Those Self Service Suprmarket Machines.

Mint Sauce · 02-01-2013 04:21PM #1

Just how small change will they take in one transaction? i.e. 1,2,5,10, and 20c pieces. To much hassle counting and bagging it all, then queuing for the 2 or 3 manned desks at the bank, and don't fancy giving some counting machine manufacturer/Centra 9% of it.

I usually go down the bank route, or occasionally to Centra if in rush. What do the rest of the good people of AHs do?

srsly78 · 02-01-2013 04:23PM

They take up to e100 from what I have seen (mostly coppers and a few 10s). Put as much in as you can, and then just move to the next machine, then repeat etc etc. Can't believe people actually pay for this service!

TheBody · 02-01-2013 04:23PM

I love those machines for getting rid of change. They take quite a bit. I hate having tons on change in my wallet.

Hippies! · 02-01-2013 04:24PM

I divide it among the 100 or so people who ask me for money every week in town.

Mint Sauce · 02-01-2013 04:27PM

srsly78 wrote: »

They take up to e100 from what I have seen (mostly coppers and a few 10s). Put as much in as you can, and then just move to the next machine, then repeat etc etc. Can't believe people actually pay for this service!

I did try this at a self service machine at a london train station was, payment was rejected once I reached £20. Have only every put in about a tenner in change in the Tescos machines, although that did contain a few 50c + coins.

02-01-2013 04:29PM

Surely it's less hassle to bag them up than it is to feed hundreds of them into a coin-slot?

Mint Sauce · 02-01-2013 04:33PM

28064212 wrote: »

Surely it's less hassle to bag them up than it is to feed hundreds of them into a coin-slot?

I have heard though if you put in too many of the one type of coin at once, it will reject.

Mr. Manager · 02-01-2013 04:35PM

Then just pay for your stuff in segments, no?

Where To · 02-01-2013 04:38PM

I only spend my money in shpos where I can sleazily rub the smooth fairy steeped hand of yhe lovely smiling cashier.

im invisible · 02-01-2013 04:43PM

Unexpected Item in Baggage Area!

kneemos · 02-01-2013 05:11PM

Where To wrote: »

I only spend my money in shpos where I can sleazily rub the smooth fairy steeped hand of yhe lovely smiling cashier.

Your hands are shaking.

hardCopy · 02-01-2013 05:26PM

28064212 wrote: »

Surely it's less hassle to bag them up than it is to feed hundreds of them into a coin-slot?

The tesco machines use a hopper instead of a coin slot, it's designed to take a handful of change at a time.

antodeco · 02-01-2013 05:59PM

Whatever you do, dont use photocopies of coins! They dont work

Wattle · 02-01-2013 06:03PM

That girl who lives inside the machine can be pretty impatient too. 'Please take your items. Please take your items'. All right there love relax the cacks I'm going as fast as I can.

LizT · 02-01-2013 06:05PM

I just use the self service Tesco checkouts. They have a handy little basket but they're really slow at counting.

Jimoslimos · 02-01-2013 06:11PM

I know the asda ones in the UK take a fair amount, I usually use them to offload as much change as possible then pay the balance with debit card.

I remember being in Sydney once trying to pay for two train tickets with a load of change. Machines had a 20 coin limit so went up to the counter. Fcuking jobsworth also insisted on only accepting a certain amount of coins. Solution: Went up twice and bought the two tickets as two separate transactions. End result: Wasted time and still handed over the same amount of coins I would have in a single transaction.

jack presley · 02-01-2013 06:17PM

im invisible wrote: »

Unexpected Item in Baggage Area!

Did you ever place a bag in the baggage area and get that warning? Surely a bag is something you'd expect to find in a bagging area?

Capt'n Midnight · 02-01-2013 06:25PM

28064212 wrote: »

Surely it's less hassle to bag them up than it is to feed hundreds of them into a coin-slot?

if you think the queues in tesco are bad wait till you go into AIB :eek:

Mint Sauce · 02-01-2013 06:30PM

Well 15-20 euro worth of coin, had to pay it over 5-6 handfulls. Balance paid with notes. On the plus side, with the notes had over paid by a couple of Euro, change included 50c and €1 pieces, rather than all the shrapnel I paid in.

Giblet · 02-01-2013 06:32PM

Some woman was using an entire trolley through it in my local dunnes. Was hilarious when she couldn't fit more in the bagging area. Has a sign saying no trolleys as well!

murpho999 · 02-01-2013 06:37PM

I hate that people don't put bags on first and bag items as they scan.

So they scan first, which takes ages. Then pay and then bag the stuff.

Taco Corp · 02-01-2013 06:43PM

Whatever you do, don't just feck it all into the machine in one go. Learnt that the hard way.

Mint Sauce · 02-01-2013 06:47PM

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate that people don't put bags on first and bag items as they scan.

So they scan first, which takes ages. Then pay and then bag the stuff.

Because the tescos ones will say unexpected item in bagging area.

I scan the first item, place it in the bag, and place the open bag in the bagging area. The sensors will simply think this is your first item, then place each item straight into bag after scanning.

Might only save a minute or two, but if everyone done that it would speed everything up, and stop people trying to use the machine before you have finished, or even started bagging.

Kxiii · 02-01-2013 06:49PM

Why don't we get a discount for using those machines. Considering we're doing some work for them we should get paid.

Next they'll want us to go out to the stockroom and get the shopping from there save on shelf stackers.

murpho999 · 03-01-2013 12:47AM

irish-stew wrote: »

Because the tescos ones will say unexpected item in bagging area.

I scan the first item, place it in the bag, and place the open bag in the bagging area. The sensors will simply think this is your first item, then place each item straight into bag after scanning.

Might only save a minute or two, but if everyone done that it would speed everything up, and stop people trying to use the machine before you have finished, or even started bagging.

Well I know in Superquinn it will ask if you have own bag/box. Tought Tesco did too.

People still don't pack first.

murpho999 · 03-01-2013 12:49AM

Kxiii wrote: »

Why don't we get a discount for using those machines. Considering we're doing some work for them we should get paid.

Next they'll want us to go out to the stockroom and get the shopping from there save on shelf stackers.

Because the machines cost a lot of money and are there for your convenience.

You don't have to use them if you don't want to.

03-01-2013 12:50AM

i love em for getting rid of my change i did my shopping with like 70 euro in . 1,2,5,10 & 20 was there awhile throwing it in but hey its money

Chuck Stone · 03-01-2013 12:56AM

Kxiii wrote: »

Why don't we get a discount for using those machines.

In the future we'll be helping unload the trucks and stack the shelves before we can take our shopping to the automated checkout.

Ghandee · 03-01-2013 01:01AM

Just weigh everything as onions.

176€ worth of shopping, including all your meat and baby food etc comes in at around €3.54 (allegedly)

Take that Tesco!:pac:

NB please don't do the above as robbing is bad mmmmkay?

ninebeanrows · 03-01-2013 01:04AM

Ghandee wrote: »

Just weigh everything as onions.

176€ worth of shopping, including all your meat and baby food etc comes in at around €3.54 (allegedly)

Take that Tesco!:pac:

NB please don't do the above as robbing is bad mmmmkay?

broccoli!

Ghandee · 03-01-2013 01:05AM

Weathercheck wrote: »

broccoli!

Broccoli per kilo is waaaaaaay more expensive than onions though.

Those Self Service Suprmarket Machines.

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