captain_spalding said:

Neophyte said:

captain_spalding said:

Ha!

Just few days ago, i went to Coles, and got some things, about $140 worth.

At the checkout (self-service), i realised that, while i had brought the shopping list, i hadn’t brought my wallet.

I had to ring Spalding Jr., who was having a day off, and ask him to bring my wallet to me. We only live a couple of streets away.

So, i was a prisoner of Coles for a little while.

Spalding Jr. gets there, and produces his bank card from his wallet. But, because it was over $100, the checkout wanted his pin number.

Which he doesn’t remember, because her normally pays for things by waving his mobile phone. The mobile phone he had not brought with him.

I’d brought my phone (no electronic pay on that), but not my wallet. He’d brought his wallet, but not his phone.

Off he goes, to get either or both of my wallet or his phone, while i served a second term with Coles.

Longest check-out ever.

Couldn’t you have just divided it into two lots of $70 worth of purchases, and paid for them separately with the card?

Male brains don’t work like that.

It’s surprising the Coles staff member didn’t suggest it. Or were you keeping mum and just hoping no one noticed you loitering in the self-checkout for half an hour?