This sounds familiar!

Quote Originally Posted by Freedom

"Put item in bag." I already did. So I take it out and put it in again.
"Unknown item in bagging area." It isn't unknown, you just scanned it!
"Please wait for attendant."


I managed to awaken the U-Scan "TILT" feature a week or so ago at the Big Burd (aka Giant Eagle).
I'd done the easy stuff without hardship or grief ... now for the "produce".

I matched up the right T'Mater pix with my numbered bag of T'Maters ...
"Place your Tee-Materz ON the Scale!" demanded Robo-Clerk.
and the 'Materz were on the scale.
"Please REmove your Tee-Materz and Place them ON the Conveyor!" said Robo-Clerk.
- - and the 'Maters were on the way to
... The conveyor came to a ... then
and the 'Maters were back within reach; and the world !

* The steady yellow "in use" light shifted to the Flashing RED DUMMIE ALERT!
* The Robo-Clerk started spewing out commands and demands faster than I could listen:
* I tried to follow along ... the 'materz back
* RE-weigh them on the scale
* Put 'em back on the conveyor (now running in the corrrect direction)
* It was Happie ... I reached for my Bee-Nannerz ...
* Houston, we have a problem ... <Reverse WHOOSH> and my 'maters returned ...
* More *hollerin* by Robo-Clerk ... "PLEASE, WAIT for Assistance!"
* Followed by THREE piercing **BEEPS** they heard out in the parking lot!

Lil Miss FixZit came on the run ... "Are we having a PROBLEM, Sir?"
No, "WE're" not, but you dumm Robot is havin a nerbus breakdown!

She brandished her FixZit ID card - 1 Long & 2 Short *BEEPS* ...
She punched in about 50 digits - her SSN, Mom's maiden name, Dog's birthday date ...
2 Longs & 3 Short *BEEPS* = she had command ...

She keyed in a cancel on the 'maters; and ran through the re-weigh routine.
and the 'maters took off ... -
The poor 'maters were going to get conveyor sickness.
The Robot was getting *mouthy* again!
She was ... ... "HEY - are these YOUR cards, SIR?"

She didn't wait for the obvious "Yes" answer - just picked up my Store ID and credit cards
and handed them to me ... "You CAN'T put these on the scale surface, SIR!
The System weighed your cards with the 'maters; then didn't detect everything being
taken OFF the scale. It's pretty sensitive.
Lemmie do the 'nanners, whilst I'm here!"
She made a

I fumbled through the CC payment routine ... and she had everything Bagged
and in my buggy before I was done.

I dedected and from the assembled multitudes behind me.
FixZit Girl gave a friendly as I wheeled off towards the exit.

I'll send the Dawgs in with a shopping list next time.