Has anyone elses Tesco's started asking you to round up your bill?

[TinySleepThief]

I genuinely thought it was just a new addition to the self service tills when I used them last week but today the server at a manned till asked me if i wanted to round up my bill with the rounded up money apparently going to charity. When I asked him which charity he couldn't actually tell me?

Is this now a thing in all Tesco's and if so if I were to round up my bill does anyone know where would this money go to?

@chomalungma

You don't get people to do what you want by insulting them

Says the person who used the words "woke and liberal" in their comments.

Well I'm sure anyone reading my comments for themselves will be able to put my use of those words into their intended context.

I would consider myself liberal though in the traditional sense not in the current 'liberal' sense that seems to mostly be people shouting down anyone who doesn't demonstrate the perceived correct values of the day.

Just like the Thursday clap for the NHS if you start making something -that should be given willingly and through individual choice - borderline mandatory through societal pressure and obligation then people start to resent doing it.

There's people of all different income levels on here @fatted

Again, no one has been able to answer what happens if someone is vulnerable or if they are allowed to ask children?

I'm pretty sure these shops would be fairly indignant if I asked them to round the amount down to help me out.

It looks like an annual thing, they did it last September too (although they didn't actually ask most of the time, just did it)

This is why I prefer to use self service tills, I can decide things like this at my own pace. Not only that, I have had to actually 'count the pennies' sometimes and it can be a bit embarrassing to have to say no because I haven't actually got enough to round it up.

@feelingverylazytoday

This is why I prefer to use self service tills, I can decide things like this at my own pace. Not only that, I have had to actually 'count the pennies' sometimes and it can be a bit embarrassing to have to say no because I haven't actually got enough to round it up.

Exactly...it can be awkward for some people to say no. It's unbelievable. The price of something I'm buying is the price...therefore I will hand over that amount and I do not wish to have anyone dispute the amount...how dare you ask me for more?

I always think you should be given the option to donate your club card points or even just automatically donate unused ones

@Fatted

I do think it's funny on a place like MN where people genuinely cannot fathom how to reduce their shopping bill from £800 per month and are happy to fritter their cash away in Waitrose, whilst turning their nose up at cheaper supermarkets, people are so indignant about being asked to donate 50p by the checkout lad in Tesco.

Bless you, don’t you realise the above doesn’t apply to everybody?

felt very uncomfortable to be asked and felt awkward saying no when others could hear.

Do you honestly think anyone else cares if you say yes or no ? 🤷🏻‍♀️. And even if they do would you care about their opinion . That would be crazy.

@Trikc

felt very uncomfortable to be asked and felt awkward saying no when others could hear.

Do you honestly think anyone else cares if you say yes or no ? 🤷🏻‍♀️. And even if they do would you care about their opinion . That would be crazy.

Everyone is different. Some people have social anxiety or are people pleasers. Some people may fear people thinking they're uncharitable or even worse, poor. Not everyone is NT and confident and assertive.

Do you honestly think anyone else cares if you say yes or no ? 🤷🏻‍♀️. And even if they do would you care about their opinion . That would be crazy.

Of course I dont care about strangers opinions of me but that doesn't mean it didn't make me feel uncomfortable. There's a whole world of difference between clicking no on a screen and saying no in front of a queue. If it made me feel uncomfortable I can only imagine how uncomfortable it would make someone less confident or maybe someone who was vulnerable. I just don't think it's ok for people to be put on the spot when all they are trying to do is their weekly shop.

Fair enough OP. I can see it might make some people uncomfortable. Now that I've thought about it my MIL hates it if she thinks someone thinks she might be poor.

I don't like it as a way of raising money. I want to do my shopping, pay then leave. I feel the companies are more likely to do it for their own purposes rather than for pure charitable reasons.

And how does this work with vulnerable people? So perhaps people with learning difficulties or elderly people with dementia?

The same way every other decision they make about what to spend their money on is made, I imagine. With help if they need and have access to it, by themselves if they don't.

No, but I saw online that they were doing it. Nothing today at the till though.

Reading the posts here from various posters, It always strikes me that those who profess to be so charitable are often the unkindest, militant types who would never be charitable to an actual individual.