Depends how long it was. Appreciate the Sainsburys ones probably aren't quite long enough, but then they don't have wraparound barcodes.
And prices changes on some things every week and they were quizzed on new prices!Bring back Kwick Save where the staff knew the price of everything, no bar codes needed, a %reduced sticker would suffice...
With the bonus points up to Christmas scheme, I just stepped my habit of timing some purchases to match the bonus points up a gear. So, for example I bought some tinned meats earlier, as they will not go off but I just got the extra Christmas points for accruing these bonus points sooner than I would otherwise have done.
Bring back Kwick Save where the staff knew the price of everything, no bar codes needed, a %reduced sticker would suffice...
I used to work in a Somerfield store in the late 90s and it hadn't long had bar code scanners. I can remember checkout staff telling me how much slower it is scanning each item. With the price stickers they just knew the price of most common things like milk, bread etc so could type in many items before they were even unloaded onto the conveyor.Bring back Kwick Save where the staff knew the price of everything, no bar codes needed, a %reduced sticker would suffice...
Those stickers were poor and bits fell off. On my very first Saturday student till shift with a big queue, I panicked at a missing half label with only ‘2p’ left showing on a box of teabags. I banged in ‘12p’. The next customer had the complete ‘92p’ on theirs!
Labels were split with a curly cut down the middle to prevent people removing them from cheaper items and putting them on more expensive ones.
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The curse of Storm Darragh?BBC has been reporting that there seems to have been some technical glitch at Morrison's, meaning that 'More' loyalty card product discounts aren't being applied at the tills, and the full, undiscounted, price is being charged.
I feel for the poor IT bods at head office who were hoping for a relatively quiet Christmas.BBC has been reporting that there seems to have been some technical glitch at Morrison's, meaning that 'More' loyalty card product discounts aren't being applied at the tills, and the full, undiscounted, price is being charged.
Morrisons customers say Christmas deliveries and discounts down - BBC News
The supermarket has been advertising cheap deals, including 10p vegetables, ahead of Christmas.
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Oh wow, now that's proper vintage Kwik Save, you can just make out the slightly newer style logo on the banner further down... It's quite remarkable what still lurks beneath newer signage these days!Funny you mention that, the local Poundland were having a bit of a refresh of their outdoor signage last week and the Kwik Save signs was still present under the Poundland signs! Sadly covered back up now
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BBC has been reporting that there seems to have been some technical glitch at Morrison's, meaning that 'More' loyalty card product discounts aren't being applied at the tills, and the full, undiscounted, price is being charged.
Morrisons customers say Christmas deliveries and discounts down - BBC News
The supermarket has been advertising cheap deals, including 10p vegetables, ahead of Christmas.
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Why why why do people leave it until the last minute to get their shopping ? it always baffles me ,I appreciate there are some who have no choice but really !
A lot of stuff this time of year has very short dates. I can’t work out whether this is a deliberate policy to encourage multiple visits, supply chain variations, or just customers picking items from the back or the shelf, as I’m sure you get products with better dates normally.
Can't say I noticed that when I did our big Christmas shop on Friday, split between Asda and Sainsburys (the two shops were necessary due to stuff being out of stock at Asda rather than due to short use by dates) I got everything we needed until the end of this week with decent dates.
Lidl & Aldi locally (Luton) are closed on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day (as well as New Years Day). Much more civilised.
I managed to get everything we needed in Lidl on Friday (20th). No issues with expiry dates either.
Baffles me too, did all mine last Thursday, with just a couple of days buffer for out of stock items which I could buy in the local Tesco express I guess. Main things are bought, so there is no worry.
I’ve noticed that in previous years too. Lots of Christmas-themed food with expiry dates well before the 25th.
Good luck with that!
