Bad Move Lowes!!!!

[Diggin It]

I've been in branches of three different banks in the last six weeks or so. Interestingly, the only one I've had trouble with was the fanciest, most elaborate and without a doubt most expensive of the three.

 

[ultrarunner]

Bank is mere steps away from work and with property management it makes it convenient. Plus, there have been times when work sent me for change.

PS. I had the last pager in the division... Reason being it worked at home where there is no cell service... It worked anywhere and everywhere which has not been the case with cell.

 

[bnold]

Haven’t lived in the same city as my bank in over 15years (USAA) Why do I need to go inside a bank?

I feel bad for the poor self-checkout companies some on this thread are trying to put out of a job... terrible.

 

[ultrarunner]

Do the self service registers work for returns?

 

[4570Man]

I was at Lowe’s today and went to a regular checkout line and after waiting for the poor lady trying to ring up a bunch of stupid nails for the guy in front of me I left and went to the self checkout line and was done on a fraction of the time. Lowe’s has a stupid policy of selling any fasteners not in a box individual. Grap a handful of bolts, nuts, washers, lock washers, and then you aren’t sure of the size so you repeat the process you better bring your lunch. Most other places sell by weight and are done in seconds.

 

[FarmerPhilip]

I do all of my banking with mobile apps. Does everything including deposits (except govt checks and some others which go in the atm).

I would shop online and pickup at the store 99% of the time if these retail people would figure it out. Then I don't even need self checkout!

 

[Oldoak]

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I would shop online and pickup at the store 99% of the time if these retail people would figure it out. Then I don't even need self checkout!

Would never work for me. Nice to have options. Depending upon the item, I prefer to examine and see the quality before I purchase them.

 

[ultrarunner]

How do you get cashier's checks, wire escrow funds, get bulk coins for change, foreign currency never stepping inside a bank?

One of the properties I managed has a coin laundry... I was forever rolling quarters for deposit after they took out the coin counter...

Again... the banks here often have armed guards such as BofA and Wells Fargo... all have plexiglass in the lobby and some like Chase you can only enter by being buzzed in through two sets of doors...

When the banks started accepting check deposits via cell phone I thought OK... this is great... my joy was short lived as I learned there was a daily limit and dollar amount limit per checks... no way was I going to be able to deposit rent roll checks using one of these apps...

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I dont use self check out, Im not a store employee nor do I get paid for pretending to be one.
The 2 x I used it at home depot, the machine went bonkers and had to be fixed in the middle of a lot of purchases.
I waited for 15 minutes until they figured it out and fixed what was wrong with it.
No more for me...

Happens a lot and the stores do not have an on site IT person. The wait can stretch out. Five minutes and I leave the cart in line and walk out. One time when I walked out 5 more joined me. If I need it bad enough I will go to the competition or come back when I can.

Ron

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Well said.....
That is precisely why I do not use self checkouts. For me it has nothing to do with using an automatic payment or anything like that. It has everything to do with the retailer not giving me a discount for scanning my own items that I am purchasing. Give me something off to make up for the labor they aren't paying and I would do it. Until then I will get someone to ring me out.

Then they charge me for carpenter pencils and blue buckets for me to do their advertising, They should be free; used to be years ago.

Ron