[Jonathan Leane]

Self-serve checkouts just got a lot easier thanks to this Coles sticker​

Here at the SDC, we love a good hack that makes our lives a little bit easier – especially when it comes to grocery shopping.

Thankfully, Australian supermarket giant Coles has come up with a helpful solution to make unloading your trolley at the self-serve checkouts much simpler. And all it took was a cleverly placed sticker!

A savvy shopper recently spotted the sticker at her local Coles store, which read: ‘Park your trolley here’, along with an arrow pointing to the spot where you typically place your basket while scanning and bagging your groceries.

Many of us here on the SDC aren't big fans of self-checkout. However, this tip may make your life a little easier if you DO use them. Source: OpenAI.​

It turns out that this particular self-serve bay had been designed in such a way that people could slide their smaller trolleys right into the space where the basket usually goes. This saves time and space, as customers can quickly scan products from their trolleys and place them directly into their bags without having to unload everything first! And no awkwardly apologising for taking up too much space with your trolley!

The woman who discovered this useful tip posted a video of herself using the newly-discovered method on social media, captioned: ‘When you discover where the trolley is supposed to go at self-checkouts instead of being in everyone’s way.’ The post quickly went viral, amassing over 3 million views within days!

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Needless to say, many other people were amazed by this revelation and expressed their gratitude for having learned something new today. One commenter even declared they would try out this method during their next trip to Coles!

‘I must have missed that during my self-checkout employee orientation,’ said one user.

‘WHAAAAAAA? I’m freaking 45 years old and just learned this! I’m gonna try it’, added another.

It’s worth noting that there’s actually nothing particularly ‘new’ about this discovery, with Coles reportedly ‘rolling out’ (ha ha) the feature in 2021.

‘Coles is making it easier for customers to use trolleys in our self checkout area by lowering the basket shelf so our smaller trolleys can fit right over the top. This saves space and means customers can quickly scan products from their trolley and place them directly into their bags,’, a spokesperson said at the time.

Woolies has a similar system in place, as outlined in the video below:

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We know many of you don’t much care for self-checkouts, and we understand why. Having said that, for those who don’t mind using them once in a while, if you find yourself struggling with uploading your trolley every time you hit them up, we recommend taking note of this hack next time you do your grocery shopping.

Got any other hot tips to make things a little quicker or easier at the supermarket? Please share them with other members in the comments below.

 

[Des S]

I don't want easier self service checkouts, I want to see more staffed checkouts

 

[MB5462]

I don't want easier self service checkouts, I want to see more staffed checkouts

Totally agree! I do not and will not use self services anywhere!

 

[Piotr]

Why are we so accepting of Self Service.I EXPECT SERVICE. Less Staff? More Profit for Shareholders?
What B...s..t!!!Fewer Jobs.
WAKE UP AUSTRALIA!!!!!!
Amazing how Computers are asking Us To Prove We Are Not Robots.
THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU CAN'T THINK FOR YOURSELF

 

[Bonz]

I am in total agreeance with those who will not use self service..Just a ploy for these money hungry corporates.. employ people you grubs and give us personal service

 

[Macarj]

Lucky we don't have self serve registers at our Woolworths in Legana Tasmania YET but if we get them I won't be using them

 

[Donna Beehag]

I never, ever use self checkouts. If I do all the work they can pay me.

 

[Bill G]

The only time I used them was when no-one was using it and the bored watcher offered to take me through and do everything for me. I still got served.

 

[TomDevine55]

If I cant get service after spending all that money on food each week, then I refuse to go to self service unless they give me at least 25% discount because I am doing their staffs job and they dont have to pay wages. If I am forced to do that then I will encourage people to load their trolleys up with frozen goods and leave them at the self serve check out for staff to actually do their work to put them back where I wasted my time and got them from.

 

[freedy50]

Self-serve checkouts just got a lot easier thanks to this Coles sticker​

Here at the SDC, we love a good hack that makes our lives a little bit easier – especially when it comes to grocery shopping.

Thankfully, Australian supermarket giant Coles has come up with a helpful solution to make unloading your trolley at the self-serve checkouts much simpler. And all it took was a cleverly placed sticker!

A savvy shopper recently spotted the sticker at her local Coles store, which read: ‘Park your trolley here’, along with an arrow pointing to the spot where you typically place your basket while scanning and bagging your groceries.

View attachment 6178
Many of us here on the SDC aren't big fans of self-checkout. However, this tip may make your life a little easier if you DO use them. Source: OpenAI.​

It turns out that this particular self-serve bay had been designed in such a way that people could slide their smaller trolleys right into the space where the basket usually goes. This saves time and space, as customers can quickly scan products from their trolleys and place them directly into their bags without having to unload everything first! And no awkwardly apologising for taking up too much space with your trolley!

The woman who discovered this useful tip posted a video of herself using the newly-discovered method on social media, captioned: ‘When you discover where the trolley is supposed to go at self-checkouts instead of being in everyone’s way.’ The post quickly went viral, amassing over 3 million views within days!

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Needless to say, many other people were amazed by this revelation and expressed their gratitude for having learned something new today. One commenter even declared they would try out this method during their next trip to Coles!

‘I must have missed that during my self-checkout employee orientation,’ said one user.

‘WHAAAAAAA? I’m freaking 45 years old and just learned this! I’m gonna try it’, added another.

It’s worth noting that there’s actually nothing particularly ‘new’ about this discovery, with Coles reportedly ‘rolling out’ (ha ha) the feature in 2021.

‘Coles is making it easier for customers to use trolleys in our self checkout area by lowering the basket shelf so our smaller trolleys can fit right over the top. This saves space and means customers can quickly scan products from their trolley and place them directly into their bags,’, a spokesperson said at the time.

Woolies has a similar system in place, as outlined in the video below:

​

We know many of you don’t much care for self-checkouts, and we understand why. Having said that, for those who don’t mind using them once in a while, if you find yourself struggling with uploading your trolley every time you hit them up, we recommend taking note of this hack next time you do your grocery shopping.

Got any other hot tips to make things a little quicker or easier at the supermarket? Please share them with other members in the comments below.

What? Why do these people think they're the only ones that have ever seen this? They've been in the Woolies I go to for quite a long time and always use it. Much more convenient and I try to use them as much as possible. Saves queueing up for ages.

And as for people always jumping on the "not going to use self serve checkouts" bandwagon.Why? What on earth has it got to do with you how many staff a supermarket employs? You're not paying them. They're in the business of making a profit. They're not a charity. Do you expect them just to employ lots of staff all the time and still keep them at quiet times? Lucky you don't run the stores. You'd soon go bust.

 

[terri]

Again harking back to my days as a cashier, it was hard enough to get some people to put their baskets on the correct side. Having too many trolleys in the self-serve area makes moving around too hard too. It will never be an easy process for the customer or the team member. But we seem to be stuck with them. I dont like them but lots of people do. So bottom line is we just have to cope.

 

[Tipsy]

Self-serve checkouts just got a lot easier thanks to this Coles sticker​

Here at the SDC, we love a good hack that makes our lives a little bit easier – especially when it comes to grocery shopping.

Thankfully, Australian supermarket giant Coles has come up with a helpful solution to make unloading your trolley at the self-serve checkouts much simpler. And all it took was a cleverly placed sticker!

A savvy shopper recently spotted the sticker at her local Coles store, which read: ‘Park your trolley here’, along with an arrow pointing to the spot where you typically place your basket while scanning and bagging your groceries.

View attachment 6178
Many of us here on the SDC aren't big fans of self-checkout. However, this tip may make your life a little easier if you DO use them. Source: OpenAI.​

It turns out that this particular self-serve bay had been designed in such a way that people could slide their smaller trolleys right into the space where the basket usually goes. This saves time and space, as customers can quickly scan products from their trolleys and place them directly into their bags without having to unload everything first! And no awkwardly apologising for taking up too much space with your trolley!

The woman who discovered this useful tip posted a video of herself using the newly-discovered method on social media, captioned: ‘When you discover where the trolley is supposed to go at self-checkouts instead of being in everyone’s way.’ The post quickly went viral, amassing over 3 million views within days!

​

Needless to say, many other people were amazed by this revelation and expressed their gratitude for having learned something new today. One commenter even declared they would try out this method during their next trip to Coles!

‘I must have missed that during my self-checkout employee orientation,’ said one user.

‘WHAAAAAAA? I’m freaking 45 years old and just learned this! I’m gonna try it’, added another.

It’s worth noting that there’s actually nothing particularly ‘new’ about this discovery, with Coles reportedly ‘rolling out’ (ha ha) the feature in 2021.

‘Coles is making it easier for customers to use trolleys in our self checkout area by lowering the basket shelf so our smaller trolleys can fit right over the top. This saves space and means customers can quickly scan products from their trolley and place them directly into their bags,’, a spokesperson said at the time.

Woolies has a similar system in place, as outlined in the video below:

​

We know many of you don’t much care for self-checkouts, and we understand why. Having said that, for those who don’t mind using them once in a while, if you find yourself struggling with uploading your trolley every time you hit them up, we recommend taking note of this hack next time you do your grocery shopping.

Got any other hot tips to make things a little quicker or easier at the supermarket? Please share them with other members in the comments below.

wont make any difference to me, they dont pay me to do that job, so I will never use a self checkout untill they do and I am expensive by the Minuit.....

 

[odgersbarb]

Self-serve checkouts just got a lot easier thanks to this Coles sticker​

Here at the SDC, we love a good hack that makes our lives a little bit easier – especially when it comes to grocery shopping.

Thankfully, Australian supermarket giant Coles has come up with a helpful solution to make unloading your trolley at the self-serve checkouts much simpler. And all it took was a cleverly placed sticker!

A savvy shopper recently spotted the sticker at her local Coles store, which read: ‘Park your trolley here’, along with an arrow pointing to the spot where you typically place your basket while scanning and bagging your groceries.

View attachment 6178
Many of us here on the SDC aren't big fans of self-checkout. However, this tip may make your life a little easier if you DO use them. Source: OpenAI.​

It turns out that this particular self-serve bay had been designed in such a way that people could slide their smaller trolleys right into the space where the basket usually goes. This saves time and space, as customers can quickly scan products from their trolleys and place them directly into their bags without having to unload everything first! And no awkwardly apologising for taking up too much space with your trolley!

The woman who discovered this useful tip posted a video of herself using the newly-discovered method on social media, captioned: ‘When you discover where the trolley is supposed to go at self-checkouts instead of being in everyone’s way.’ The post quickly went viral, amassing over 3 million views within days!

​

Needless to say, many other people were amazed by this revelation and expressed their gratitude for having learned something new today. One commenter even declared they would try out this method during their next trip to Coles!

‘I must have missed that during my self-checkout employee orientation,’ said one user.

‘WHAAAAAAA? I’m freaking 45 years old and just learned this! I’m gonna try it’, added another.

It’s worth noting that there’s actually nothing particularly ‘new’ about this discovery, with Coles reportedly ‘rolling out’ (ha ha) the feature in 2021.

‘Coles is making it easier for customers to use trolleys in our self checkout area by lowering the basket shelf so our smaller trolleys can fit right over the top. This saves space and means customers can quickly scan products from their trolley and place them directly into their bags,’, a spokesperson said at the time.

Woolies has a similar system in place, as outlined in the video below:

​

We know many of you don’t much care for self-checkouts, and we understand why. Having said that, for those who don’t mind using them once in a while, if you find yourself struggling with uploading your trolley every time you hit them up, we recommend taking note of this hack next time you do your grocery shopping.

Got any other hot tips to make things a little quicker or easier at the supermarket? Please share them with other members in the comments below.

Noted new selfserve bays at Coles Wattle Grove online 3 manned checkouts are now available, but there was no one using the new ones and the manned ones had queues, I for one will not use them,I am 80 and like having my bags packed for me, and to see a friendly face.