Screw Up Tuesday is the brainchild of Bettina. Once a week we can confess our screw ups, good for the soul right 
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My screw up for this week is that yesterday I decided to make a quick visit to Safeway for 3 items I needed to purchase. If I’d been thinking straight I would have gone to Coles but no I decided to go into Safeway with my two girls.
A bit of background here, our local Safeway recently underwent a renovation, they’ve taken out the express lanes and put in 4 self service checkouts. So if you have 12 items or less instead of quickly zipping through the express checkouts you have to either use the self service checkout or line up behind trolleys filled with mini mountains of groceries to be served by an actual human.
My second screw up was yesterday I decided it would be faster to use the self service machines. Hah!
Get to machine, no counter space to put down what I am carrying.
“Unknown Item In The Bagging Area”
“Wait for Assistance”
but but I haven’t even started yet
Select use own bag option and put bag into bagging area.
“Unknown Item In The Bagging Area”
“Wait for Assistance”
Grrr.
Try to scan first grocery item, Heidi runs away. Grab her and pin her to the counter with one leg.
“Unknown Item In The Bagging Area”
“Wait for Assistance”
okay so they’ve not got a fall back plan for preschooler in the bagging area. Fine.
Wait for assistance Get lecture about pressing button that says I’m using my own bags.
Last I checked Heidi was not a bag.
Watch the people with full trolleys leave after going through a checkout staffed by a real person.
Proceed to scan next item.
Handbag on my arm swings into bagging area as I turn from scanning the item towards the bagging area.
“Unknown Item In The Bagging Area”
“Wait for Assistance”
Start swearing. Wait for assistance. Get same lecture about pressing button that says using own bag.
Scan final item and get ready to pay. Take too long getting money out.
“Payment Error”
“Wait for Assistance”
Pay, take items, leave. Swear never to return again.
Every single time I use one of those machines at Safeway I get error messages, I keep forgetting the horror and getting caught out.
10 responses so far ↓
Melanie // July 15, 2008 at 8:10 am |
Oh dear! I quite like the self-checkouts, I’ve decided, but there is a limit of 1 child who can come through one with me, or else there are fights about who gets to ‘help’.
Jayne // July 15, 2008 at 9:49 am |
Haven’t used them so I haven’t had the pleasure of swearing at the silly things….yet
Suze // July 15, 2008 at 10:07 am |
I’ve used one. Once. Swore at it. Hated it. Damn thing.
Joanne // July 15, 2008 at 1:39 pm |
I avoid them like the plague. Things have been tough for you lately. Take care and be kind to yourself. {{{{HUGS}}}}
Little Cat // July 15, 2008 at 7:27 pm |
They are the evil of all evils. I avoid them like the plague. I’d so much rather be served by a human. It might have been a nightmare for you yesterday but it made funny reading for us today lol
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Maddy // July 15, 2008 at 11:27 pm |
Now thats an idea I love! [the screw up not the actual nightmare of the auto check out]
Cheers
widdleshamrock // July 16, 2008 at 6:41 am |
We don’t have them here. And by the sounds of them, I should add THANK GOD !!!!!
Gaida // July 19, 2008 at 7:15 pm |
I’ve avoided them like the plague and will continue to after hearing your story… give me some customer service anytime.
Kin // July 19, 2008 at 8:24 pm |
Ooh, I had a complaint about the self-service checkouts also. Man I’m over lack of service, but at this stage I get more service from Woolies than I do at Coles. I need to start shopping smarter though.