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To be really P**sed off when...

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MissyMorrison87 · 26/01/2011 17:58

....i go to the train station with the intention of using the Quick Service Ticket Machine (The clue is in the name) to find that the 3-4 people before me have no fucking clue how to use it and seem to take 5 mins per person??

On rare occasions when people arent faffing about it takes me about 1 min if that to order my tickets, have them printed and get on the damn train Angry

Sorry this is more of a rant than anything. My general opinion is if you dont know how to use the bloody machine then DONT USE IT. Its for people who want to get things over with quickly and get travelling grrr

I apologise for the anger. Pregnancy hormones.

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scurryfunge · 26/01/2011 18:01

If it is the first time that someone has used the machine then it is not unreasonable to take a little more time.

Set off earlier.

Lovetheskinurine · 26/01/2011 18:03

Exactly Scurry. YABU, the machines take as long as they take. Leave time for it.

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MissyMorrison87 · 26/01/2011 18:04

Oh dont worry i get there in plenty of time.

I dont have any choice because of these people getting in the way. Of all the times to learn how to use it rush hour is not the time.

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kitty4paws · 26/01/2011 18:04

How are they meant to LEARN how to use the machine if the are not supposed to use it UNTILL they have learnt ????

Are there special courses they can go on ?

p.s. PG hormones not withstanding Wink

Deciduousblonde · 26/01/2011 18:06

Oh you are not being unreasonable to feel pissed off. I feel pissed off standing in most queues.

You would be unreasonable if you decided to take matters further & plot murder..or maybe a little face punch, though Wink

thefurryone · 26/01/2011 18:06

To be fair they can be quite confusing simply due to the sheer number of options available for different tickets going to the same place, they're not exactly user friendly.

scurryfunge · 26/01/2011 18:07

So you expect commuters to travel off peak until they are used to the machines? Imagine the flood of flexible working time applications based on the need to keep out of your way Grin.

SandStorm · 26/01/2011 18:08

"if you dont know how to use the bloody machine then DONT USE IT"

But then how do you expect people to learn how to use it? Did it take you a minute the first time you used it?

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 26/01/2011 18:09

YABU

how did you learn to use the machine teh first time or were you jsut a whizz at it from teh off?

thefurryone · 26/01/2011 18:11

Not forgetting that if you're not going to one of the stations on the front page it can take a good ten minutes to get the machine to recognise which bloody station it is you want to go to. I'm getting annoyed at the thought of having to use one now and I'm generally quite competent at these things, the people you should be annoyed at are the idiots who decided to call them quick ticket machines, rather than 'machines bought as a cost cutting exercise as we think employing staff who know what they are doing would be far to sensible and helpful for our customers who pay a fortune to use a shit train service'

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 26/01/2011 18:11

another question.

is the 'quick make my journey 7 seconds faster machine' quicker with 4 people infront of you than standing in the normal queue with 4 people infront of you?

Anniegetyourgun · 26/01/2011 18:16

The machine is about the same speed or possibly a little slower than the normal queue provided the people standing in front of you just want to buy tickets. At least with the machine you know nobody's going to start asking it what is the most efficient way to travel from Land's End to John o' Groats on a Tuesday afternoon or start an argument about their entitlement to a student railcard.

ThistleDoNicely · 26/01/2011 18:23

Yanbu.

I feel the same about self scan checkouts in supermarket. The clue is in the title - if you have to get a member of staff to scan through every item then read out what it says about payment methods then show you how to put your card in the chip and pin device and where to get receipt then use a normal, staffed till. Argh!

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MissyMorrison87 · 26/01/2011 20:01

Haha dont worry, it hasnt caused me to plot murder.... yet!

I had a feeling i am being irrational but i just can't help feeling angered, especially when they start looking around them all confused?

Maybe i should help people and be a little less angry with the world.

But yes i do feel exactly the same about self service checkouts and other self service devices. Especially when its a 15 yr old trying to buy alcohal thinking they will get away without being ID'd hehehe

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Deciduousblonde · 26/01/2011 20:47

Old dears at the cashpoint who have forgotten their specs..now that is something to have a good whinge about Wink

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