When Woolworths launched its Woolworths Mobile month-by-month mobile service in August, it said it also planned to maintain its Everyday Mobile prepaid option. But there’s obviously been a change of heart, with Woolworths stopping new subscribers signing up to the prepaid service at the end of October and planning to switch off the service altogether at the end of March 2012. More »
Self service checkouts: love them or loathe them? Yesterday Gizmodo had some fun debate around just that, and today we follow up with some tips from the pros that will help you get through the checkout faster. This is a guest post from a Woolies Insider… More »
They’re the last item in your basket, apples. But when you’re using supermarket self-checkouts it can take forever trying to pick the right variety from the screen’s list. It’d be much easier if the machine could just identify them itself. More »
For an impatient geek there is nothing…NOTHING more annoying than standing behind someone in a grocery store that has the audacity to write a check in the 21st century. That is why I head for the self-checkout lines. Generally, only those brave enough to tackle the machine and handle the pressure of nerds staring them down choose this option (athough I have seen people use checks in self-checkout—the ultimate horror). Even when I have quite a few purchases, I would rather scan it myself and avoid any unnecessary human interaction. But what about you? Do you prefer self-checkout over manned registers?
