This is a problem with multiple Sainsburys. I don't use their wifi as I'm not on O2 so don't have a password.
I also subcontract the scanning element to a 22 month old which helps keep them occupied! (Hence another reason for the scanner)
You don’t need to be O2 to use O2 wifi in Sainsbury’s, just verify a phone number by keying in a code that they text you.
Our Tesco has closed the Deli but kept some hot chickens etc
My local Morrisons has kept them open maybe just staff shortages? Since Covid Morrisons has kept all counters open (apart from start of Lockdown 1 when they were all closed for a short period of a few weeks)
IIRC Sainsbury's decided to close basically all their counters earlier in the year. Nothing to do with COVID in that case, more that they weren't used by the vast majority of customers and cost a lot in terms of space and staffing. I suspect if any survive it will be the hot food ones.
Yes, in November last they decided to permanently close all deli, meat and fish counters in stores. A small number of Cafe's were also closed permanently too (replaced by Argos mainly). Went Lidl earlier for a change and to see what they got in, quite busy, just can't understand why the don't put self service tills in, for anyone popping in for just a few bits will really speed the service up.
They are, just at very slow rate.
All the ones near me have a small number as an option, some of the “High Street” branches are only self service (they do have one or two normal checkouts but never seen them open).
I wish Aldi would get on with it and install some at my local branch. The "fastest in the world" checkout attendants only appear to be fast at abandoning their stations the instant there's a break in the queue, and leaving everybody who then arrives to queue up at the checkouts for about 20 minutes before they deign to come back from the shelf-stacking.
I think I read that for the first time in many years Aldi has seen growth slower than the ‘traditional’ supermarkets. Certainly round here I found Sainsbury’s and Waitrose a lot busier than they used to be. Remember having a chat with a lady a few doors down in the spring who said that she normally shopped at Aldi’s but wasn’t sure about going there in case she caught something. I gave up on Aldi / Lidl however because I always remember them being a bit zoo-like and thought that if the normal supermarkets had queues then they must be even worse! Didn’t last long however before I reverted, having realised that they’re actually quieter to shop in!
The newest (or one of, I forget when it opened haha) Lidl’s in Aberdeen has self service checkouts! So handy if, as you say, just popping in for a handful of things. It is centrally located, and surrounded by student accommodation, so perhaps that’s why. Who knows, they might introduce them to more stores in the future.
The self service checkouts have been going into the late 2019 and 2020 opening stores as far as I know but not refurbs yet.
They didn't when the refurbed my local one in late 2019 but the new ones since summer 2019 have all had them fitted. Lots of staffing benefit for them so can't see why not.
