Things that annoy you more than they should

[Neath_Jack]

When my boy worked at Waitrose he informed me that although they security-tagged items there was no actual sensor to detect the stuff being taken outside the store.

Not the case in Aldi as I buy lamb chops from there and everytime I walk out the bastard alarm goes off.

 

[Swanjaxs]

I had an experience in Tesco the other day that made me think of receiptgate. I’d bought a few things but the gammon joint was about £25 and the label said it was security protected. At the self scan till they had to approve my alcohol purchases so I mentioned the security tag on the gammon. “Oh don’t worry about it” she says. “Just get a receipt in case it triggers the alarm on the way out”. Makes sense, I thought but…TWIST. The till said “unable to print receipt”. All the staff were busy and at this point I just wanted to get out of dodge so I reason with myself for all of 30 seconds and thought about worse case scenario, which was setting off the alarm, getting pulled by security and locating the staff member with whom I’d literally just discussed my security tagged chunk of cured dead pig.

So I decided that I wasn’t going to lose my entire life and reputation over not having a piece of paper proving I’d actually paid for my Boxing Day salty meat treat so I steeled myself, pushed the trolley containing the suddenly potentially illicit joint of gammon towards the heavily alarmed exit and then….


…literally nothing happened and I drove home feeling like the King of No Recipts.

Gutted! You should have put it under your jumper

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Gutted! You should have put it under your jumper

I’d have looked like a pregnant fat bloke. The perfect crime.

 

[Swanjaxs]

I had an experience in Tesco the other day that made me think of receiptgate. I’d bought a few things but the gammon joint was about £25 and the label said it was security protected. At the self scan till they had to approve my alcohol purchases so I mentioned the security tag on the gammon. “Oh don’t worry about it” she says. “Just get a receipt in case it triggers the alarm on the way out”. Makes sense, I thought but…TWIST. The till said “unable to print receipt”. All the staff were busy and at this point I just wanted to get out of dodge so I reason with myself for all of 30 seconds and thought about worse case scenario, which was setting off the alarm, getting pulled by security and locating the staff member with whom I’d literally just discussed my security tagged chunk of cured dead pig.

So I decided that I wasn’t going to lose my entire life and reputation over not having a piece of paper proving I’d actually paid for my Boxing Day salty meat treat so I steeled myself, pushed the trolley containing the suddenly potentially illicit joint of gammon towards the heavily alarmed exit and then….


…literally nothing happened and I drove home feeling like the King of No Recipts.

Funnily enough, was over Asda with the wife the other day picking up some large parcels, went to the pick up point and put them in a trolley, wife says to me to take them to the car whilst she got a little shopping. As I went out of the exit one of the wheels locked on. Apparently it's a security device on the trolley that activated because I hadn't gone out of the store via the till section. Very Hi-tech

 

[jack123]

I had an experience in Tesco the other day that made me think of receiptgate. I’d bought a few things but the gammon joint was about £25 and the label said it was security protected. At the self scan till they had to approve my alcohol purchases so I mentioned the security tag on the gammon. “Oh don’t worry about it” she says. “Just get a receipt in case it triggers the alarm on the way out”. Makes sense, I thought but…TWIST. The till said “unable to print receipt”. All the staff were busy and at this point I just wanted to get out of dodge so I reason with myself for all of 30 seconds and thought about worse case scenario, which was setting off the alarm, getting pulled by security and locating the staff member with whom I’d literally just discussed my security tagged chunk of cured dead pig.

So I decided that I wasn’t going to lose my entire life and reputation over not having a piece of paper proving I’d actually paid for my Boxing Day salty meat treat so I steeled myself, pushed the trolley containing the suddenly potentially illicit joint of gammon towards the heavily alarmed exit and then….


…literally nothing happened and I drove home feeling like the King of No Recipts.

Cool story, I just hope the gammon is satisfactory, otherwise you have just lost 25 quid, and without a receipt, only one thing you can do with it, is chuck it in the bin.

 

[jack123]

I'll have the odd pint of it a pub and its ok, but Peroni or Moretti is my go to or Guinness if not having food, love a Guinness

I do buy the occasional bottle of Peroni or Moretti, with this MPPU, sometimes there’s not much difference in price if you are drinking fosters or moretti.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Cool story, I just hope the gammon is satisfactory, otherwise you have just lost 25 quid, and without a receipt, only one thing you can do with it, is chuck it in the bin.

This is a very good point indeed

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Cool story, I just hope the gammon is satisfactory, otherwise you have just lost 25 quid, and without a receipt, only one thing you can do with it, is chuck it in the bin.

The gammon will be fine. Not much can really go wrong.

 

[Darran]

Funnily enough, was over Asda with the wife the other day picking up some large parcels, went to the pick up point and put them in a trolley, wife says to me to take them to the car whilst she got a little shopping. As I went out of the exit one of the wheels locked on. Apparently it's a security device on the trolley that activated because I hadn't gone out of the store via the till section. Very Hi-tech

Same thing happens to me if I try to leave early when we’re playing shit.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Same thing happens to me if I try to leave early when we’re playing shit.

Almost spat my Corona out then! Fair play kid

 

[Niigata Jack]

I do buy the occasional bottle of Peroni or Moretti, with this MPPU, sometimes there’s not much difference in price if you are drinking fosters or moretti.

Fosters dear me

 

[Niigata Jack]

Not the case in Aldi as I buy lamb chops from there and everytime I walk out the bastard alarm goes off.

You do look like a wrong un though, in fairness

 

[JackSomething]

Same thing happens to me if I try to leave early when we’re playing shit.

That's because the TV cameras want to ensure they get your reaction shot when the final whistle blows.

 

[Darran]

That's because the TV cameras want to ensure they get your reaction shot when the final whistle blows.

Fair point.

 

[Darran]

You do look like a wrong un though, in fairness

It’s racist these days to say that about gingas Mr T.