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Sly extra spending at Morrisons (insert other supermarket as preferred)

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Rudicoolcat · 23/12/2024 18:13

Just a heads up for folks to keep their eyes on the cashier whilst packing up your Christmas big shop into bags.

Husband was brilliant in loading the conveyor with big shop and dutifully stood uncomplaining with wallet in hand to pay.

I took on the packing duty, (seasoned experience applies) and we had us all done in due course. Cashier certainly did not rush, chatting to her colleague about their breakfast....

Anyway, when we were told the total by the cashier I asked her to double check as I was sure I'd seen her double scan a bottle of champagne. Prefuse apologies received, machine checked and double scan hastily removed. Husband then happily paid.

Before leaving the till area a quick scan of the receipt showing more double scanning, in excess of £23!

Had to go to customer service for refund to husband's debit card. Assistant there didn't bat an eyelid, didn't want to check anything and refunded amount in record time. We thought she must be used to providing double scan refunds at this time of year. If we hadn't checked, we'd be nearly £50 out of pocket!!!

Just another shopper trying keep the cost of living to the cost of living, and not unnecessarily adding to the profits of the supermarket!

Keep 'em peeled...👀

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FeegleFrenzy · 23/12/2024 21:33

Skodasuperb · 23/12/2024 21:08

Supermarket as a whole? None.
That particular cashier who, if the customer doesn't twig the double scanned champagne, can take one off the shelves and nick it, as the stock of that item will tally.

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But she won’t have a receipt for it and they’re subjected to random bag checks.

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 21:29

SparklyTurtle · 23/12/2024 21:27

I don't understand why the OP needs to publicly claim her husband's penis either. Gross 🤢

It's every shade of weird isn't it?

Mochudubh · 23/12/2024 21:28

I think the OP's DH is what I term a "loose man" one who has a partner in there somewhere but until it comes to packing and paying (and probably driving) is surplus to requirements and just clogs up the aisles, hands in pockets, whistling and looking at nothing in particular.

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 21:28

@Rudicoolcat 19.56

....he his mine, and so is his penis! 🤣🤣

What have I just read.?! 😆 Why would you say this? And no, his penis is not yours! It's his! How would you feel if your 'hero husband' went onto a mens forum and told the men on there that your vagina is HIS.

Why you think any other poster on here would be interested in your husband's penis? Confused

This thread is weird, and your last post (at 19.56) is very strange! Why all the personal and intimate information? And why the horrific attacks on hard working low paid shop staff?! Confused

HomeAgainPlease · 23/12/2024 21:27

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 23/12/2024 18:19

Husband was brilliant in loading the conveyor with big shop and dutifully stood uncomplaining with wallet in hand to pay.

Ummm... in what world does this merit praise? Presumably you wouldn't expect to be described as 'brilliant' for putting things on a supermarket conveyor belt and handing over a credit card without complaining? Why would he complain? I assume the food is for him too? Confused

Women’s work though isn’t it of course, so he’s a saint 🙄

SparklyTurtle · 23/12/2024 21:27

I don't understand why the OP needs to publicly claim her husband's penis either. Gross 🤢

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 21:25

PinkArt · 23/12/2024 21:12

The 'born in the 50s' husband is only 5 years older than Brad Pitt, who I don't think we'd write off as a little old man doing well to get things out of a trolley.

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66 is still not young though. And neither is Brad Pitt. Not sure what Brad Pitt has got to do with anything. He may be an attractive man, but he is still 61. Not young either.

cardibach · 23/12/2024 21:24

TheClawDecides · 23/12/2024 20:07

If could afford to retire at 56, why does he need to use credit to pay for food at Christmas?

The interest rates will probably cost him more than Morrisons double scanning.

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I use my credit card for everything. I pay it off every month, so no interest charges. I don’t think it’s unusual. There’s lots odd about this, but the credit card isn’t weird at all.

SparklyTurtle · 23/12/2024 21:19

To me standing dutifully with wallet in hand waiting to pay after knowing that his is main role in "the big shop" gives the mental image of a brow beaten husband who knows his place is to follow quietly and then pay at the end with no opinions offered.

AnotherDunromin · 23/12/2024 21:14

Skodasuperb · 23/12/2024 21:08

Supermarket as a whole? None.
That particular cashier who, if the customer doesn't twig the double scanned champagne, can take one off the shelves and nick it, as the stock of that item will tally.

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Ah yes - that's the way to do it these days with electronic tills and cameras trained on the cashiers. I knew there would be a way!

PinkArt · 23/12/2024 21:12

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 20:54

It's certainly not young. And I say that as someone who is hurtling towards my 60s!

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The 'born in the 50s' husband is only 5 years older than Brad Pitt, who I don't think we'd write off as a little old man doing well to get things out of a trolley.

Skodasuperb · 23/12/2024 21:08

Floralnomad · 23/12/2024 18:34

But what would be the benefit to them of doing it deliberately

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Supermarket as a whole? None.
That particular cashier who, if the customer doesn't twig the double scanned champagne, can take one off the shelves and nick it, as the stock of that item will tally.

Pollyanna87 · 23/12/2024 21:04

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 20:54

It's certainly not young. And I say that as someone who is hurtling towards my 60s!

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If you’re 66, Al Pacino could just about be your dad! Some people in their 60s love to pretend they’re older than they are.

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 21:02

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 21:00

Nasty?! That's the funniest post on the thread! 😂 (And there have been some cracking contenders!) 😆

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Not sure what’s so funny about one person loading the conveyor belt and one person packing the bags.

You do you though.

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 21:01

daisychain01 · 23/12/2024 20:18

Posters must have a complete sense of humour bypass on your lovely thread, you're being very patient.

Gold medals 🎖️ 🏅 for you and DH, and well done for spotting the double-scans. I'm going to check our bill because we did our "big shop" today but we didn't buy any champers.

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😂

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 21:00

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 19:52

A bit nasty. OP was just setting the scene.
I enjoyed her light humour.

Remember she also said ‘I took on the packing duty, (seasoned experience applies) and we had us all done in due course.’

She’s being ironic and not taking herself too seriously. Maybe you should take a leaf from her book and chill out.

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Nasty?! That's the funniest post on the thread! 😂 (And there have been some cracking contenders!) 😆

SabreIsMyFave · 23/12/2024 20:54

Pollyanna87 · 23/12/2024 18:45

66 isn’t old.

It's certainly not young. And I say that as someone who is hurtling towards my 60s!

PinkArt · 23/12/2024 20:52

cardibach · 23/12/2024 19:16

No, he didn’t pack bags. OP was very clear she did that because ‘experience’. He just put things from a trolley onto the belt then tapped his credit card. I bet he wasn’t involved in putting stuff in the trolley either. Except maybe choosing men’s stuff like whisky, I guess.

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Ah the bar is below ground then. Apparently I'm more optimistic about the state of men than I thought I was.
Thank god he had all those years of training to take things out of the trolley and manly pay in a manly way though. Time well spent.

Differentstarts · 23/12/2024 20:43

DarkDarkNight · 23/12/2024 20:35

I think supermarkets are really strict with their staff. She surely wasn’t scanning double on purpose so she could take a bottle of champagne and whatever else she’d double scanned home. She’d have to keep a running list of what she had and get it out of the shop without being challenged for a receipt. It’s quite risky.

Plus be able to get the tags off not be caught on camera and supermarkets do bag, pocket, car and locker searches on their staff

DarkDarkNight · 23/12/2024 20:35

I think supermarkets are really strict with their staff. She surely wasn’t scanning double on purpose so she could take a bottle of champagne and whatever else she’d double scanned home. She’d have to keep a running list of what she had and get it out of the shop without being challenged for a receipt. It’s quite risky.

RedRiverShore5 · 23/12/2024 20:31

I have been overcharged in stores much more than undercharged.

Letitrock · 23/12/2024 20:30

Same happened to me in marks and Spencer. I bought 7 tins of biscuits- got charged for 14.

I had bought a lot of other items so when the bill came to £171 I did gulp a bit but thought maybe I’d underestimated what I’d spent.
Id left the store and was stood waiting for DH to come around with the car.

I glanced at the receipt and saw the mistake so went back into store. Refund of £49. I could easily have let that go under my radar!

RedRiverShore5 · 23/12/2024 20:30

cosima4 · 23/12/2024 19:44

STOP PRESS - Man, aged 66, was seen today at Morrisons checkout.

His wife, Mrs Rudicoolcat (age undisclosed) explained how this situation came to pass, noting he was "BRILLIANT in loading the conveyor with the big shop and DUTIFULLY stood UNCOMPLAINING with wallet in hand to pay."

Shoppers and staff were stunned. On her return home with The BIg Shop, Mrs Rudicoolcat took to the internet to regale people with this Christmas miracle. In her words -

"my years of investment have paid off and he knows what his part in the big Christmas shop is!"

We can only marvel at what 2025 has in store for this couple.

Are you alright?

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 20:26

ATuinTheGreat · 23/12/2024 20:24

I’m sorry! I know - I’m like Scrooge!

I forgot ‘tis the season to randomly bring your husband’s penis into a conversation about supermarket checkouts!

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She only brought that up after posters started taking the piss. Why is it ok for posters to take the piss but not OP?

Differentstarts · 23/12/2024 20:26

AnotherDunromin · 23/12/2024 20:09

I used to work in a supermarket as a teenager. If it was quiet, I would sometimes double scan things. Then, after the customer had paid and left, I would void one of the duplicate items and pocket the cash from the till. So to anyone looking through the transactions, it looked like I had accidentally double scanned, the customer had paid, then one of us had noticed my "error", which I had dutifully rectified. I'd be £10 or 15 richer by the end of the shift, and my till would never be short.
That was 20 years ago, mind, so I'm sure the technology on the tills has changed and I guess most people pay by card these days anyway. But it's not beyond the realms of possibility that supermarket workers have figured out a way tto play the system and to personally benefit from ripping off customers.
And yes, I realise this was an abhorrent thing to do. I must have stolen from people from every walk of life - people who were wealthy, and people who were struggling. I can't justify or excuse it. I'm just saying it's possible that similar is still going on.

Its not like that now we can't even open the till unless someone is paying cash also we have cameras above the tills that can be zoomed right into your hands. There is literally no way I would be able to benefit from this unless I just nicked money from the till which wouldn't take them long to realise

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