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Woman in Lidl - carrier bags at dusk!

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Hereslookingatyoukid · 28/07/2017 20:01

I've just got home from doing a big shop at Lidl and am wondering what your take on the following situation is. I had done quite a bit of shopping (nearly filled a trolley) and was unpacking at the till. A lady came to wait behind me with a basket with only a few items in so I asked her if she'd like to go in front of me as it was taking me a while to unpack. She said thanks and went in front. I'd taken some reusable bags but had misjudged how many I'd need so had put three of their plastic bags at the front of my shopping. My turn came and the lad at the till starts ringing my shopping through when the lady who went ahead of me comes back to the till (I assume after looking at her receipt) and says she's been charged for three carrier bags. It turns out the lad on the till has put them through at the end of her shopping rather than at the start of mine. He apologises and explains he can refund but she'll have to wait as he's started ringing my shopping through. She turns to me and asks if I can pay her for them - 27p. I have a pound coin in my pocket but she has no change. Cue a bit of tutting and looking at her watch and an under the breath 'I really haven't got time for this!' I carried on sorting my shopping (and got the bags re-scanned) while she stood sighing until my transaction was finished. AIBU in thinking she could have let it go for the sake of 27p? I had let her go ahead of me which saved her a good five minutes in the queue which she then lost hanging around for her refund! Would you have bothered?

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skislope · 29/07/2017 19:48

I haven't finished reading the thread but as people said, if you hadn't let her in front of her she'd still be waiting so her comment about 'no time for this' is jokes. When I was at Aldi I didn't have a coin that worked in the trolley and someone just gave me a pound. I don't have much money, dunno how much money that lady had that gave me the pound, but isn't it nice not to be so petty in life. I pay it forward x

Potentialpoochowner · 29/07/2017 20:01

Even if she desperately needed the 27p she was incredibly rude bearing in mind you'd let her go in front of you.

Oldraver · 29/07/2017 20:03

Why didnt she just take the bags she had paid for ?

Serialweightwatcher · 29/07/2017 21:01

The bags used to be 9p in there ages ago when other supermarkets didn't charge - at that time they were better quality than in the other shops and probably most shoppers brought them back to reuse ... maybe they just decided to keep them the same price as always

Catzpyjamas · 29/07/2017 21:16

For the avoidance of future bag payment issues, you could get trolley bags . They have revolutionised my Aldi/ Lidl checkout experience as I can now pack as fast as the cashier can scan. Grin and no other customers will accidentally be charged for them

Woman in Lidl - carrier bags at dusk!
ferriswheel · 29/07/2017 21:36

At the moment 27p is a big deal for me. And I would be embarrassed to need to ask. But, I would need to ask.

Hereslookingatyoukid · 30/07/2017 08:59

@Catzpyjamas they are amazing!! Will definitely need to get some of them! I'm practising my smile for when I can finally keep up with the speed of Aldi/Lidl checkouts! Joy! @ferriswheel Sorry if I seemed like I was making a joke of it. Having read the responses here I totally get how this could have been a big deal for this lady and I'll definitely be more aware of this in future!

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ButtonMooooon · 30/07/2017 14:36

I have those trolley bags from Lakeland, when you fold them out they are mahoosive I always do too much shopping

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