Dunnes oul ones on the tills

Grandeeod

All Supermarket workers are Gods! From the till's to the deli to the stores. Even the feckin delivery drivers are gods. Where would we be without these brilliant people that work for crap wages. I started out in a supermarket for 1 fookin pound 33 pence an hour. I appreciate them all, be they from Ireland, Poland, Latvia or wherever.

Water John

When I saw the thread name, Dunnes oul ones on the tills, I thought Margaret herself was doing it.

Ursummupet

Water John wrote: »

When I saw the thread name, Dunnes oul ones on the tills, I thought Margaret herself was doing it.

I thought it was a new porn film. Irish style.

Water John

The shopper rings twice!!

Ursummupet

Water John wrote: »

The shopper rings twice!!

A reminder to all customers our new and exclusive vibrator range can be tried and tested at the checkout with a till registrar of your choice for free today.Available in store.
Frig Em Friday, because we care.

Feisar

Sky King wrote: »

Aldi / Lidl for the win.

Plus people let you skip ahead if you're only getting one or two things and these are the only supermarkets I've ever seen that in

It's like there is this Aldi/Lidl code! I love it. I always make sure to let people by and I'm always let by if I've only got a few bits.

Spanish Eyes

Feisar wrote: »

It's like there is this Aldi/Lidl code! I love it. I always make sure to let people by and I'm always let by if I've only got a few bits.

Yep, never fails. It's a secret code of conduct.

Dakota Dan

Hitman3000 wrote: »

Tesco accepts Dunnes vouchers.

But you have to shop in Dunnes to get the vouchers.

5starpool

Hitman3000 wrote: »

Tesco accepts Dunnes vouchers.

They do, but if you don't shop in Dunnes you won't get the vouchers from them to use in Tesco.

cbreeze

In my local supervalu a couple of years ago the cashier was chatting on her mobile phone while I was left waiting. I left the stuff there and walked out. Their customer awareness has improved since, though

Visconti

Feisar wrote: »

It's like there is this Aldi/Lidl code! I love it. I always make sure to let people by and I'm always let by if I've only got a few bits.

Happens in Dublin a lot but not always. Almost never happens in Meath or Kildare . The girls on the tills in Aldi and Lidl are usually nice but the guys seem happy to shout to each other in their own language (very bad manners) especially in a foreign language as they could be talking about the customer.
I found one instance quite annoying in Lidl. It was the time they had the stickies or whatever they were called, my daughter was collecting them. The guy in front of me got a huge handful of them for spending about €5 as he was chatting to the cashier in their own language. I was a few cents short of the €20 or whatever you needed to spend to get one and he would not give it. I mentioned the fact that he had given a handful to the previous customer and he repeated I needed to spend €20 and started to serve the next customer.
I really should have complained but could not be bothered its bad form though in my opinion.

Water John

I would say, in fairness, have not come across the poor service, being mentioned here, in a range of shops around Cork. Aldi/Lidl are my favourities though. Everything seem less uptight.

Are Am Eye

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

The self-service machines in Dunnes are worse.

"Please remove your items!" after about 5 seconds.
Yeah, give me a minute, will ya? At least the Tesco ones give you a chance to actually get your stuff without hassling you...

First button you press on screen.....

Capt'n Midnight

Sky King wrote: »

Aldi / Lidl for the win.

Plus people let you skip ahead if you're only getting one or two things and these are the only supermarkets I've ever seen that in

And the old trick of sticking some bananas at the end so you have a chance to get your items bagged and payment ready while they are weighing them.

Hitman3000

Dakota Dan wrote:

But you have to shop in Dunnes to get the vouchers.

Dunnes voucher in the Indo Sunday or the previous Sunday.

Bob Harris

Sky King wrote: »

Aldi / Lidl for the win.

Plus people let you skip ahead if you're only getting one or two things and these are the only supermarkets I've ever seen that in

I was in Lidl yesterday and it was a disaster. There were about 15 people in each of the two queues. I don't know why they put in 8 check outs when only two are ever open. Most people are buying a handful of items. If there was ever a supermarket that cried out for self service tills it was this one.

_Dara_

Sky King wrote: »

Aldi / Lidl for the win.

Plus people let you skip ahead if you're only getting one or two things and these are the only supermarkets I've ever seen that in

Really? I’ve seen that happen in any supermarket chain I’ve shopped in. And convenience shops too. Very common occurrence.

_Dara_

duffman13 wrote: »

The two Tescos nearest me are **** holes. All the staff need a good power housing and some retraining. Aldi for the win, M&S are awful too. It's possibly a union thing as Dunnes, Tesco and M&S are heavily unionised or it could be just poor management

This reminds why my summer working in Tesco whilst in college was hell. Customers regularly had barely-concealed comtempt for staff, often right from the off. Fun times. People really hate Tesco in this country.

c.p.w.g.w

_Dara_ wrote: »

This reminds why my summer working in Tesco whilst in college was hell. Customers regularly had barely-concealed comtempt for staff, often right from the off. Fun times. People really hate Tesco in this country.

I like tesco, find the staff are more helpful that the Dunnes ones. But lidl/aldi are miles ahead

Boom_Bap

_Dara_ wrote: »

This reminds why my summer working in Tesco whilst in college was hell. Customers regularly had barely-concealed comtempt for staff, often right from the off. Fun times. People really hate Tesco in this country.

I used to work in tech support for one of the larger ISPs in the country. People would ring up already angry at you, vent at you for about 10 minutes at 95c per minute and not really want to get their problem sorted, just to aire their contempt.

I don't mind the till jockeys chatting in supermarkets, they normally are great at including you into the natter as well.

duffman13

_Dara_ wrote: »

This reminds why my summer working in Tesco whilst in college was hell. Customers regularly had barely-concealed comtempt for staff, often right from the off. Fun times. People really hate Tesco in this country.

I actually work in retail and use other Tescos every now and again that is 20 mins from my house, it's a newer store with good staff. The older stores are old Quinnsworth stores and a lot of the staff have hung around since those days. Not necessarily a Tesco hater but those two stores are in bits from a standards point of view and a staffing point of view.

MuffinTop86

I don’t see anything wrong with people chatting if they’re still scanning at the same time.
People seem to get this air of superiority when they walk into a shop and think they’re marvels.
Usually the “i pay your wages” and “get me a manager” brigade. It’s embarrassing.

Water John

Bob, that's strange, 15 people on each of two lines. Lidl protocol is, once there are two customers, beyond the loading area, they buzz for another staff member to open another line.
Why is your shop not functioning as per their other shops???

whisky_galore

+1 Lidl/Aldi.

No being asked for/people fcuking around trying to find loyalty cards or collector cards for whatever pound shop grade tat they're offering to customers now and the checkout people blaze through the scanning without unwanted natter and BS.

whisky_galore

lertsnim wrote: »

Supervalu is worse.

MediocreValu.

Sandor Clegane

Aldi and Lidl are all business.

Obviously management are cracking the whip constantly in both, you never see anyone idle in Aldi or Lidl, it has a reputation for being a tough place to work thats all go.

Dunnes/Tesco seem far more laid back, Dunnes especially but they have an even worse reputation.

5rtytry56

Going by this thread, there should be an English Question or Maths question designed for the Junior Cert.

Something along the lines.
"You are a senior cashier at Dunne's Stores. Your till is closed but Customers are congregating around your till in anticipation of it opening. Do you assert your self and announce the till is closed, or do you ignore the customers and continue chatting with your work colleague."

MOH

MuffinTop86 wrote: »

I don’t see anything wrong with people chatting if they’re still scanning at the same time.
People seem to get this air of superiority when they walk into a shop and think they’re marvels.
Usually the “i pay your wages” and “get me a manager” brigade. It’s embarrassing.

That's not what this thread is about

nullzero

Sky King wrote: »

Aldi / Lidl for the win.

Plus people let you skip ahead if you're only getting one or two things and these are the only supermarkets I've ever seen that in

We poor people have each others backs, not like those bourgeois Dunnes shoppers with their name brands and surly check out operators.

_Dara_

MOH wrote: »

That's not what this thread is about

He makes a good point. Obviously ignoring customers is not on but I can confirm from my past experience that many customers have a piss poor attitude to cashiers without any provocation. Sarky comments right to your face, audibly sighing in the queue even when you are doing your best, barely a please or thank you. Many people hate grocery shopping and queuing and, whether they realise it or not, some of them take it out on staff. And the flouncy “I’m taking my custom elsewhere!” crowd DO sound ridiculous and are never taken seriously. But if someone is chatting to a customer while serving them, is it really that big a deal? If it’s an elderly customer, maybe that’s the first person they talked to all day. As for talking to other staff members, personal chit chat shouldn’t happen when it’s busy but we’d get daggers for any kind of staff-staff interaction and sometimes they are necessary.