Pass n Pick Up, Lay-By & Rainchecks!!

[Guest EM&M]

For those of you in the UK, I thought I would pop a list on about the above as when I arrived here I had no idea that these things were, and felt so stupid asking, so here goes.

 

All the supermarkets here are within shopping centres, in a way this is great cos you can do your other shopping and then your food shopping (apart from the alcohol which is a pain). The down fall I felt was then having to travel so far with the trolly & 2 small children to whereever I had managed to park. Then I discovered pass and pick up. You go to the checkout, they pack your groceries and kindly take them to the storage area where they are refridgerated etc, you can go off do your other shopping then you drive your car to the pass & pack up area and they load them in for you! Fab!

 

With Lay-by it took me a while to find out about this as I felt too stupid to ask. Lots of stores (all big ones) have this facility. Basically if you see something in the store but dont have money to pay you can pay small deposit and lay-by the goods. You get a set time to pay off the money and take the goods. I have been told that the big toy stores have massive sales in June lots poeple do their xmas toy shoping lay-by it and pay a little each week up until Xmas. Im not sure if this is due to people getting paid weekly here.

 

You also see on lots stuff "no rainchecks" (mostly sale goods) but if there is a non sale good you want and its not in stock you can raincheck it at that price so when they come back in stock they contact you and you get it at the same price.

 

Dont know if theres any other things poeple can think of that they dont use in the UK but do here.

 

Em x

[Jo&Rich]

Good post Em- didn't know about the pass and pick up, been struggling with all the kids and a trolley full! Have to ask about that next time.

Thanks, Jo x

[Guest EM&M]

Good post Em- didn't know about the pass and pick up, been struggling with all the kids and a trolley full! Have to ask about that next time.

Thanks, Jo x

 

 

Coles & Woolies do it here sure its the same, couple times they have asked me but not often I think when you get to the check out you have to ask them for it.

 

Em x

[calNgary]

The half price toy sale in june is great ,i managed to get most of the xmas shopping done then,they do have different things on sale every week thou ,layby is great on expensive things as you just pay a little each week or fortnight,,

Cal x