@DyersEnd, I know it's not in the spirit of this thread, but why not ask if you can go round and clear the invasive stuff from under the hedge (if you're able to)?
I'm able (just about) but I think she might be a bit offended. I'll think on and thanks for the suggestion.
DE - just asking might be enough to get her to think on and do something herself. If she's pre-occupied it won't have been a priority or even something she notices so worth mentioning in a friendly way.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
My trick with that is to round it up to the nearest 50p. Then it's a nice surprise when you get to the till. Things you do when you're on a low budget!
I wish I was a glow worm A glow worm's never glum Cos how can you be grumpy When the sun shines out your bum!
I used to do something similar @LauraRoslin, estimating was second nature to me but it used to annoy my husband no end! He would say, as we were standing in the queue, so how much then? And get annoyed when I was within a £ of the total.
I'm with you @Fire but I do use them because if there are long queues and I make the buzzer thing go somebody comes and does it for me, job done!
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
Herb, in my local supermarkets the queues for the cashiers often end up being quicker as the machines go wrong. The self service just put too much unneeded noise into the world. I would go stark staring mad if I worked there and had to listen to that yatter. "Unexpected item in the bagging area". It's like a twisted Arthur C Clarke dystopia.
I can shop when I like - thus avoiding weekends and also going before school is out - and I never do the scanning thing. I have a list, time to check for bargains on the meat and fish counters and have trained OH to empty the trolley onto the belt in a logical sequence so I can pack all the chilled and frozen items together, all the fruit and veg (heavies first), all the pet stuff, household items etc. Makes unpacking so much easier at home and having a list keeps us in budget.
Much quicker, on the whole, than struggling with self-scanning.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
I'm with you @Fire but I do use them because if there are long queues and I make the buzzer thing go somebody comes and does it for me, job done!
I can shop when I like - thus avoiding weekends and also going before school is out - and I never do the scanning thing. I have a list, time to check for bargains on the meat and fish counters and have trained OH to empty the trolley onto the belt in a logical sequence so I can pack all the chilled and frozen items together, all the fruit and veg (heavies first), all the pet stuff, household items etc. Makes unpacking so much easier at home and having a list keeps us in budget.
Much quicker, on the whole, than struggling with self-scanning.