Memorising Key Codes (1 Viewer)

[AndromedaAiken]

Hi guys,

Just a question for those of you who've worked at supermarkets and have had to type in those keycodes for fruits and veggies. How on earth do you memorise so many of them? I've just applied for the IGA near my house and they aren't using the touch screen systems (with pictures heeh!) yet and I saw one girl typing keycodes in so...how do you do it?

Thanks!

 

[townie]

well, for one some stuff has the number printed on the sticker

second, if you do it enough, it becomes lodged in the memory

e.g. i used to have to always type in the barcode for tooheys pills because it's brown, hence i know the barcode is 9311890595905

 

[CieL]

You get used to it.

Like Townie said, there's [usually] a sticker on the fruits which have a PLU that you enter in. Some don't.

Some fruit and vegies have a shortcut key.
1 = bananas
2 = field tomatoes
3 = washed potatoes
etc.

It sucks when some fruits change PLU.. then you gotta memorise another number.

 

[AndromedaAiken]

I was thinking if there was some kind of category system like tomatoes start with like '1' cuz there's like so many kinds! Hahhaa. Oh...next thing is to identify what veggies and fruits they are. =p I'm thinking ahead though hehe, I haven't even gotten the job yet! Anyone knows where to get comfortable black shoes and pants? I live in Perth.

 

[sXcGuRl69aU]

if you want to spend $120 on shoes, the black leather chuck taylors are fucking great

 

[wrxsti]

You get used to it.

Like Townie said, there's [usually] a sticker on the fruits which have a PLU that you enter in. Some don't.

Some fruit and vegies have a shortcut key.
1 = bananas
2 = field tomatoes
3 = washed potatoes
etc.

It sucks when some fruits change PLU.. then you gotta memorise another number.

1 = bananas
2 = field tomatoes
3 = washed potatoes
6 - carrots
12 - green capsicum
17 - lemons
26 - red capsicum
4035 - yellow nectarines
4037 - yellow peaches
5218 - white nectarines
4050 - rock melon
4045 - cherries
4497 - green grapes
5441 - chow
7786 - salad onions
6634 - ginger
22000 - fresh produce (whole)
21000 - fresh produce (weighed)

....i need a new job....

 

[mitch179]

I remember when I worked at woolies with produce. I had the touch screen though, so I didn't need to do that. But I always remembered Granny Smiths Apples was like 4149 or something. I always typed in that one. But then one day, i typed it in and it said I couldn't

The IGA near my house uses touch screens, I don't know if it has pictures, I've never used one.

 

[CieL]

1 = bananas
2 = field tomatoes
3 = washed potatoes
6 - carrots
12 - green capsicum
17 - lemons
26 - red capsicum
4035 - yellow nectarines
4037 - yellow peaches
5218 - white nectarines
4050 - rock melon
4045 - cherries
4497 - green grapes
5441 - chow
7786 - salad onions
6634 - ginger
22000 - fresh produce (whole)
21000 - fresh produce (weighed)

....i need a new job....

I use those too *adds*

14 - field mushrooms
5191 - white peaches
5930 - watermelon
5222 - lebanese cucumbers
13514 - crimson grapes in a bag
52883 - hass avocados
52888 - green kiwifruits each
5564 - brushed potatoes
4060 - broccoli
4061 - bagged iceberg lettuce
6104 - calypso mangoes
3107 - navel oranges
3108 - valencia oranges
4139 - granny smith apples
5030 - pink lady apples
4015 - red delicious apples
4048 - limes each

Just a few on the top of my head.
I got scared when the list got a bit long.
I have no life.

 

[wrxsti]

I use those too *adds*

14 - field mushrooms
5191 - white peaches
5930 - watermelon
5222 - lebanese cucumbers
13514 - crimson grapes in a bag
52883 - hass avocados
52888 - green kiwifruits each
5564 - brushed potatoes
4060 - broccoli
4061 - bagged iceberg lettuce
6104 - calypso mangoes
3107 - navel oranges
3108 - valencia oranges
4139 - granny smith apples
5030 - pink lady apples
4015 - red delicious apples
4048 - limes each

Just a few on the top of my head.
I got scared when the list got a bit long.
I have no life.

lol, how long you been working at coles?

cant believe i forgot the leb cucumbers, tsk tsk

 

[CieL]

lol, how long you been working at coles?

cant believe i forgot the leb cucumbers, tsk tsk

I did my induction/training there mid March 07.... so nearly a year! You?

I remember before I remembered 5222, I used to type LEB into the search function... and staff would laugh at me.... but beats typing in CU and having a billion pictures pop up

 

[wrxsti]

I did my induction/training there mid March 07.... so nearly a year! You?

About 4 months now, i never knew i would like a job like this, basically cause all the workers are fucken friendly/fun.

I remember before I remembered 5222, I used to type LEB into the search function... and staff would laugh at me.... but beats typing in CU and having a billion pictures pop up

i never thought i would be using the codes, but when everyday something is on special and people buy bag loads of them , i then end up memorising the codes.

I did stocktake for the first time last week. Worked from 2:30 pm until 1 am. Man my eyes were killing me, on the good side, manager shouted us workers PIZZA, lol.

 

[babikakez]

Anyone knows where to get comfortable black shoes and pants? I live in Perth.

Pants: I got mine from target and crossroads. But most stores sell black pants. Big W, Kmart, Supre, jeans west, etc, these are just a few stores that i can think of off the top of my head.

Shoes: This is where comfort becomes important. I always wore my uber-comfy Roc school shoes (bought from Betts or Williams), until they fell apart (literally). When they fell apart, I had to buy new shoes. I still wear my school shoes to work, but they're not Rocs and they're nowhere near as comfy. So my advice is to put comfort ahead of fashion, and if you need to spend a bit on your shoes. Your feet will thank you for it.