This policy requires a great deal of agility to comply with its requirements. The express checkout is so small you can't remove the items to pack quickly enough while you're still unloading. And the regular checkouts (which aren't open at this early time) require extraordinary gymnastic manoeuvres to unpack quickly enough whilst also trying to pack stuff at the other end. I now just chuck my stuff in the trolley and pack it in bags outside.
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@ludwigsdiana This is a small supermarket and Coles doesn't seem to think it merits screens. Whereas the large and more modern Coles story around 1Km away has those screens. Dunno why.
@Weezilou Me either Louise. I shop early, well before most people are in the store so have lots of wiggle room and the checkout folks are in good moods.
Some literature to read. I am angry about wrapping all surfaces. Do you also have a ball on the floor where you can stand? I have the impression that common sense is already dead!
@haskar Yep, all the shops have dots or crosses on the floors to tell we sheep where to stand. I hear you about common sense but what I see here all too often is that older people are using their common sense, but many younger people seem to think the whole thing is rubbish, thus endangering everyone else.
@gilbertwood I shop there all the time. It used to be a Bi-Lo and is still aimed at much the same market. It's a fairly small shop, I know the regular staff and I know where everything is. Plus, I mostly shop well before most people are in shopping mode.
@ethelperry I've been thinking about online grocery shopping for some time Ethel but I do like to check out the f&v and meat myself. I'll often change what I'd planned to buy depending on freshness and price.
@marlboromaam They work pretty well most of the time. The older people are mostly polite and patient. The same cannot be said of a significant percentage of younger shoppers.
