Self-Checkouts - how to stop the patronising voice over!

Annastevenposted 3 years, 3 months ago

Here's a little known fact that has saved me literally minutes of blood boiling. At supermarket self-checkouts, notably Sainsburys, you can turn OFF the annoying voiceover woman shouting repetitive instructions at you through the machine as if you are an utter moron incapable of waving a packet of custard creams over a little glass screen. There is a volume control, bottom left, which gets rid of her. Phew! Made my day to find that out.

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gal2792t3 years, 3 months ago #1 Show comment toolsReply
Unexpected item in bagging area!.... Beep....Beep

Put item in bagging area.....Beep....Beep

Beep....Beep....Assistance required.....Beep

You feeling better now? :thumbsup:
Adam20503 years, 3 months ago #2 Show comment toolsReply
Hit it.
Lulu'sMammy3 years, 3 months ago #3 Show comment toolsReply
Its the only adult convo i have, all day!! So i like her!
numptyj3 years, 3 months ago #4 Show comment toolsReply
Lulu'sMammy
Its the only adult convo i have, all day!! So i like her!

they still too busy to type using one hand on chat roulette these days?:p
DJ13 years, 3 months ago #5 Show comment toolsReply
Brilliant! I had no idea about that. She doesn't just talk toy you SHE SHOUTS AT YOU!
Smaybelline3 years, 3 months ago #6 Show comment toolsReply
Bet that woman was paid a fortune to record that voice over lol!

She makes me feel like a thief though when she declares "UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA" Yeah you just tell everyone - Make them all look round at me - let the staff give me evils!!!
numptyj3 years, 3 months ago #7 Show comment toolsReply
so if you turn her off, you can steal? lol
Smaybelline3 years, 3 months ago #8 Show comment toolsReply
numptyj
so if you turn her off, you can steal? lol

Noooo lol you know what i mean! :oops:

EDIT: But hmmm that could work lol
harlzter3 years, 3 months ago #9 Show comment toolsReply
numptyj
so if you turn her off, you can steal? lol

Just print your own barcode on a label for something of same weight but lower value and stick it over the original :whistling: OLd scam been happening years over the pond, and someone near us got caught doing it in B&Q :w00t: only weight isnt needed to be even near there.
pipsqueak3 years, 3 months ago #10 Show comment toolsReply
Just out of interest how did you find this out?
Annasteven3 years, 3 months ago #11 Show comment toolsReply
pipsqueak
Just out of interest how did you find this out?

I mentioned to the bod who hangs around DESPERATE for you to ***** it up, "This voice woman help thingy is really REALLY loud and irritating". She replied, with aforementioned solution. Calm ensued.
diabeticguy3 years, 3 months ago #12 Show comment toolsReply
harlzter
Just print your own barcode on a label for something of same weight but lower value and stick it over the original :whistling: OLd scam been happening years over the pond, and someone near us got caught doing it in B&Q :w00t: only weight isnt needed to be even near there.

What a good idea. Do you think that photcopied bar codes would work stuck on tins etc. I am not criminally minded but love a challange.
vibeone3 years, 3 months ago #13 Show comment toolsReply
Me and a mate managed to totally kill one of these machines last week - so it was stuck on a continuous loop of "Please remove your card from the reader" and "Assistance required" until it was rebooted!
stufai3 years, 3 months ago #14 Show comment toolsReply
At Morrisson's it tells you to swipe every damn item. So annoying!
Annasteven3 years, 3 months ago #15 Show comment toolsReply
stufai
At Morrisson's it tells you to swipe every damn item. So annoying!

You're so right. Thats easily the worst of the bunch "Please put the item in the bag. Please put the item in the bag. Please put the item in the bag" YES I KNOW!!!!! IVE GOT IT!!!!

Also, their bagging area is ridiculously small, even with the stupid sliding bag thingy.

GRRR! :x
vibeone3 years, 3 months ago #16 Show comment toolsReply
stufai
At Morrisson's it tells you to swipe every damn item. So annoying!

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Smaybelline3 years, 3 months ago #17 Show comment toolsReply
In Wilkinsons i put a £20 note in it gave me a £10 note change out the bottom and then i was waiting for the coins and it said "error - no change, please see store attendant for change" So she came over and said oh theres no change one minute, she asked me if i had the note and i said "no... it has no change in it!" So she gave me the full change including the £10 again!! Naughty me, i just couldnt say yes!
Chiptivo3 years, 3 months ago #18 Show comment toolsReply
Smaybelline
In Wilkinsons i put a £20 note in it gave me a £10 note change out the bottom and then i was waiting for the coins and it said "error - no change, please see store attendant for change" So she came over and said oh theres no change one minute, she asked me if i had the note and i said "no... it has no change in it!" So she gave me the full change including the £10 again!! Naughty me, i just couldnt say yes!

Retail fraud...

I.P. logged and reported.
greg_683 years, 3 months ago #19 Show comment toolsReply
I feel for the assistants on that section, whichever shop I go to they are run ragged resetting the scanners and helping the duffers using them.

I notice a lot of them are now being covered with cctv cameras.
Smaybelline3 years, 3 months ago #20 Show comment toolsReply
Chiptivo
Retail fraud...

I.P. logged and reported.

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