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

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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...👀

You should always check your receipt anyway, have found it to be wrong many times.

66 isn’t old.

Ah he wanted praise for it too so OP thinks it merits praise here too.

ARe you implying that she double charges for the champagne and then helps herself to one later because stock check would show how many should be left?

Did this happen today? Morrisons systems were fucked today and it may well have been a system error rather than an operator error.

The bar really has been set on the floor for some men, hasn't it. Despite having a penis the clever boy managed to pack some bags without whining about having to perform this heroic and staggeringly mundane act of adulting.

I often catch the checkout person double scanning things - except I use self scan so the checkout person is me. I’m certainly not being sly, it’s just easy to make a mistake.

What a hero.

I get that it's annoying and it pays to check receipts but describing the cashier as being sly for making a mistake is ridiculous.

A supermarket cashier is not going to benefit from double scanning.

Just use the handheld thing and scan stuff yourself as you go round. Problem solved.

OP are you honestly suggesting that Morrisons has given instructions to all its thousands of cashiers to double scan items and see what they can get away with? I mean, it would be a scandal, someone would have gone to the press.

Actually worked at Tesco. There are perks to having the largest "spends" at your till. It gets noted by Managers and goee in your favour for bonuses etc.

Why don't you just use your own card to pay for it and leave him at home? So many couples in the shops today getting in everyone's way where one person would sufficed.

You're grim 🤢 Have you raised children like this?

This whole thread is now going to become a discussion about what you meant by 'sly' in this context, and how it can possibly benefit the cashier.

You could try getting MNHQ to change 'sly' to 'sloppy' or 'random' or 'distracted'. But then you'll just get another wave of people reminding you that cashiers are just people too, mistakes happen, what about all those sneaky bastards scanning the Prosecco and sticking the Champagne in their Waitrose shopping bag, etc, etc.

The worker was probably not focused enough if chattering to another person at the same time. It was probably not done on purpose because the cashier would not benefit. Good to watch your receipt though.

Definitely worth the public service announcement, thank you.

im not sure it was necessarily sly though as for the cashier to benefit from this she’d also have to somehow get the money or the items out of the shop without being caught.

on a similar note, I was once almost scammed by a cashier at a train station supermarket- late at night, after a few drinks, bought a few items and the cashier “accidentally” added £50 cash back to my bill!! So glad I noticed but I can imagine how lots of people might not when rushing for a train etc.

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

Well this is weird 🤨 the 'dutiful' and 'uncomplaining' husband who loads the conveyor with shopping. Isn't he wonderful 🤢. I didn't realise it was the 1950s.

Congratulations that man for doing his part for the household shop! It's only right he should be eating /using items purchased so make sure you share with him OP.

In the long ago pre-Covid times when staffed tills were more the norm I had regular issues with small things I knew I hadn’t purchased appearing on my bill - bars of chocolate, chewing gum and other sweets mainly. I was very good at budgeting in those days and these were all things I wouldn’t buy. It happened about once a month on average, I was given refunds and nothing was ever proven but it does make you wonder. Small items, not normally noticed money wise and often for purchase next to the till. I’ve since switched supermarkets and mostly self scan.

Of course, mistakes happen and Morrisons has had widely acknowledged problems today but it always pays to double check. Supermarkets would (rightly) be annoyed if you tried to get away with taking items you hadn’t paid for.

Oh it gets worse 🤢🤢🤢

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

oh my. What a fucking Prince amongst men.

#theywalkamongus

Indeed!! My nice husband is sitting with a nice glass of spirit and enjoying the nice comments 🤣🤣