Vince Green Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 20/09/2018 at 22:52, Harnser said: Mrs harnser won’t use the self service tills .she says the next thing they will want is for customers to go out back and unload the lorries . harnser how many people do you imagine 'accidently' don't swipe everything through? It is basically an honesty system and I am very cynical of the general public's honesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, Vince Green said: how many people do you imagine 'accidently' don't swipe everything through? It is basically an honesty system and I am very cynical of the general public's honesty We seem to get selected for random checks most of the time but to be honest they only look at the top items in the trolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 24 minutes ago, Vince Green said: how many people do you imagine 'accidently' don't swipe everything through? It is basically an honesty system and I am very cynical of the general public's honesty Its not as easy as that, everything has a weight. So, if you put something through without scanning, you cannot put it into the bagging area, other wise it flags up with too much weight. You would literally have to put it from the conveyor straight into your trolley ect, which is fairly obvious, as if you had scanned it like you were supposed to , it would flag up as too little weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rewulf said: You would literally have to put it from the conveyor straight into your trolley ect, which is fairly obvious They scan one or two items - and put them on the scales, then load the rest direct into an accomplice (who was waiting nearby with trolley complete with baby). Seen it done only recently. Staff called security, but I think nothing was done - perpetrators, who were both young females with babies (possibly genuinely) had little English .... Person behind me in queue said it happens all the time - usually people of 'no fixed abode' against whom the police will not act, so they get away with it. Sickening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 21/09/2018 at 19:51, topshot_2k said: Its too cheap because supermarkets are using their market power to force the prices down in order to sell it cheap on their shelves, at one point it was barely above cost price. Many countries we import from also have much lower welfare standards and so lower costs to produce. The government shouldn't be paying any subsidies and instead be increasing tariffs on imported food that we can produce here. Its like the wonky veg that supermarkets refused to buy, who do you think lost out there? the producers again. It wasn't until it hit the news that supermarkets changed their tune and started stocking it at slightly cheaper prices rather than refusing it full stop like they have been for years. It's too cheap because we are producing too much. Supermarket pressure is reflecting the supply side. A robotic dairy can produce at 50% the price of a traditional dairy after finance costs. What countries do we import from that have lower welfare standards? Are you suggesting that we impose tariff's on imports, pay more for our food and subsidise inefficient farmers? Post Brexit we can do that if we want but I suspect most of will want to do trade deals with the US ect and worry about the side effects later. Wonky veg. You have a choice of two carrots one deformed and one nicely shaped. Which do you put in the shopping basket? It's the consumer that is pushing for nicely shaped veg and the supermarkets responding to the demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, oowee said: Wonky veg. You have a choice of two carrots one deformed and one nicely shaped. Which do you put in the shopping basket? It's the consumer that is pushing for nicely shaped veg and the supermarkets responding to the demand. I bought some 'wonky' onions recently. Nothing 'wonky' about them, other than that they were smaller than average. Very good onions - and I bought some more today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 People are putting everything through the tills as carrots. One supermarket sold more carrots than it had ever bought. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/avocados-carrots-self-service-scam-supermarkets-checkout-stealing-a8370621.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Where there's a will there's a way as they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 hours ago, JohnfromUK said: I bought some 'wonky' onions recently. Nothing 'wonky' about them, other than that they were smaller than average. Very good onions - and I bought some more today. When i buy veg from small villages in the med in Greece or Turkey the stuff generally looks like the sort of stuff you might see thrown out the back of a vegetable market. It's almost always much better tasting than anything you can buy in UK supermarkets. Especially the tomatoes which will always be a bit scabby but taste delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) On 24/09/2018 at 13:26, oowee said: What countries do we import from that have lower welfare standards? Kenyan runner beans? Costa Rica, pineapples? Dominican Republic, watermelons? or even Spain for that matter Edited September 25, 2018 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 There is a shoplifting scam a friend of my son who worked for Sainsburys has told me about. They go round and buy a number of items, pay and get a receipt, then they go and put them in their car but keep hold of the receipt. Then go straight back in and pick up all the same items again and walk out without paying. He said it was usually alkies stealing booze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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