cc@

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I find them a real pain in the arse,

I think your thinking of 'unexpected item in passage area'

chickenchaser

Gang of Gin wrote: »

I tend to mute the machine too. But I don't think you can do it on some of them. Either Tesco or Dunnes. Not sure which.

Tesco have the volume control at the very bottom of touch screen.

For those who've not tried it before you just keep pressing it till the volume indicator is at the max and then the next press will mute it with a red X appearing on the volume control.

Not sure if the one in Dunnes can be muted, don't go there often enough.

brendanf

Pighead wrote: »

"How the hell is it unexpected? It's a fcuking Tesco bag. And this is fcuking Tescos!" Pighead screamed at the smug female voice hiding behind her computer screen in the supermarket last night.

Honestly, Pighead doesn't know how you women do it. Was forced to go shopping last night as Miss Piggy has rather selfishly gone away on a holiday leaving her man to fend for himself all week. Can honestly without a hint of hyperbole say it was the most distressing, frustrating and traumatic half hour of this posters life thus far.

First off the supermarkets are far far too big. They're like airports except instead of planes there are loads of useless food items. No need for 90% of the crap they sell.

They should just have two aisles. One isle with meat and drink and the other aisle with fruit and veg. Absolutely no need for "Microwaveable Indian Poppadoms" or "Cheese flavoured ice-cream".

Pigheads shopping list comprised of six measly items yet it took him about a half an hour and roughly seven miles walking to complete his task. Wasn't sure if baked beans were a fruit or a vegetable so decided to look in both sections. Nowhere to be found. Eventually found them several miles South West of the fruit and veg area sitting beside the rice and pasta. Again, ridiculous positioning by management. It's like waking up and putting a sock on your head.

Eventually got to the checkout and it was about 4 miles long. One of the Tesco people could obviously see the angry steam pouring out of Pigheads ears and tried to calm him down by bringing him over to the self service checkout. They should change it's name to the self congratulating smug condescending piece of crap checkout.

Pighead looked like some sort of karate expert as he made various unsuccessful efforts and pulled various karate like poses to get the barcode of the Sugar Puffs to scan in. Then the bitch started banging on about "Unexpected item in the baggage area" That was when Pighead fell to the floor and cried and screamed "Why did you leave me Miss Piggy? Why, why, why?"

Can't remember much after that but pretty sure somebody politely told Pighead that he wasn't welcome back in their store anymore. No problem buster.

So whats your opinion on the self service checkouts? Are they friend or foe to the modern consumer?

FOE FCUKIN FOE!!!!!!

Wolfe Tone

I love pighead

--LOS--

Pighead wrote: »

And the barcode scanners are about as receptive as the North Korean tourist board. The whole set up is a farce.

ahahahaaaaaa :pac:

you have to just know how and when to use the machines.
If you have a load of stuff, just use the manned tills.
If you have items that need to be approved like paracetamol etc...manned tills.
But otherwise the self-service tills are great, they'd don't rip you off or wrongly identify fruit/veg items that don't scan.

Also they're good when you're sometimes short on change and you're not quite sure if you have enough and then you can just keep an eye when you're scanning and leave stuff behind. Course then sometimes you'll get that lovely kind person that lets you know very loudly you're forgetting something, yes on purpose! :mad:

Our man in Havana

If you have a load of stuff, just use the manned tills.

If you have items that need to be approved like paracetamol etc...manned tills.

Not always an option. There are times when they have no manned tills or they try to shoe you away from the manned tills particularity when it is very busy.

--LOS--

Ah I only shop at night! Or early in the morning.

yungwan

reallyrose wrote: »

It's as bad a brainworm as the "Stand clear, luggage doors are opening"

ROFL I was just about to say this!! These must be the two MOST annoying recorded messages off all time!! They wreck my head!

I have used tesco self checkouts maybe twice ever and I agree - they are more trouble then they're work. And I only went to them because I love gadgets! And they do not save time!!

reallyrose

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

I spent 30 years working my way up through the ranks of Bus Eireann to get that gig, and you can't even be arsed to listen to me.:(


*sets up facebook page from San Francisco*

I'll give you that one. It is "Stand clear, luggage doors in oper-aaaaaayyyyyyyy-tion."

Hows the boggery accent serving you on SanFran?

coffee_cake

reallyrose wrote: »

I'll give you that one. It is "Stand clear, luggage doors in oper-aaaaaayyyyyyyy-tion."

You'd expect him to say "veee-hi-cul" next too