Morrisons University’s plan to have children scan their purchases has been found to be divisive among shoppers.
last week, manchester evening news Parents praised the “brilliant” idea, with some stores opening “kids registers” where young children could scan their parents’ purchases.
It’s not a self-service cash register, but a full standard cash register where small children can sit on the chair and beep to their heart’s content.
While hundreds of parents said they liked the idea and “hope this will catch on across the country”, there has also been considerable backlash, with some shoppers saying supermarkets are a “playground”. There are also voices saying that it will become
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“Absolutely ridiculous,” Julie Kane said in response to the article. manchester family Facebook page. Karen Tennant-Watson added: “Adults also have to scan their purchases, yet children are being trained to do so.”
“Instead of turning the store into a playground, we want adults to operate the registers,” Dave Williams said. Susan Burrows said: “I don’t think many parents would want that. They just want to come and go. The kids will think of it as a playground.”
Some families are calling for the idea, first introduced at Morrisons in Shrewsbury, to be replicated in all stores. Supermarket bosses said this was being rolled out across the country.
A photo of the new checkout was shared by Morrisons community champion Vicky Hughes, who said: “We’re introducing our new Kids Checkout, where your child will be supervised by one of our amazing colleagues and can scan all of your parent/guardian’s shopping. Join your child and If you would like to receive one and it is not available, please ask a member of our checkout team and we will be happy to assist you.”
One of the photos features a sign saying “The Morrikiddz Till,” which reads: “The Morrikiddz Till.” ”
He added: “To our working children, please be patient.”
Mr Morrison declined to comment.