After Mr. Kelly's wonderful post yesterday, I'd thought I'd share my technique for using the beeping contraptions.
1. Don't touch the screen to start. Get your item, and just scan it. The machine will read the barcode. This also has the added benefit of avoiding the machine's welcome speech.
2. Put item down onto the scales. Think of the till as divided into two areas. One is unscanned stuff, the other scanned. Don't mix the two or you will cause annoyance, which could escalate to open sighs of contempt.
3. Once all items are scanned, start putting cash in. No need to press finish as long as you're paying by cash.
4. If possible, pay the exact money. This stops the machine from saying "Please take your change. Cash is dispensed below the scanner." If combined with tip 1, you can have an entirely speech-free till experience. Doesn't even say thank you.
Using this technique, I bought one item for £1 today. Till, scan, down, coin, slot, grab item, glance at screen to double-check all is okay, go. Less than 10 seconds, no machine chatter. I WIN AT TILL.
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