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Square Eyes wrote:I tend to seek out the checkout old dears, they are the ones that call you "duck" and "lovey" and don't hurl the goods too quickly at you whilst trying to pack.

They obviously don't know you very well. Bless those old dears. They see the good in everyone.

miss hellfire wrote:

Square Eyes wrote:I tend to seek out the checkout old dears, they are the ones that call you "duck" and "lovey" and don't hurl the goods too quickly at you whilst trying to pack.

They obviously don't know you very well. Bless those old dears. They see the good in everyone.

It must be you. Besides I haven't been unpleasant to you in ages, I'm quietly tolerating you at the moment.

Square Eyes wrote:

miss hellfire wrote:

Square Eyes wrote:I tend to seek out the checkout old dears, they are the ones that call you "duck" and "lovey" and don't hurl the goods too quickly at you whilst trying to pack.

They obviously don't know you very well. Bless those old dears. They see the good in everyone.

It must be you. Besides I haven't been unpleasant to you in ages, I'm quietly tolerating you at the moment.

I have noticed and it is appreciated. I just couldn't resist that little comment.

Mind you i do get a little concerned when yourself and TVM are not being unpleasant towards me. You are both ok arn't you.

miss hellfire wrote:Thats what i like about tesco express. They automatically pack your bags for you, you don't get a choice. The girls glare at me if i dare try to do it myself.

Not always so great. Had a surly guy on the checkout yesterday who was just chucking things in willy nilly, while I muttered under my breath. I feared my blueberries would either end up bruised or escaping all through the bag.

Jamez wrote: It's Tesco I have issues with. There are lots of reasons for my dislike of the company; but the main one is that Tesco staff (especially in their stores in south west Wales) are all miserable, unhelpful and often rude and bad tempered. Also, Tesco Car Insurance caused me huge headaches when I was stupid enough to use them back in 2004. More information about my dealings with Tesco Finance here

Was just flicking through the North Wales Weekly News, and came across an article about people campaigning outside Tesco in Llandudno Junction, because of the way chinese stores have been treating turtles. They are apparently boiled alive, sliced up and have their organs removed while they are still living.

I would feel concerned, except there was a photo of a woman holding a sign saying "Stop the Torture, Turtles!"

nodnirG kraM wrote:You see I was always courteous and considerate in my checkout girl days. I'd always give a cheerful greeting, offer to pack the bags, try and engage in conversation unless it was obvious the customer would rather hack their own genitals with rusty instruments than have a chat with me, and wait until they were ready before reading them the total and asking for their loyalty card. After which I'd send them on their way with good will and wait for them to leave the area before

Talking about them behind their back to the next customer and so on and so on.

nodnirG kraM wrote:You see I was always courteous and considerate in my checkout girl days. I'd always give a cheerful greeting, offer to pack the bags...

Personally I always dread the 'Would you like any help with your packing?' question. An answer of 'No thanks' (because I don't want tins packed on top of my bread and crisps), usually seems to be taken as an excuse to fling everything through the checkout with the speed and ferocity of a News Of The World reader chucking bricks at a paediatrician's window.

I know M&S used to offer a packing facility (by the extra bod who would be brought along solely to perform this task), but I believe it was Sainsburys who introduced the idea of the check-out staff performing this task while simultaneously trying to scan the goods and take payment.

It infuriated me and I often mentioned to the similarly disgruntled staff that it slowed down the queue quite a lot. I would often watch a couple (or entire family) stand motionless while their trolley was scanned and packed by the exasperated check-out staff and the growing queue. To top it all, said lazy couple/family would then have to finally rummage in their handbag/wallet for the correct credit/debit card with a surprised look as if they weren't expecting to pay at the end of the process.

At least if you are lazy enough not to pack your own shopping you should be prepared to pay at the end of the process!

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And don't get me started on the people who spend 3 minutes "helping" by finding the odd 3p in change when their bill came to £68.43 and they offered 4 £20 notes. No dear, it doesn't help......it just annoys everyone!

Recently I have been aghast at the price of food in Sainsburys and Tesco have annoyed me with their MSG and crap filled own brand stuff. So at 8.30 the other morning myself, Mr Hyma and another friend made an experimental trip to Asda. The theory being that 8.30 would be early enough to avoid the giro folk who populate it during the day and only get up at 10.

We went around and were highly surprised on many levels. Quality for starters, own brand food all being MSG / hydrogenated fat, aspartame and artificial whatnots free. In addition we've been thoroughly enjoying the food we bought, it tastes very nice and isn't full of rubbish like you'd expect.

In addition, the prices are astounding. 8 Snack-sized Fruit Corners for 2.60 each or 2 for £2 was my favourite, we had to confirm this wasn't a mistake with a member of staff. Organic free range eggs are vastly cheaper than tescos version, bread was cheap, I got a table cloth for £4 and not from concentrate juice was 3 for £3 (rather than 3 for £4).

In total I managed to get two of those large 40p bags stuffed full of shopping for £44, I'd have estimated this would have cost £65 in Sainsburys if not more.

Also how fab is Asda FM?

We plan to go back again next Saturday, although at 7.30 or 8 this time as we spent a bit too long shopping and didn't get a proper look at the fruit and veg as the plebs started to arrive.

Has anyone else experienced asda based goodness recently? Using early mornings certainly seems to work to avoid the scums.

We tend to flit between Sainsbury's and Asda, but tend to prefer Asda in general, partly for the prices, but also Sainsbury's fresh fruit and veg seem to be of diabolical quality!
Asda does sometimes have a more limited selection of foods when you're looking for something a little less common, but generally it hits the mark. I don't understand why they never seem to stock Carte D'or Lavazza Latte ice cream - so there is still an occasional visit to Mr Sainsbury to stock up on that if offers are on!

No other supermarket can beat Asdas bread and pastries.
Only my local bakers is better.