jawa_ wrote:Moggy wrote:I'm loving how Jawa is slowly turning into a revolutionary
...
. I think I kinda am. I used to be that way, Moggy - many years ago! - but then
the system pretty much wore me down and introduced a thinking pattern of "acceptance". Over the past few years my mindset has changed, though; generally because it's pretty obvious how most of the government and most companies are just trying to see how far they can push you into that "acceptance" mode.
Yes, our service is sh!t... but pay more for it.Zilent Night wrote:Dark times ahead when even Jawa fails to put a positive spin on something bad.
I do like to seek out the best in things, Zilnad, but it sure is becoming a challenge nowdays. There is such much crap to deal with - like,
everything - that I do wonder if I, and others, will continue to have the ability to identify "good aspects". It is become tougher and tougher.
Green Gecko wrote:I went to buy a gingerbread cookie for my loved one at Waitrose...
Dang, Gecko, I'm sorry that you had such a rough experience. I can understand how the combination of self-service machines, a hectic environment and noise can cause those situations.
Green Gecko wrote:...I literally have the pin for for this card written on a bright pink post it note in my wallet, because I can never remember it...
Oh! I'm not familiar with how people with ADHD spectrum challenges have difficulty in recalling things such as a PIN number. That must be tricky. Would it be an option to store the code on your phone? The approach of using a post-it note (even a bright pink one
) in your wallet raises the risk of bad things happening in the event of a theft. Even if you don't have a smart phone (which I don't, either!) an option could be to store the code within a text message.
That's a good idea - although I often forget my phone as well. So I kind of need to sever the too.
I have a few cards most of which I don't carry that I remember the pins for, and I've had the same pin as long as I can remember for my current account.
It's just a failsafe really, I can tap the card to make 90% of transactions on that one and with the pin hidden in a sleeve it's not going to be seen by anyone.
However, with regards to losing my card, that nearly always means I've lost my wallet and other cards (hopefully not). If I get mugged, you phone the banks immediately to say the card is stolen and they'll freeze it and the rest will be refunded as unauthorised. I've 100% lost my card anyway at that point so acting is better than prevention - there's not a lot you can do to prevent it and if someone has your wallet you're strawberry floated anyway with ID, other cards and gooseberry fool in it.
Knoy, yeah - that's one way to prevent scanning the same thing multiple times by mistake. Something that could eaisly catch someone out and it also creates another issue for the store - stock keeping. Someone could check out the same item twice and that means two SKUs down on the count with only one removed.
And it creates
another problem too. Someone may notice, come back with their receipt, and ask for a refund. And then how do you prove you were charged for the same item twice? Seems impossible to me.
Fringe cases, but it's not the 99 things you get right. It's the 1% that compounds and creates huge problems later. What you get right is basically meaningless if you are trying to optimise a system or experience. Anything less is just making excuses - and are your competition doing that?
I would bet a lot of people make decisions for why they shop based on their experience with shelf checkout machines now
Just think about what kind of liability that represents. Maybe a tad less dystopic and prone to error would actually be good for sales... But no, let's design these things in a vacuum and only once they're costed and installed realise this doesn't really work in a bank of 20 machines all going off at the same time.
ImrahilI definitely decided never to go there on a Saturday afternoon again. It's frustrating because it's usually one of the more manageable places for me to shop.
Aldi can be hilariously insane. They have these half basket, half trolley things you wheel behind you now. But being far below waste height, nobody really seems conscious they are behind them or in front of them. I like to imagine they are like little shopping basket dogs on wheels, barking at each other when they can't get past each other.
I really should put that on a T-shirt.
I've been trying to do the shared shopping more often lately, and it takes me 2-4x longer than my partner would take, on average, and probably compared to anyone neurotypical person. I can do this regularly, but doing it every single time, is something I should pay a PA to do, and I will, because it's just not worth the stress - even if I feel more independent doing it, it renders me less capable of doing other, more important things that only I can do (work for example).