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StormDrain posted:Did Costco or maybe Price Club or even Sams used to do the thing where you just wheeled up the cart and they scanned and put it into a second cart directly? No belt or scale, just cart to cart? Last night I was feeling like the taking my goods out of the cart was a waste of time. Of course it meant they didn't have to lift 80 lbs of kitty litter which may be the deciding factor. Yeah, my Costco used to do the cart to cart thing now that I think about it. It was probably to ensure that everything got scanned. Not sure when they got rid of that system.
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Anyone remember this ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1F71Wa_zo Basically that amazon store but as envisioned by ibm back in the early noughties. Definitely downsides to that but sometimes I think that’d just be cool how drat convenient it is..
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Feb 8, 2020 17:12
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Pump Jockey posted:Costco would be a better place if everyone just put all of their items in their cart barcode-up as they shopped. I always do that and sail through the checkout, earning praise from the cashier who only has to speedily beep-beep-beep through my cart with the handheld beepery thingy. This is a pro-tip. I usually only put soft, non-box items on the conveyor belt. Helps get in and out in 20 minutes, even with a cart load and children with.
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Feb 8, 2020 18:37
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I dislike putting any fabric stuff on the conveyor because there is often some mystery liquid drips on there so I always leave clothes or stuffie dolls in the cart basket.
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Feb 8, 2020 18:43
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They just expanded the self checkouts at my local Costco from 6 to 9, plus adding 6 more for the food court, so in typical Costco fashion, what they do with self checkout is very much about handling the needs of a given location it seems. I personally really like it as it moves so much faster than what they had before. People with a couple items seem to self select to the self checkout while those with full carts still hit the cashiers.
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Feb 8, 2020 19:07
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My wife and I like to pay 50/50 and iirc the self checkout lanes don’t really support that And at mine you have to call an employee over to get a hand scanner for big items. Home Depot just gives you your own hand scanner and it works great. Big fan of the kiosks at the food court though
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Feb 8, 2020 19:14
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I did the self checkout this morning, they had an employee guiding people to the registers and using the hand held to get large items before you even start on the small stuff. Worked pretty well, and he had an eye on everybody in case they needed help. Much better set up than grocery stores.
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Feb 8, 2020 20:08
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priznat posted:Anyone remember this ad drat that's a sick rear end ad. And prophetic! I haven't seen any self checkout lines at my Costcos yet. I'd be down for a 5 - 10 item checkout line
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Feb 8, 2020 20:29
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Xaris posted:yeah i do that too but it's really only obvious to people whove had to work retail hell jobs' and lots of pmc/boomers who are just utterly clueless or don't believe its their job to do the cashiers job afterall they should cater to your every whim and command. so it ain't gunna happen I absolutely hate that line of thinking. Like when people spill something on the floor or at a restaurant and just leave it there and say "People get paid to clean that up." Yeah, and they get paid to do more important poo poo if you weren't such a child. When I finish everything at a restaurant I put everything away and stack up my plates/silverware so it's easy for them to pick it up. We should have a national program where everyone is conscripted to work a customer service job for 1 year. Pennywise the Frown fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Feb 8, 2020 |
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Feb 8, 2020 20:37
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Just took a morning trip with the kids. My soundbar's been acting up (randomly dropping the rear and sub) and the helpful customer service rep was able to call up the transaction, print out a receipt for it, and let me know they just need the unit brought in for an exchange any time I needed. Love the 'Co.
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Feb 8, 2020 21:17
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Aborted my trip to Costco today when I saw the lot was so packed people were parking across the street My pizza slice will wait for me
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Feb 8, 2020 21:20
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Pennywise the Frown posted:When I finish everything at a restaurant I put everything away and stack up my plates/silverware so it's easy for them to pick it up. When I was a server I absolutely hated it when people did this. 9 times out of 10 the person just created an unstable stack that made it more difficult for me to carry the dishes away. There's more to stacking dishes to get them back to the kitchen area than just putting them on top of each other.
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Feb 8, 2020 21:27
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I just chuck all the dishes on the floor and yell “OPA!”
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Feb 8, 2020 21:28
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I absolutely hate that line of thinking. Like when people spill something on the floor or at a restaurant and just leave it there and say "People get paid to clean that up." Yeah, and they get paid to do more important poo poo if you weren't such a child. Customers trying to help is generally super loving annoying and causes more problems than it solves. Just be polite and try not to spill poo poo every where.
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Feb 8, 2020 21:35
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priznat posted:I just chuck all the dishes on the floor and yell “OPA!” Gotta set them on fire first
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Feb 8, 2020 21:41
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Cyrano4747 posted:When I was a server I absolutely hated it when people did this. 9 times out of 10 the person just created an unstable stack that made it more difficult for me to carry the dishes away. There's more to stacking dishes to get them back to the kitchen area than just putting them on top of each other. I do it in a tier system. Largest plate on the bottom, smaller plate on top of that, silverware along the sides so that they don't fall off. I go for stability. I've never had a person grab it and restack it in front of me before.  Gaius Marius posted:Customers trying to help is generally super loving annoying and causes more problems than it solves. Just be polite and try not to spill poo poo every where. Now I'm going to take my shirt off and dump ketchup all over me and roll around on the ground. Thanks for nothing rear end in a top hat! Pennywise the Frown fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Feb 8, 2020 |
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Feb 8, 2020 21:46
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My Costco has the sherpa throws marked down to $9.97 since it's out of season for that stuff. If your local Costco still has them it's a good reason to pick one up.
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Feb 9, 2020 16:41
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I’m posting this from between two of them. Kinda want to sew them together to make the fuzziest sleeping bag. Got them both for  a year apart. Such great blankets for the money.
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Feb 9, 2020 16:45
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Cyrano4747 posted:I’m posting this from between two of them. Kinda want to sew them together to make the fuzziest sleeping bag. Got them both for Get a third one, fold it in half with pillows inside and sew it to the bottom blanket. The ultimate nap sack.
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Feb 9, 2020 20:56
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If you want an even softer bed, add Costco’s fleece sheets to the mix. They’re basically just really thin fleece blankets and it’s just the best. They’re also only around $30 for a queen set, significantly cheaper than the sateen sheets they also carry.
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Feb 10, 2020 05:29
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canyoneer posted:One of the Cos near me piloted a self scanner thing for a bit. You get a handheld scanner, and scan your item as you put it into your cart. At the end there's a special register you walk up to, they take your scanner and payment, count your items, and send you on your way. Sam's Club has a thing where you scan and pay with your app. so you scan the barcodes on your phone as you put the stuff in your cart, and then pay through the app. you show your receipt on your phone on the way out. it's loving amazing, honestly. you essentially just put things in your cart and walk out.
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Feb 10, 2020 05:45
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Gaius Marius posted:Customers trying to help is generally super loving annoying and causes more problems than it solves. Just be polite and try not to spill poo poo every where. Back when I cashiered at BJ's I hated when people did the "all barcodes up" thing trying to help. If it's <10 items it's fine, (and encouraged for heavy items or stuff on the bottom of the cart) but with too many little things it starts to get hard to keep track of what you scanned and what you didn't, which will just end up wasting time I have to double check the work. I can pack a cart faster and better than you, so just let me do it. We averaged over 100 transactions a day, so even new people found their groove pretty quick and you're usually better off not loving with people's grooves. I was also the kind of turbo nerd who memorized UPCs/SKUs for common bottom of the cart stuff and could type the number faster than I could scan it so, maybe I wasn't representative of the average cashier. (Bananas were 14526)
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Feb 10, 2020 15:29
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Just go the ALDI route and put a bar code on every side.
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Feb 10, 2020 16:31
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Crusty Nutsack posted:Sam's Club has a thing where you scan and pay with your app. so you scan the barcodes on your phone as you put the stuff in your cart, and then pay through the app. you show your receipt on your phone on the way out. it's loving amazing, honestly. you essentially just put things in your cart and walk out. Do they mark the screen with a sharpie and draw a little smiley on it?
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Feb 10, 2020 18:05
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Sock The Great posted:Just go the ALDI route and put a bar code on every side. Full bar code across all surfaces. Figure out what the gently caress you bought when you get home.
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Feb 10, 2020 18:10
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Renegret posted:Back when I cashiered at BJ's I hated when people did the "all barcodes up" thing trying to help. If it's <10 items it's fine, (and encouraged for heavy items or stuff on the bottom of the cart) but with too many little things it starts to get hard to keep track of what you scanned and what you didn't, which will just end up wasting time I have to double check the work. I can pack a cart faster and better than you, so just let me do it. We averaged over 100 transactions a day, so even new people found their groove pretty quick and you're usually better off not loving with people's grooves. As a Costco cashier I second this. If you can comfortably grasp the item with one hand and it's not heavy, like laundry detergent, put it on the belt. Many times I have lost track of which of the 20+ items I had already scanned when my attention gets pulled away (item won't scan, tag from clothes are missing, barcodes facing the wrong way.) If it's on the other side of the scanner on the loading area, I can be absolutely sure it's been scanned. But yeah, if it's only like 6 or so items it's fine to leave them in there. If I'm making even just one mistake every few days, I'm not going to be a cashier for very long.
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Feb 10, 2020 18:19
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bob dobbs is dead posted:Didn’t you post in the bwm thread that she was divorcing you Yeah lol. If you can't laugh at yourself what's left?
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Feb 10, 2020 18:55
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:If you can't laugh at yourself what's left? A 1/4 lb all beef hotdog with soda (WITH REFILL) for $1.50.
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Feb 10, 2020 21:00
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I'm not sure what we're going to do with our Costco membership, though.
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Feb 10, 2020 21:42
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I finally started using the app as my membership card. How awesome is that thing? Too bad you can’t use it at the gas station yet. At least at our Costco
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Feb 10, 2020 22:15
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Chinatown posted:Full bar code across all surfaces. Figure out what the gently caress you bought when you get home. Scan it with the app to tell you what it is before you buy it
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Feb 10, 2020 23:55
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Trastion posted:Do they mark the screen with a sharpie and draw a little smiley on it? I have been concerned with some of those old people checkers
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Bigchops posted:As a Costco cashier I second this. If you can comfortably grasp the item with one hand and it's not heavy, like laundry detergent, put it on the belt. Many times I have lost track of which of the 20+ items I had already scanned when my attention gets pulled away (item won't scan, tag from clothes are missing, barcodes facing the wrong way.) If it's on the other side of the scanner on the loading area, I can be absolutely sure it's been scanned. But yeah, if it's only like 6 or so items it's fine to leave them in there. Thanks for this perspective. And for going through the seminary for us
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:I'm not sure what we're going to do with our Costco membership, though. I’ve known one person whose crazy ex spent many billable hours in order to recover her share of the 2% executive welfare check
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Feb 11, 2020 00:40
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namlosh posted:I finally started using the app as my membership card. How awesome is that thing? Get the gas fob, it's so much easier. Tap it, grab the pump handle and hit the gas selector while you're doing it, and then by the time you have the nozzle in the car it's ready to just squeeze and fill.
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Feb 11, 2020 02:36
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KakerMix posted:Scan it with the app to tell you what it is before you buy it coward!
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Does y'alls Costco carry red onions? Mine only has vidalia & yellow luckily my local Aldi has them in bags, but still i'd rather get it all in 1 trip
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Feb 11, 2020 02:42
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Landed in Honolulu today and passed their Costco on the way to my hotel on Waikiki. I may have to make a communion trip to pay my respects to the local gods.
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TraderStav posted:Landed in Honolulu today and passed their Costco on the way to my hotel on Waikiki. I may have to make a communion trip to pay my respects to the local gods. Outside of Korea it's the busiest I've ever seen. Still worth it to get more POG than you can possibly consume, and by far the cheapest gas on the island.
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TraderStav posted:Landed in Honolulu today and passed their Costco on the way to my hotel on Waikiki. I may have to make a communion trip to pay my respects to the local gods. I'd be really interested to see what local or asian sourced items they carry.
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