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<\/p>\nSupermarket Aldi is notoriously known for having cashiers who scan your shopping fast.<\/p>\n
However, if you were thinking about using a self-checkout in Aldi, fellow customers shared a warning as they claim there's an 'error' to the system. If there's one thing the supermarket is known for, it's their competitive prices. <\/p>\n
However, many Aldi customers are claiming that promotions aren't automatically added to purchases on the self-checkout machines. Instead, it seems like they need to be added on by a member of staff.<\/p>\n
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This means a lot of Aldi shoppers may have been losing out on the best bargains – but many would be completely unaware.<\/p>\n
Writing Facebook group for Aldi fans, one person wrote: "Any discounts don\u2019t automatically apply on the self-checkouts. You have to ask a human employee to take the discounts off manually. This applies for % off stickers and any multibuys etc. I don\u2019t know if this is common knowledge."<\/p>\n
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Looking at the reaction of other group members, many were already savvy to this, as one person wrote: "I\u2019ve had a few missed then realised!" Others insist Aldi should put up signs to tells customers about this issue, with one even branding it 'disgusting'.<\/p>\n
When approached for comment, Aldi told Mirror that employees do need to manually input discounts at the self-checkout tills. But they said that feedback on the self-checkouts had been 'overwhelmingly positive'. <\/p>\n
The spokesperson also urged anyone who thought they'd been wrongly charged to get in touch with customer services. Daily Star has contacted Aldi for further comment.<\/p>\n
Aldi checkouts are known to cause a fuss among shoppers, with many others moaning that Aldi cashiers on normal checkouts scan their shopping too fast. A former Aldi worker explained why cashiers go at such a fast speed back in 2021 as they posted on Reddit: \u201cFormer Aldi cashier here. You actually have to hit a percentage of 83% or higher on item per minute scanned."<\/p>\n
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The person added: "They would get upset if you didn\u2019t get 95% or above. Some cashiers I worked with would hit 110%. Less than 5% on voids and you had to hit the suspend key at least once to pause the transaction. Had to be 100%, but I would get like 150% because I would pause the transaction if the person was putting stuff too slow.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, had to have less than three seconds when starting a new transaction. If you ever notice, they always put the item to be scan by the scanner, then unsuspend it. You can get a 0 seconds between customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
When someone asked for clarification on the percentages they added: \u201cThe way I took it was: 60 seconds in a minute. If I scan 60 items in a minute, that should be 100%. 83% is what Aldi wants. My store wanted 95%. If you didn\u2019t meet the 83%, you went to a training class. After that they could fire you. That\u2019s why they go so fast. They\u2019re literally being timed."<\/p>\n