I've just been on to our GP surgery website. One of the options on the home page is to book an appointment online. I went through 8 screens, including having to log into EMIS Patient Access to end up on a screen informing me that my surgery doesn't offer on-line appointment booking. It also informed me that I have no upcoming appointments despite receiving a message from them today reminding me of my Covid booster and flu jab appointment tomorrow lunchtime. That all just about sums up the way the practice runs.
Our GP surgery e consult has been off line for the last two days because of staff illness. It has just turned into an on line version of ringing at 8am and hoping you’ll get through before all the appointments have been taken.
The canned laughter on The Chase is absolutely ridiculous, there have been many complaints. They even add it when someone says something which isn't funny and isn't meant to be.
I never use them @pansyface. Mostly cos I usually do a once weekly shop that I'd rather a cashier scanned while I pack as it tends to be a full trolley by the time I've bought food for us, the cats, dogs and garden birds plus all the usual household stuff and I don't want to scanas I go.
On the rare occasions I do a top up shop I'd still rather a paid cashier scan it because there's always someone who gets it wrong and holds up the queue.
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I love the zapper thing in our local ‘posh’ supermarket. Apart from the rare occasions when I get called for a random check, it means that I can put my shopping straight into the bags to load in the car. Also means I can take my time putting the chilled stuff in one bag, and the meat into its own bag. I really hate the rushed feeling at the normal tills in other supermarkets, when I’m trying to keep the raw meat segregated from the cooked stuff, and the ‘squashable ‘ stuff like bread to go on top of the heavy things, rather than underneath, all with a rather irritable looking audience behind me in the queue, wishing I’d just sling everything into a bag. I used to take advantage of the staff offers to load my shopping bags, but I’d request them to empty the trolley onto the conveyer belt instead! Much easier on my back!
Every time I try to use the self-scan things, someone has to come and sort it out. If it's not complaining about my bags it's something that won't scan, or they need to check that I'm old enough to buy a thing.
Apparently they don't expect me to use sturdy shopping bags that are heavier than a plastic carrier, and heaven forbid if I've got a few things from another shop already in the bag, or a couple of library books, or my prescription meds from the chemist's.
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On the rare occasions I do a top up shop I'd still rather a paid cashier scan it because there's always someone who gets it wrong and holds up the queue.
I really hate the rushed feeling at the normal tills in other supermarkets, when I’m trying to keep the raw meat segregated from the cooked stuff, and the ‘squashable ‘ stuff like bread to go on top of the heavy things, rather than underneath, all with a rather irritable looking audience behind me in the queue, wishing I’d just sling everything into a bag.
I used to take advantage of the staff offers to load my shopping bags, but I’d request them to empty the trolley onto the conveyer belt instead! Much easier on my back!
Morrison and the big Tesco have them.