gonzo Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 minutes ago, Ani said: People have wheelie bin cleaners ! What a time to be alive ! Lad round here set up Bin Squad when wheelie bins first came out. He's worth an absolute fortune. Fiver a bin each one takes 1 minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, freds dad said: They want to be able to control what Tracy is spending her Giro on. So she will be blocked from buying beer and tabs but can buy fruit and veg, Central Bank Digital Currencies will make this possible with programmable money. Certain transactions could be blocked by the issuer and if money not spent in a certain time frame you lose it. Traceys weekly benefits payments... Sky, booze and fags blocked, anything not spent within the week its wiped. Coming soon to a dole queue near you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted March 14 Site Supporter Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, stevieb said: Central Bank Digital Currencies will make this possible with programmable money. Certain transactions could be blocked by the issuer and if money not spent in a certain time frame you lose it. Traceys weekly benefits payments... Sky, booze and fags blocked, anything not spent within the week its wiped. Coming soon to a dole queue near you! Calm down Karen, no one is blocking your giro any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 14 Site Supporter Share Posted March 14 7 hours ago, Traf said: Not sure what the self-service till conspiracy is but, my take on the tills is that we shouldn't use them. This enables supermarkets etc to make job cuts, putting more people out of work and the money saved isn't passed to the customer. Same applies to those steak houses, where they ask you to cook your own meat on a fucking stone. It doesn't cost nowt, but it's the most effective way. Bank transfer into a legitimate business account still attracts a small transaction charge. Ours costs us 50p, but if you consider that on a £10k holiday, I might make £400-£500 profit pre-tax & NI, then 50p is fuck all. Consider when the client sticks it on a card and I get billed 1.2% ie £120, that can be 30% of my profit gone. Mine doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 14 Site Supporter Share Posted March 14 4 hours ago, gonzo said: Lad round here set up Bin Squad when wheelie bins first came out. He's worth an absolute fortune. Fiver a bin each one takes 1 minute. Fiver a bin- kinell, ours is 3. Just about worth it, as it saves me getting the hose pipe out, and he wazzes in some disinfectant too. Would take longer to get stuff out and put it away then actually doing the clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Mine doesn't. You have a free business or sole trader account?! Send me the details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 14 Moderators Share Posted March 14 7 hours ago, Traf said: Not sure what the self-service till conspiracy is but, my take on the tills is that we shouldn't use them. This enables supermarkets etc to make job cuts, putting more people out of work and the money saved isn't passed to the customer. Most though seem to have to employ folk to help out all the fuck wits who take on the tills like a mystery game on the crystal maze I like them though as I purposefully don't scan my bags for cheap thrills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Winchester White said: Calm down Karen, no one is blocking your giro any time soon. No giro here unfortunately. I'll save myself for the WEFs universal basic income when the machines inevitably take over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted March 14 Site Supporter Share Posted March 14 32 minutes ago, Zico said: Most though seem to have to employ folk to help out all the fuck wits who take on the tills like a mystery game on the crystal maze I like them though as I purposefully don't scan my bags for cheap thrills Me too, I use the coop usually and never pay for their shitty bio bags that rip at a seconds thought but they nicely line the kids bedroom bins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 14 Moderators Share Posted March 14 18 minutes ago, Winchester White said: Me too, I use the coop usually and never pay for their shitty bio bags that rip at a seconds thought but they nicely line the kids bedroom bins. Can't do it in our coop, there's a Chinese guy works the tills and he doesn't miss a thing, seems to have an eye on everyone at all times They've just put cctv on the Waitrose ones along with a sign saying we trust you Bring it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted March 14 Site Supporter Share Posted March 14 16 minutes ago, Zico said: Can't do it in our coop, there's a Chinese guy works the tills and he doesn't miss a thing, seems to have an eye on everyone at all times They've just put cctv on the Waitrose ones along with a sign saying we trust you Bring it on The day the coop stops me nicking their shite green bio bags is the day I stop going. It's their only reason for existing at the moment now in my village such is their crap produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 minute ago, Winchester White said: The day the coop stops me nicking their shite green bio bags is the day I stop going. It's their only reason for existing at the moment now in my village such is their crap produce. It's our go-to shop too in Thornton Village. They never have fuck all in and they've just shrunk the shop to put a Boyes in there. Its like an x-rated back room for old people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Stopped going in coop recently as they finally worked out I don't work for them anymore and took away my 30% staff discount. Only took em 3 years! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Faustus Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 13 hours ago, Zico said: Most though seem to have to employ folk to help out all the fuck wits who take on the tills like a mystery game on the crystal maze I like them though as I purposefully don't scan my bags for cheap thrills i use the handheld scanners in tesco, grab a bag from the till as i enter, say 'beep' and just walk off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 44 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said: i use the handheld scanners in tesco, grab a bag from the till as i enter, say 'beep' and just walk off or scanning the same kilo bag of carrots over and over and dropping packs of meat into the bagging area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Faustus Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Traf said: or scanning the same kilo bag of carrots over and over and dropping packs of meat into the bagging area? this is a dark path you're leading me down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 One of our local supermarkets replaced one normal checkout with 8 self service ones. As Zico said, still have a member of staff on there. So that’s one is neutral for them and a massive increase in convenience for me. Another supermarket got rid of their self checkouts and somehow managed to spin it that it was all down to customer service when in reality (and I got chatting to a member of staff) they were getting robbed blind on the self checkouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 2 hours ago, Traf said: or scanning the same kilo bag of carrots over and over and dropping packs of meat into the bagging area? 1 hour ago, Dr Faustus said: this is a dark path you're leading me down Only what I've heard. Not something I do, I don't even sweat go in supermarkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted March 15 Site Supporter Share Posted March 15 On 14/03/2024 at 11:00, Traf said: Not sure what the self-service till conspiracy is but, my take on the tills is that we shouldn't use them. This enables supermarkets etc to make job cuts, putting more people out of work and the money saved isn't passed to the customer. And sadly more often than not it's the checkout person that is told to direct you to self scans. Doing themself out of a job in effect. Talk about own goal. Me and Mrs. F went to Asda Farnworth and did (for two OAPs) a big shop. When we got to the check outs it was self scan only. Mrs. F didn't like it as she used to work there, but I saw my arse, put the perishables back, and we went to Sainsburys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royal white Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 13 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said: And sadly more often than not it's the checkout person that is told to direct you to self scans. Doing themself out of a job in effect. Talk about own goal. Me and Mrs. F went to Asda Farnworth and did (for two OAPs) a big shop. When we got to the check outs it was self scan only. Mrs. F didn't like it as she used to work there, but I saw my arse, put the perishables back, and we went to Sainsburys. Way too much time on your hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted March 15 Site Supporter Share Posted March 15 26 minutes ago, royal white said: Way too much time on your hands! The clue was " two OAPs" I've got nowt but time on my hands. No, that's not true, since I retired I've never had a minute, the wife makes sure of that. I'm a grumpy stubborn bastard though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted March 15 Site Supporter Share Posted March 15 23 hours ago, gonzo said: Lad round here set up Bin Squad when wheelie bins first came out. He's worth an absolute fortune. Fiver a bin each one takes 1 minute. I'm thinking of seting my own up using kids. I could call it The Bin Lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 2 hours ago, FrancisFogarty said: I'm a grumpy stubborn bastard though. Good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Bin cleaning is in the same boat as window cleaning. Just not needed. (Soz Gonzo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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