The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

Nick Harvey · Tue 08 Sep, 2015 17.22

Neil DG wrote:My impression is that he talks less than she did.

I wouldn't expect anything else!

Pete · Tue 08 Sep, 2015 17.33

Martin Phillp wrote:I had it at Tesco Extra last week. There was no bleeping while scanning which I found annoying.

Otherwise it's an improvement on the previous version of the self-scan software.

There is a little button with a speaker icon on the barcode scanner. If you press that there are five settings of volume including silent. It's independent from the speakers the voice comes from.

Martin Phillp · Wed 09 Sep, 2015 17.44

Pete wrote:
Martin Phillp wrote:I had it at Tesco Extra last week. There was no bleeping while scanning which I found annoying.

Otherwise it's an improvement on the previous version of the self-scan software.
There is a little button with a speaker icon on the barcode scanner. If you press that there are five settings of volume including silent. It's independent from the speakers the voice comes from.

Thanks Pete, I'll have a look the next time I get a silent till.

cdd · Thu 10 Sep, 2015 17.37

I've noticed more and more supermarkets are including clear perspex 'cutout covers' over the chewing gum shelves.

Does anyone know what purpose these are meant to serve? My guesses were some sort of anti-shoplifting idea, or stopping them getting knocked off by people walking by, but I can't imagine either were real problems so maybe I'm missing something obvious...

Pete · Thu 10 Sep, 2015 20.06

Not just that but they're locked closed with a combination lock

thegeek · Thu 10 Sep, 2015 21.24

I'm guessing it's related to this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17078958

JAS84 · Fri 11 Sep, 2015 21.44

If that's the reason, aren't they being slow to react? That article is from 3 and a half years ago!

WillPS · Fri 11 Sep, 2015 23.28

JAS84 wrote:If that's the reason, aren't they being slow to react? That article is from 3 and a half years ago!

...about when they started appearing, then. Perhaps the Hull Milk Cartel has been instrumental in keeping them out of East Yorkshire up to now?

JAS84 · Sat 19 Sep, 2015 22.52

Asda's own brand products have started using the updated logo, and the Chosen By You sub-brand is being phased out.

thegeek · Tue 22 Sep, 2015 19.03

according to Sainsbury's, Christmas is for sharing.

Alexia · Tue 22 Sep, 2015 21.45

May be part of a larger campaign.

Christmas is for _______________ (fill as appropriate)