This has got to be a mumnetter

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Probably an oldie but still

A checkout lady in our local supermarket said that they are timed by the till on how long it takes them to scan through all the items and if it takes too long they get told off. She said “take as long as you need before I start scanning and after I finish but in between I have to go very fast or I’ll get in trouble.”

Bloody hate the changes supermarkets are making in name of efficiency. They’re turning community hubs into an ordeal.

The annoying thing at a checkout is when your carefully curated conveyor belt of shopping is disrupted by a cashier who insists on reaching over the bottles to get the bag of crisps.

She must have been "terrified"

I bet she was straight on her computer emailing head office after the crying and shaking stopped. Such an injustice that her bakery fresh loaf is now squished under the satsumas, a pound of potatoes and some tinned salmon.

The cashier was obviously a narc.

To be fair I find Aldi and Lidl really stressful for this reason and avoid them like the plague 😂

… I don’t understand why they rush so much, nobody can bag their items that quickly

Serves her right for not going to Waitrose.

She was probably too shocked to say anything and found the whole experience triggering.

Livid reading this

And they only had fake Pom bears

What a vile thread

@WelshNerd it was you, wasn’t it 😂

The new coffee is vile though unfortunately.

This story is about 12-18 months old. Are you the poster resurrecting old threads in disguise

A cashier in Lidl once told me that I was the fastest packer she had ever met. How sad am I that this actually made me feel quite proud😊

Crying and shaking but no snapping or farting?

That's some halfhearted Mumsnetting there.

Yes! My dad watched me line up my shopping and was
Me - heavy fridge and freezer stuff to light fridge and freezer stuff, then heavy shelf stable to light shelf stable, don't interfere, it's one bag for fridge and freezer and one for shelf stable with an extra bag in case of overflow shopping
Dad "I'm touching nothing"

My local Aldi is quite civilised and they let you pack into bags properly. The one a bit further away is not and I avoid it. I have been known to get flustered and blush furiously but never got as far as actual crying.

How mortifying.

In Aldi or Lidl you just chuck the shopping back in the trolley, then take your time and pack it at the bench or the car. I much prefer it, I find packing at the checkout incredibly stressful.

Bet the trolley was full of Zoflora and Pom bears

And have better , softer, lighting.
And soon...free coffee again, I think??
Waitrose basics are ok.

Aldi pet ''donut'' bed was the best Aldi purchase ever.
Dogs who like to snuggle love them.
Staff have always been polite to me there.

I actually remember this thread 😂

She must have been "terrified"

She must have found the cashier's behaviour 'chilling', unless she's considered that they were on the spectrum/had only onset dementia.