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pedrobedro
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You are supposed to walk down one side of the aisle and back up the other, what bugs me is at the end of the last aisle everybody goes to the same till while others are waiting to cash you out. They are very efficient at getting you on your way in our Aldi.
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Bravheart
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Wildefalcon
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Good mince pies are worth it. Heated with vanilla ice cream on top.
Like with Lidl, the speed at which the cashiers push the goods through annoys me, even when you shop as a couple, two pairs of hands can't keep up. It's not like they can even start scanning the next customers goods because now we have all this social distancing BS so the next customer can't even get to the check out area we are in.
Why on earth do they work like this?.....if a customer only has one arm, do they still treat them the same I'm wondering??
Greeves246
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You obviously missed the” Gluten Free” bit, I have no doubt regarding your wife’s mince pies but not for me.
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When I was on crutches after knacking my leg, yes they did at my local Lidls..it was getting silly, which resulted in a bottle of wine 'accidentally' smashing on the floor. They slowed down after that noisy wake-up call
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When you look at the items in the middle bit do you ever see something and wonder what can I use that for? Like this.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/remington-ceramic-hair-straightener/p/706715426087800
https://www.aldi.co.uk/remington-ceramic-hair-straightener/p/706715426087800
Bravheart
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So why let them put you under pressure, theres usually a massive belt to put all your shopping on pre the till but only a little shelf the other side, take your time put it away properly they can only scan so much before running out of room and it is yours after all by that time they are not about to throw it on the floor cause theres no room and you cant keep up.
The lack of room on our side doesn't seem to stop them either, they just push/pile the goods up.
Speed of till discharge is why I go - straight into the trolley and then into a bag in the car. In fact, it irritates me when the till operator doesn't shove the goods fast/far enough and I have to reach for them. Most of the ones in my local are good and friendly too. I nearly enjoy the experience 
There is freedom of choice - don't like it, go somewhere else - where the prices are higher to pay for bigger tills, more wasted space, less shelving . . . Or go another time of day - go after 9pm - the staff out-number you and there's usually what I want still on the shelf.
There is freedom of choice - don't like it, go somewhere else - where the prices are higher to pay for bigger tills, more wasted space, less shelving . . . Or go another time of day - go after 9pm - the staff out-number you and there's usually what I want still on the shelf.
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Still doesn't answer the big question about Aldi tools:
Will the Lidl 20v batteries work in Aldi tools?
Will the Lidl 20v batteries work in Aldi tools?
Speed of till discharge is why I go - straight into the trolley and then into a bag in the car. In fact, it irritates me when the till operator doesn't shove the goods fast/far enough and I have to reach for them. Most of the ones in my local are good and friendly too. I nearly enjoy the experience
There is freedom of choice - don't like it, go somewhere else - where the prices are higher to pay for bigger tills, more wasted space, less shelving . . . Or go another time of day - go after 9pm - the staff out-number you and there's usually what I want still on the shelf.
I don't think that it's got anything to do with bigger tills because Tesco etc are the same. It's a box ticking/order from managers no doubt, trying to get the most out of their staff.
Cobbler
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My wife has made a load of gluten free ones, as a group we go walking with has a gluten intolerant person. Most gluten free I’m not keen on, but these you can’t tell the difference.You obviously missed the” Gluten Free” bit, I have no doubt regarding your wife’s mince pies but not for me.
I know when I used to work in retail, I worked flat out to get the annoying, irritating, time consuming, smelly, etc general public out and gone as fast as possible, leaving me to do something else, anything else . . . which is why it takes an awful lot for me to get annoyed with some poor sod working in similar.
But there is the fact that when you do something day in, day out, it becomes automatic - you pick it up, scan it, pass it on . . when you start working doing it, you fumble, miss the scanner, nearly drop it - give it a week or two, and you could do it one handed, blindfolded , upside down - there's no thought to it..
Be polite - you could away's just ask them to slow down a touch?
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Exactly. Pre-Covid malarkey, hold out your hand for the money, customer plonks a load of shrapnel on the counter. Usually right in front of themselves. I used to put their change on the counter, next to me. I got to know which customers would snatch the notes from my hand. I held on tight till it either ripped or they relaxed.
Try working in retail, after a few weeks you'll be adding 'people' to the 'things that bug you' thread.
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We have two fairly new Lidl's & Aldi's here . (
customer toilets in them .....dead posh 
) .Some of the middle isle bins have been replaced with wheeled tall racks . I guess the presentation allows more goods per foot print if they are stacked properly . There are still some bins .
Just remember that most of their cheap tool stuff comes from China via the German holding store sheds. I notice that made in China was missing on a lot of packing but very few goods had an indication where it was made .
Seems the famous three year warrantee has shrunk to two years for fair bit of toollng etc .
