But then everyone will want to use them. This will impact on any workers at the tills, and possibly losing their jobs. Actually that's probably the management's aim, so maybe expect some form of discount soon!
Shoplifting on the rise
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A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Nice idea, but it would be a discount, it would be a surcharge for using staffed tills.
emanymton
A cat politely sat on the flaming gardener.
It should be bassed on how fast you are though, too many people seem to not have a clue what they are doing and hold everyone else up.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I remember when Antony Worral Thompson the TV chef got caught robbing cheese via the self service till.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Edam well shouldn’t have done it…
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Much like the notion that supermarkets will be allowed to imprison us, I doubt it.
That wasn't what I said, as you well know
Not to mention when something won't scan, and you have to wait for an assistant to come and sort it!
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Even a big wheel like Worral T should've known better
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
When we went to his restaurant we considered walking out without paying
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
That wasn't what I said, as you well know
I'm not a lawyer, but if I have already paid for my items and I am prevented from leaving, then that's a pretty cut-and-dried example of false imprisonment by my judgement.
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
First supermarket to do that will be putting themselves at a disadvantage compared to the others.
That wasn't the discussion. It was about forcing you to scan your receipt before leaving. Which is a possibility in the future. I'm not getting into this again, considering what happened on this thread last night. If you want to argue the point, do it with someone else.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
If he had done it more caerphilly he would have gouda way with it
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Which would become false imprisonment the moment someone decides that they don't want to do that.
It's on-topic, I couldn't care less about whatever personal beefs you have with anyone else, and you're the only one putting forth the idea.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I recently learned 'doing a bit' is a phrase comedians use for telling a joke or funny anecdote, a skit or whatever.A bit prickish/ A prickish bit? Whatevs
I'd never heard the term before, but I kept hearing it within the last 2-3 months and figured it out. It's like what was an insider industry term has now seeped out into the general population and everyone's using it, or that's what it seems like to me.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
It's a new one to me but cheers.
shifting gears
Well-Known Member
It was used heavily in Seinfeld as I recall
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Anyway, I popped into this thread to see if anyone else had commented on the government promising a crackdown. I heard on the radio last night/early hours that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was speaking out against it:
“We can’t carry on like this. This Labour Government will put neighbourhood police back on the beat in our town centres, with stronger laws on knife crime, shoplifting and assaults on shop workers to keep our communities safe... We will be a Government of law and order that puts the safety and security of our communities at its heart"
So more examples of Labour are the new Tories, this time the party of law and order.
I think it's fair enough, to say that attacks on retail and security staff is out of order. But I heard mention of creating a specific offence, which is nonsense. There are already crimes of assault, etc., which can be used to prosecute offenders.
But mostly it made me think 'Fuck you, Labour!' And 'Fuck you, Starmer, especially!'
Because if they hadn't voted against lifting the two child cap on child benefit, they might've addressed some of the poverty that leads people to shoplift!
Although I read an article that argued much of the increase in shoplifting wasn't poor individuals driven to shoplifting because of the cost of living crisis (for which, also take into account child poverty caused by inhumane government policy), it was caused by organised gangs stealing and selling stuff out of car boots or in pubs, etc.
But I'd argue the increased demand for the gangs wares is struggling impoverished people, they're at the root of this, whether they steal themselves or whether they buy the knock-off goods, it's because they can't afford supermarket prices.
“We can’t carry on like this. This Labour Government will put neighbourhood police back on the beat in our town centres, with stronger laws on knife crime, shoplifting and assaults on shop workers to keep our communities safe... We will be a Government of law and order that puts the safety and security of our communities at its heart"
So more examples of Labour are the new Tories, this time the party of law and order.
I think it's fair enough, to say that attacks on retail and security staff is out of order. But I heard mention of creating a specific offence, which is nonsense. There are already crimes of assault, etc., which can be used to prosecute offenders.
But mostly it made me think 'Fuck you, Labour!' And 'Fuck you, Starmer, especially!'
Because if they hadn't voted against lifting the two child cap on child benefit, they might've addressed some of the poverty that leads people to shoplift!
Although I read an article that argued much of the increase in shoplifting wasn't poor individuals driven to shoplifting because of the cost of living crisis (for which, also take into account child poverty caused by inhumane government policy), it was caused by organised gangs stealing and selling stuff out of car boots or in pubs, etc.
But I'd argue the increased demand for the gangs wares is struggling impoverished people, they're at the root of this, whether they steal themselves or whether they buy the knock-off goods, it's because they can't afford supermarket prices.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Oops. Forgot to include the link, here's the article I quoted from:
www.standard.co.uk
Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new 20-year high
Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new 20-year high
A total of 443,995 incidents were logged in the year to March.
www.standard.co.uk
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
2 things strike me about this; 1. why should anyone necessarily have a clue about doing work they have never been trained to do & 2. why should the unpaid 'workers' have to meet any notion of efficiency or productivity?
I'll go at any pace that I deem necessary to arrange my shopping effectively to minimise my expenditure.
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
That would penalise a lot of disabled people.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
I mean, I was in on this without realising…
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Unless and until the supermarkets reward customers for doing their own checkout shit. Everybody should be on a go-slow at scab tills.
Elpenor
a clown’s heart and a mandolin
I sometimes use self service tills because I want to take my time!
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Happy to use the manned desks or the scab tills; the cheese, marmite and razors are safely stashed long before we get near the tills.
On the razor, they make a nice beeping sound when you leave the store, why do some people stop in their tracks when they hear this? They then sheepishly head over to the security bod and ask him to look at what they have in their bags. Just carry on with a purposeful stride, unless they have seen you pockle the gear they'll leave you the fuck alone.
On the razor, they make a nice beeping sound when you leave the store, why do some people stop in their tracks when they hear this? They then sheepishly head over to the security bod and ask him to look at what they have in their bags. Just carry on with a purposeful stride, unless they have seen you pockle the gear they'll leave you the fuck alone.
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