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    Aldi not giving change

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    • #182
      JonJones
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      0ph0rce0 wrote: »
      Hehe I love the way people say they will round it down. It's only a few cents but everybody in this country is a greedy ****. There will only be rounding up.
      or else the retailers are greedy ****'s


    • #183
      Greenmachine
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      sdanseo wrote: »
      You're saying 80% of retail staff don't have the wherewithal to round up or down to the nearest 5c in their head?

      Yes, most people I know get confused whether to round up or down to the nearest 5c. Most people are pretty reliant on calculator or phone for simple sums and can't manage basic mental arthritic.


    • #184
      JonJones
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      Fuzzy Clam wrote: »
      ?????

      No, you hand them 2 or 5 Euro or whatever.
      If you only have one Euro, then why are you trying to buy something costing 1.02?
      Very good.:D i wish i could thank this 13 times and round it up to 15 times


    • #185
      Penny Tration
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      My local aldi doesn't have the till calculating the change, as of yesterday anyway -


    • #186
      L1011
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      Penny Tration wrote: »
      My local aldi doesn't have the till calculating the change, as of yesterday anyway -

      It is possible that the operator entered 7.85 (there's no disadvantage to entering the exact, or any random amount at that matter - bar not having the amount printed); but its also possible they've two versions of the till software.
      JonJones wrote: »
      If they do not have 1 cent coins and charge 2 euro for something marked 1.99 why not price it 2 euro.

      Because then you're increasing the prices for absolutely everyone - the card payers, people buying multiple items, etc. That would leave to even more whining on here.

      If a retailer the size of Aldi makes a hundred quid a year nationally out of rounding, I'd be amazed.


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    • #187
      Greenmachine
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      L1011 wrote: »
      It is possible that the operator entered 7.85 (there's no disadvantage to entering the exact, or any random amount at that matter - bar not having the amount printed); but its also possible they've two versions of the till software.



      Because then you're increasing the prices for absolutely everyone - the card payers, people buying multiple items, etc. That would leave to even more whining on here.

      If a retailer the size of Aldi makes a hundred quid a year nationally out of rounding, I'd be amazed.

      I know, when I go there they always ask me if I am paying by cash or card. Not asked that anywhere else. Could that be why some receipt are not bearing amount tendered?


    • #188
      ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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      JonJones wrote: »
      If they do not have 1 cent coins and charge 2 euro for something marked 1.99 why not price it 2 euro.And why give a receipt for 1.99 when they charge 2 euro as i got charged for a soft drink? Should i not get a receipt for 2 euro?

      As Tommy Cooper said "It's not the principle it's the money"

      That would raise prices for all. The rounding is on the total shop and not each item. I buy 3 x 1.99 and the bill rounds down from 5.97 to 5.95.


      Greed has absolutely nothing to do with it.

      The sooner every retailer is rounding the better and personally I prefer rounding to 10 cent. I hate the pocket full of change after shopping.


    • #189
      Dodge
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      I'm up about 8c since they start doing this. I hope to raise enough for a free super six bit of fruit soon


    • #190
      JonJones
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      Jade Moldy Thanksgiving wrote: »
      That would raise prices for all. The rounding is on the total shop and not each item. I buy 3 x 1.99 and the bill rounds down from 5.97 to 5.95.


      Greed has absolutely nothing to do with it.

      The sooner every retailer is rounding the better and personally I prefer rounding to 10 cent. I hate the pocket full of change after shopping.
      And you know more than Dermot Jewell


    • #191
      ohnonotgmail
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      JonJones wrote: »
      And you know more than Dermot Jewell


      i imagine there are a great many people who know more than dermot jewell. like most of the posters here he doesnt get the idea at all.


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    • #192
      rubadub
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      When Ireland changed over to the euro, he says, prices were rounded up in almost every case “with very few exceptions”
      I don't remember this, wonder has he got any data on it. There are probably old threads commenting on it.

      I do remember talk of why we had 1 and 2 cent coins was speficially so they could do more exact exchanges and people were saying it was stupid and they would soon be redundant and seen as a bad idea. And I said earlier I still see some oddball shops which do have exact euro rates, i.e. they have items priced at €1.27 and €6.35


    • #193
      ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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      JonJones wrote: »
      And you know more than Dermot Jewell

      I think most definitively, YES.


    • #194
      JonJones
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      Paulw wrote: »
      The basis is offer/acceptance in contract law.

      A good long discussion here - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056334760
      it concludes that they probably are obliged to give change


    • #195
      L1011
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      JonJones wrote: »
      And you know more than Dermot Jewell

      Most people know more than Dermot Jewell. Most people on here know more than him on consumer law even.

      This is the man who thinks you've an inate right to a refund if you decide you don't like something you buy (has told people this on radio, repeatedly) for instance.

      Its quite clear he doesn't understand the topic at all in that quite aged article.


    • #196
      JonJones
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      L1011 wrote: »
      Most people know more than Dermot Jewell. Most people on here know more than him on consumer law even.

      This is the man who thinks you've an inate right to a refund if you decide you don't like something you buy (has told people this on radio, repeatedly) for instance.

      Its quite clear he doesn't understand the topic at all in that quite aged article.
      I have never heard him say that and i have heard him many many times on different radio stations. he always made the distinction you cannot get refund something just because you decide you do not like it. So I would like to know the station and the date

      Most people know more than Dermot Jewell. Most people on here know more than him on consumer law even.
      I doubt that


    • #197
      JonJones
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      Jade Moldy Thanksgiving wrote: »
      I think most definitively, YES.
      I don't


    • #198
      L1011
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      JonJones wrote: »
      So I would like to know the station and the date

      So you can do what, exactly?

      Jewell is like pretty much all of the rent-a-experts in the Irish media - him, Faughnan, Lillington et al. Not particularly informed about their subject matter but able to not freeze when asked a question.

      His comments for that Journal piece show that he hasn't got the vaguest notion of how rounding works. You are willing to believe him because he's a name, to the point of ignoring the actual facts.


    • #199
      Skid X
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      The Central Bank have a website for the rounding change, although they haven't publicised it much yet
      What if I don't want to adopt Rounding?
      Participation in Rounding is entirely voluntary for both retailers and consumers.

      What if I don't have 1 and 2 cent coins in my till?
      The consumer will always have the right to exact change, so retailers should make sure they retain a sufficient stock of 1 and 2 cent coins. If a retailer doesn't have any available then he will have to round the cost down and take an unnecessary loss of up to 4 cent on that transaction.

      http://www.betterallround.ie/#faq-section


    • #200
      L1011
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      That'll be rather difficult to do when banks don't have any 1 and 2c coins to give out. They're likely to be as common in circulation as US $1 coins.


    • #201
      jester77
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      Is the rounding going to be only for cash transactions or will they also round off to the nearest 5c for card transactions?


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    • #202
      Fred Swanson
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      This post has been deleted.


    • #203
      L1011
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      jester77 wrote: »
      Is the rounding going to be only for cash transactions or will they also round off to the nearest 5c for card transactions?

      Cash only.


    • #204
      JonJones
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      L1011 wrote: »
      So you can do what, exactly?

      Jewell is like pretty much all of the rent-a-experts in the Irish media - him, Faughnan, Lillington et al. Not particularly informed about their subject matter but able to not freeze when asked a question.

      His comments for that Journal piece show that he hasn't got the vaguest notion of how rounding works. You are willing to believe him because he's a name, to the point of ignoring the actual facts.
      hear it . i do not believe he said that. if you give date and station i will ask the station
      You are willing to believe him
      i did not say i believed him
      because he's a name,
      and you are a?


    • #205
      JonJones
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      Skid X wrote: »
      The Central Bank have a website for the rounding change, although they haven't publicised it much yet



      http://www.betterallround.ie/#faq-section
      so aldi are wrong?

      if they want to bring in rounding early they should put up notices. if someone reached in and took one cent from their till i bet they would have a different atitude. handing out a receipt and not giving any change and not even mentioning it is rude


    • #206
      slimjimmc
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      Mod:
      Ok, let's drop the discussion about Dermot Jewell, what he said and who knows more. It's not relevant to Aldi being short on coppers.


    • #207
      delahuntv
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      From Retail Excellence Ireland


      Rounding and Epos
      The Central Bank has confirmed to REI that there is no need to modify your Epos systems to accommodate rounding. At the end of each day there will be a slight discrepancy between what is recorded on the Epos system and the cash in the till, but the variance is minimal. Dutch retailers have confirmed that even in the busiest of stores, the discrepancy is less than 20cent a day. Rounding has been in place in the Netherlands for over ten years.


    • #208
      sconhome
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      Just got a retail information pack in this morning.


    • #209
      A_Sober_Paddy
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      Can stores opt out of rounding


    • #210
      ohnonotgmail
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      A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
      Can stores opt out of rounding

      both stores and consumers can opt out. this is entirely voluntary.


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    • #211
      A_Sober_Paddy
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      ohnonotgmail wrote: »
      both stores and consumers can opt out. this is entirely voluntary.

      Are banks still issuing 1c and 2c


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