You can never have too many useful life hacks and tricks in your back pocket. Especially right now, times can be quite hard and we're all just looking for small ways to make our daily lives easier and less stressful, even if only by a tiny bit.

And while they can be great and all, not all life hacks are “helpful” for all parties involved. What may be convenient for us may turn out to be troublesome for others, so we should always consider the implications of our actions.

Take this one shopper for example.

The woman shared on her TikTok account a “life hack” she discovered while on the self-serve checkout at her local Coles. And while the hack may be “mind-blowing” for some, there are also some people who were clearly frustrated.

A Coles shopper shared a “life hack” she discovered while at the self-serve checkout register. Credit: TikTok/@jazzzypink. ​

In the video clip that has now been viewed over 200,000 times on TikTok, the woman was showing a little-known detail in the self-serve checkout area at her local Coles.

She discovered that cash registers in the checkouts have a hidden coin chute at the front of the machines. And while most shoppers are aware that you can slide one coin at a time into the thin slots of the coin chute, the women can be seen lifting the flap up and dropping a handful of coins all at once.

“It honestly blew my mind,” she wrote in the caption.

And while the trick can be seen working in the video, given that the machine registered all the coins given, some store employees said that doing this not only jams the machine but also adds more workload to the already burnt-out store staff.

“Please don’t do this,” one staffer advised. They added that this “life hack” will not only affect the employees but the customers as well, since the workers have to delay supermarket operations just to fix the machine jamming problem.

You’ve heard it from the employees themselves, folks! While this hack may seem like a nifty trick, it’s also putting an unnecessary workload to store employees.

 

[saggitarius14]

Why would one do this? What benefit do they gain? I'm confused!

 

[terri]

Again, as a retired supermarket employee, this is definitely not good. They put caps on the coin shute because the machines do jam when overloaded with coins. It is a huge job to unjam. And often results in the customer having to rescan all their items on another machine,as the jammed machine goes into meltdown. And in extreme cases puts the machine out of service till a tech can come out. Not fun.

 

[KatKop]

Why would one do this? What benefit do they gain? I'm confused!

Oooh, I suppose they save loads of their precious time as they don't have to feed in coins one by one!!

By the way, I did not even know one could feed coins into the machines - I thought one had to use notes only!!!

 

[Ricci]

Why have the coin chutes if they don't work? Surely this is a design fault, put a plug in if that's what is required. It really doesn't bother me as I always shop with a card but I understand coins are important to some. If the machines aren't up to scratch don't blame the user (customer) blame the manufacturer and have them pay for any down time.

 

[Kgee]

Not a good idea. I've had a problem with just a couple of coins put in too quickly, so.putting so many in together will definitely cause problems.

 

[Robbo128]

Why have the coin chutes if they don't work? Surely this is a design fault, put a plug in if that's what is required. It really doesn't bother me as I always shop with a card but I understand coins are important to some. If the machines aren't up to scratch don't blame the user (customer) blame the manufacturer and have them pay for any down time.

plugs wont work Ricci..... You have to pay with MONEY, not plugs

 

[youngoldlady]

You can do this on Woolies ones too. Please do not do it as it wreaks the machine.

 

[Shaken]

Coles shopper’s self-serve checkout “hack” slammed by workers: “Please don’t do this”​

You can never have too many useful life hacks and tricks in your back pocket. Especially right now, times can be quite hard and we're all just looking for small ways to make our daily lives easier and less stressful, even if only by a tiny bit.

And while they can be great and all, not all life hacks are “helpful” for all parties involved. What may be convenient for us may turn out to be troublesome for others, so we should always consider the implications of our actions.

Take this one shopper for example.

The woman shared on her TikTok account a “life hack” she discovered while on the self-serve checkout at her local Coles. And while the hack may be “mind-blowing” for some, there are also some people who were clearly frustrated.

A Coles shopper shared a “life hack” she discovered while at the self-serve checkout register. Credit: TikTok/@jazzzypink. ​

In the video clip that has now been viewed over 200,000 times on TikTok, the woman was showing a little-known detail in the self-serve checkout area at her local Coles.

She discovered that cash registers in the checkouts have a hidden coin chute at the front of the machines. And while most shoppers are aware that you can slide one coin at a time into the thin slots of the coin chute, the women can be seen lifting the flap up and dropping a handful of coins all at once.

“It honestly blew my mind,” she wrote in the caption.

And while the trick can be seen working in the video, given that the machine registered all the coins given, some store employees said that doing this not only jams the machine but also adds more workload to the already burnt-out store staff.

“Please don’t do this,” one staffer advised. They added that this “life hack” will not only affect the employees but the customers as well, since the workers have to delay supermarket operations just to fix the machine jamming problem.

You’ve heard it from the employees themselves, folks! While this hack may seem like a nifty trick, it’s also putting an unnecessary workload to store employees.

Is it just me that likes putting the coins in one by one and checking my brain still has the ability to count and is correct?

 

[Luckyus]

Coles shopper’s self-serve checkout “hack” slammed by workers: “Please don’t do this”​

You can never have too many useful life hacks and tricks in your back pocket. Especially right now, times can be quite hard and we're all just looking for small ways to make our daily lives easier and less stressful, even if only by a tiny bit.

And while they can be great and all, not all life hacks are “helpful” for all parties involved. What may be convenient for us may turn out to be troublesome for others, so we should always consider the implications of our actions.

Take this one shopper for example.

The woman shared on her TikTok account a “life hack” she discovered while on the self-serve checkout at her local Coles. And while the hack may be “mind-blowing” for some, there are also some people who were clearly frustrated.

A Coles shopper shared a “life hack” she discovered while at the self-serve checkout register. Credit: TikTok/@jazzzypink. ​

In the video clip that has now been viewed over 200,000 times on TikTok, the woman was showing a little-known detail in the self-serve checkout area at her local Coles.

She discovered that cash registers in the checkouts have a hidden coin chute at the front of the machines. And while most shoppers are aware that you can slide one coin at a time into the thin slots of the coin chute, the women can be seen lifting the flap up and dropping a handful of coins all at once.

“It honestly blew my mind,” she wrote in the caption.

And while the trick can be seen working in the video, given that the machine registered all the coins given, some store employees said that doing this not only jams the machine but also adds more workload to the already burnt-out store staff.

“Please don’t do this,” one staffer advised. They added that this “life hack” will not only affect the employees but the customers as well, since the workers have to delay supermarket operations just to fix the machine jamming problem.

You’ve heard it from the employees themselves, folks! While this hack may seem like a nifty trick, it’s also putting an unnecessary workload to store employees.

You can lead a horticulture but you can't make them think?.

 

[Defiant540]

You can do this on Woolies ones too. Please do not do it as it wreaks the machine.

so why mention it then? wrecks

 

[Julie1]

Why have the coin chutes if they don't work? Surely this is a design fault, put a plug in if that's what is required. It really doesn't bother me as I always shop with a card but I understand coins are important to some. If the machines aren't up to scratch don't blame the user (customer) blame the manufacturer and have them pay for any down time.

Hi Ricci;
The joys (not) of self-serve checkouts.

I will go out of my way to Not Use Self-Serve checkouts.

 

[Defiant540]

Hi Ricci;
The joys (not) of self-serve checkouts.

I will go out of my way to Not Use Self-Serve checkouts.

me also, they take jobs away from the youngsters too!