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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.tv, aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: Aldi |
| Date | 2015-10-02 05:46 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <d75gtgFpqklU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (9 earlier) <d6uu8sF4tilU1@mid.individual.net> <d6v0koF5h0aU1@mid.individual.net> <d71u7kFs6f3U1@mid.individual.net> <d733uoF7e30U1@mid.individual.net> <d74ln9Fipe1U1@mid.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
"keithr0" <user@account.invalid> wrote in message news:d74ln9Fipe1U1@mid.individual.net... > On 1/10/2015 7:53 AM, Rod Speed wrote: >> >> >> "keithr0" <user@account.invalid> wrote in message >> news:d71u7kFs6f3U1@mid.individual.net... >>> On 29/09/2015 6:32 PM, Rod Speed wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> "keithr0" <user@account.invalid> wrote in message >>>> news:d6uu8sF4tilU1@mid.individual.net... >>>>> On 26/09/2015 1:40 PM, Rod Speed wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Jeßus" <j@invalid.lan> wrote in message >>>>>> news:44tb0bp926d5vflg1d69d5ft9g7olr395l@4ax.com... >>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:15:50 +1000, Trevor <trevor@home.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 24/09/2015 9:11 AM, Clocky wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> I'm not convinced it's a better system tho. >>>>>>>>>>> Its clearly designed to minimise the number of checkouts >>>>>>>>>>> operating at >>>>>>>>>>> each time by getting the customers thru the checkouts as >>>>>>>>>>> quickly as >>>>>>>>>>> possible. >>>>>>>>>>> It makes a lot more sense to have self checkouts >>>>>>>>>>> now an minimise the cost of the checkout apes that way. And >>>>>>>>>>> Aldi is >>>>>>>>>>> too stupid to have self checkouts. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Coles have just announced more checkout chicks (term used on >>>>>>>>>> morning tv) >>>>>>>>>> and less self service. If Coles have gone that way, Woolies will >>>>>>>>>> soon >>>>>>>>>> follow. >>>>>>>>>> My objection to self service is that it costs the consumer the >>>>>>>>>> same. If >>>>>>>>>> there was a 5% >>>>>>>>>> discount for using the self service then it would have caught on. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I prefer to keep people employed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Me too, while there was no difference in price, I never once used >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> self serve check outs. Rather have someone bag my groceries for >>>>>>>> me and >>>>>>>> keep them employed than simply have Coles shareholders make more >>>>>>>> profit. >>>>>>>> However there is more theft with the self serve check outs, so >>>>>>>> I'm not >>>>>>>> sure they save much anyway, might be why they are putting more >>>>>>>> checkout >>>>>>>> staff back. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think a lot of people don't like the self-serve checkouts (myself >>>>>>> included) and now there's a general backing off and they're not >>>>>>> trying >>>>>>> to shove the concept down our throats anymore like they used to. >>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried them *once* when there were huge queues at the normal >>>>>>> checkouts at Woolworths... it was even worse than I expected. >>>>>> >>>>>> Because you were too stupid to use them. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only trouble I have ever had is when buying a card with >>>>>> just one tiny packet of beer brewing yeast on it. That was so >>>>>> light that the system couldn't work out that I had put it in >>>>>> the bag. They have since fixed that and it works fine now. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ours are so popular that there is always a wait for self >>>>>> checkout at normal shopping times and its only at the >>>>>> times when most aren't shopping that there is no wait. >>>>>> And the queue at the self checkout is always quicker >>>>>> even in busy times because you don't queue for the >>>>>> actual checkout, the queue is for all of them. The >>>>>> problem is that neither Coles nor Woolys have >>>>>> enough of them, just 6 in the case of Woolys >>>>>> and 8 in the case of Coles. >>>>> >>>>> If you dash in just to get a bottle of milk self checkouts are >>>>> excellent, >>>> >>>> And they are for the weekly shop too. >>>> >>>>> but if you have a trolley full they are a PITA, much easier to use a >>>>> regular checkout. >>>> >>>> BULLSHIT. >>> >>> You never could bullshit your way out of a wet paper bag. >> >> Can't even manage its own lines, or anything else at all either. >> >> No surprise it got the bums rush, right out the fucking door. >> >> > And which door would that be roddles? The one you ended up on your lard arse outside of.
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Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 08:44 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:07 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:44 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 16:37 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 17:30 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 19:22 +1000
Re: Aldi not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-25 23:58 +0000
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Re: Aldi Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2015-09-24 19:15 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 19:36 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-24 18:17 +0800
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 07:58 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 20:47 +1000
Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 11:31 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 13:40 +1000
Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-09-29 17:52 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 18:32 +1000
Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-09-30 21:10 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 07:53 +1000
Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-10-01 22:03 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 05:46 +1000
Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-10-02 21:57 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 05:41 +1000
Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-24 20:01 +0000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 06:48 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 08:45 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:08 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:45 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 16:38 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 17:52 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 19:21 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-25 06:47 +0800
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 08:53 +1000
Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-25 14:19 +0000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-26 07:24 +1000
Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-26 08:12 +1000
Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 12:52 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-27 15:11 +0800
Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 12:51 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 13:24 +1000
Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 13:51 +1000
Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 17:02 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-27 17:39 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 19:24 +1000
Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 21:20 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 06:02 +1000
Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 07:46 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-28 08:33 +1000
Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-28 10:07 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 10:45 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:09 +1000
Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-25 14:17 +0000
Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 11:36 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-26 12:05 +1000
Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 12:40 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-27 15:16 +0800
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-27 15:19 +0800
Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-28 18:56 +0000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-29 06:54 +1000
Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-29 08:08 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 06:43 +0800
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-29 09:05 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 07:49 +0800
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-29 09:59 +1000
Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-29 10:18 +0000
Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-30 12:45 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 15:32 +1000
Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-02 19:43 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 05:41 +1000
Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 13:57 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 15:24 +1000
Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 15:41 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 06:06 +1100
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 07:29 +1000
Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 11:39 +1000
Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 12:45 +1000
Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-02 19:39 +1000
Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 09:11 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 10:51 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-24 18:10 +0800
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 20:45 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 07:54 +0800
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 18:29 +1000
Re: Aldi Holly Mackeral <hollymackeral2@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 01:33 -0700
Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-30 12:47 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 17:29 +0800
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-30 17:49 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-01 06:09 +0800
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 10:05 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-01 12:38 +0800
Re: Aldi Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-01 18:39 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 19:38 +1000
Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-10-01 22:05 +1000
Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-03 06:55 +0800
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-01 09:23 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 10:09 +1000
Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-01 12:41 +1000
Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 14:57 +1000
Re: Aldi Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-01 18:40 +1000
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