Manual returns will be
counted and validated at
LPPs counting centre
That's interesting. Do you have the barcode number for that drink by any chance? The data source for my checker is the very same as Re-Turn's (unless they've changed something) - so I'd be curious to look into why that happened
Aldi Comeragh water 6x2l have no individual barcodes, and they are from the North
https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/p-irish-sparkling-spring-water-6x2l-comeragh/4088600453613
Thank you for your service.
i have a tip for anyone that hates dealing with anything sticky/leaking coming from their recyclables when bagging them to recycle and having them drip all over other cans and bottles.
the first is common sense for bottles: keep the lip on to prevent leaking.
the second is for cans: wipe the top of the can dry (the opening) take a small bit of toilet paper like 2 or so squares, scrunch it up into a small ball and put slightly inside of the opening of the can to plug it and stop it from leaking. does the trick even if there's anything leaking the tissue absorbs it.
normally i would rather have them all drip dry before even putting them in the bag, but you could be out and about and find a can but decide not to put it in your bag of clean recycleables out of fear of it dripping all over the rest of them, well fear no more with this trick!
I think anyone proposing to save up the refunds might be better off cashing them as they get them and putting the money in a piggy bank.
At least until the fading issue is sorted.
Edit - ignore.
Is it a barcode that's on the receipt? Would taking a photograph and using it on the scanner in the shop work to preserve the receipt?
Lidl/Aldi are best faders for normal till receipts followed by Tesco and SValu.A good trick by the DRS to keep cash.
Thats really hard to say, as some work for some things and others don't at all, or else just break as soon as it has my confidence.
-for getting rid of small tropicanna bottles or those incredibly small pesky fruit shoots = LIDL is best (thats if its not out of service)
-for plastic bottles of most sizes (500ml and up) = ALDI is best.
-for cans i've been having mixed results, but usually centra works best for me. Aldi is okay with cans, tesco cans only seem to sometimes work, but mainly seems to be accepting the tall 330ml cans much more than the small fat normal 330ml cans which is weird.
-for nothing the best machines = dealz, as they're always not working lol. i've never once made a redeem in any dealz, besides trying 5 different stores.
supervalu and dunnes seems really hit or miss for me, but i don't put this down to the branches, i put it down to the stores themselves as i've only been to like 2 of these and don't frequent them much. Although in a months time i am considering using rvms in both of these stores much more.
Lidl and supervalu seem to be using what i can only describe as a long bikechain conveyor mechanism, and these are really strong physically but quite often tend to jam up alot. More often than not there are a pile up of bottles somewhere in the machine either due to people getting over excited and putting stuff in fast one after the other without waiting for the screen to confirm its ready for the next bottle to be inserted, or else the conveyor belt on these moves much too fast causing the items to pile up faster than they can go down the chute. There's also many cases of the machine attempting to read one thing while attempting to shape recognise another item behind it, which also results in an error and shuts the machine down makes the machine display that dreaded red hexagon shape thingy or red hand saying stop or out of service.
i went down to tesco in dundrum a couple weeks back and noticed their machine has a long convyor belt like lidl/supervalu but the inside of theirs functions differently and has a room behind it. was a weird experience. their machine seems to take EVERYTHING, but crushes nothing and says "out of service" after putting 10+ items in and printing the voucher. i think it requires manual inspection or some sort of verification to make sure everything is in working order after large deposits are made, but this also could be to prevent fraud just incase someone tried that toilet paper trick (which i still believe is a prank or unproven myth) or the sticker thing. If im speculating further my guess would be that a man goes into the back room of the rvm and visually gives a quick inspection. Somehow after claiming the cash from customer service, the machine was back in working order despite no one coming out to the front to fix it. Perhaps its all done from the back? The squshing sound the machines make is satisfying, but didnt get that same satisfaction from the tesco machine in dundrum despite it accepting everything lol. i like to think of the squishing sound as like a kind of burping after the machine eats the food aka recycleables. and then as a way of saying thanks for the meal it pays you at the end with the deposit.
Got a few more to return this week - will try!!
Maybe you need to scan the voucher before going to pay now.
60,000 aluminum cans in a ton. What is someone baled a ton of them, would they still get the 0.15 deposit for them.
The card takes 3-4 goes to accept, might be a coincidence but it’s odd!
What is the problem?
If theres anyone to ask its probably you. What retailer has the best machines?
Has anyone noticed when you use a voucher out the machine in Tesco it ****s with your bank card?
Twice now!!!
Thats interesting, i'm wondering if that is in writing anywhere online. i've already reported 2 different stores for not correctly taking part in the scheme and forcing people to spend it in their stores instead of giving refunds. But return never responded and that has been just over 2 weeks now.
yeah, basically we copied the idea from germany but not the machines. As was shown on this thread we only got to have the single container 1 by 1 (1 at a time) machine that germany has next to their real machines, mainly for the purpose of accepting the rejects that did'nt work first in the first machine. (first machine being a big washing machine looking yoke where people can empty entire bags of cans and bottles into the machine).
We seriously can't expect to get the same results when we don't even have the same technology.
But why would the machines ever be out of action was stated firmly on the thread... dismissing concerns raised by posters about bringing items back on foot only for the machines to be out of order.
Those posts aged well.
I guess we must have copied that from Germany or not ironed it out in the conjob consultation. If the machines work elsewhere why wouldnt they work here...
Those posts aged well also.
I was told by a lad fixing a machine, if they are out of order for 48 hours the cashier is required to accept returns and give the refund.
yeah indeed! i have a feeling these "very basic machines" are deliberate by the store owners who really dont want to be part of the return scheme but could not get exemption from it so by legal requirement did everything they were required to do (example getting a machine and having it powered up) and whatever else is needed, but deliberately to the bare minimum and with the cheapest machine possible as they don't intend on actually getting money back from it or partaking in the scheme half assedly only. And then when they don't reach their threshhold for recycle targets reached in year 1 2 and 3, they get the free €3000, 2000, and 1000 respectively from re-turn.
Dealz have a simular situation, been to 5 deals stores and all of their machines are turned on but not working either apparently. It seems to be a decision by the head of whatever store/branch decides. or if it has an independent owner. its essentially reluctantly partaking in the scheme and doing it all in bad faith just to keep the law off of their back.
First time using this today...can of coke....i was impressed by the speed of it..spent my 15c in the dunnes....
It is a ballache but i will hold final judgement for another few months....
Whatever’s going on those very basic machines will give the scheme a very poor rep.
This was a total mess. I tried it again and got it to read 2 bottles of 10. You had to wave the bottle around and then put it over to the left side and wiggle it and then it eventually opened a drop chute.
There is no belt in this. The user has to line up the barcode.
Clearly a few models out there but this version is not good. They’re the size of an ATM.
It’s obviously a cheap model. A good 20 seconds of fiddling around rearranging each bottle and it didn’t seem to want to read anything.
Just came from Lidl after regaining €8 back from deposit return. Gotta say I’m very surprised how easy & straight forward the process was.
You just line the barcode upwards and place 2/3rds of the can into the machine. The belt drags it into the machine and does the rest (totting up the € credit)
You simply retrieve the voucher out of the machine and purchase something. I bought something for €1.30 and they gave change in cash of €6.70.
easy stuff altogether (I originally had visions of it being a nightmare complicated mess)
It didn’t do anything at all. The machine just didn’t work. First bottle just sat there, with a message about clearing the channel or something and to place the barcode up.
They’re wasn’t any obvious mechanism. Looked more like a simple chute
Green bin from now on. Second time this has happened. I don’t usually have enough bottles and cans to make this worthwhile tbh. It’s a load of hassle.
It should reverse it back to you if it can't read it
If you put your hand in while it was trying to do that it likely went in to a safety shutdown
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