Tesco Ireland

q098 · Post by **q098** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:36 pm

Some of you already know those self check in machines in Tesco Ireland. I found that those machines does not accept 50 € notes with Trichet signature. I discussed the crew in the store and they were agree that it is up the signature.

A really strange thing. Does anyone of you have similar experience.

Burdie · Post by **Burdie** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:23 am

When I do shopping, I use the most of the times the self check machine.
Most of the times I use a € 50.00 note. I have never had problems with it.

I did not check if the signature was Trichet. Next time a gone use a Trichet € 50.00 note. I let You know if I have some problems with it

Fjon · Post by **Fjon** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:10 pm

Strange - never noticed that myself!
You would think with a big company like Tesco they wouldn't allow such a simple mistake to happen! Very unprofessional

q098 · Post by **q098** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:57 pm

Unfortunelly it is so.

Maybe I should provide more specific information of that machine:

The machine is located in Tesco Roselawn in Blanchardstown and it is the first Self Checkout machine with belt from door.

I am agree with you about that big markets like Tesco would not allow such a misstake happen. Maybe it is only this machine.

Thats why I asked if anybody of you have similar experience about that.

Fjon · Post by **Fjon** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:55 pm

I am fairly positive I have used a Trichet there before. I always use the self-check outs and I'm sure I must have paid with a T €50.
I've never had problems with the money not being accepted...

Burdie · Post by **Burdie** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:42 pm

Just paid with

trichet on the self check in Tesco in Killarney
No problems here

Viperazzi · Post by **Viperazzi** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:46 am

When I visited Ireland, I paid with a note which was in by far the worst condition I've ever seen. One of the self-service checkout machines of Tesco in Sligo accepted the note without any problems.

Seriously, it was almost torn apart, had no "tension" left at all and the color was starting to fade. I showed it to my friend and when the machine accepted it, we couldn't believe our eyes.

Dakkus · Post by **Dakkus** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:35 am

Why not just try grey sheets of shredded paper?

Klazu · Post by **Klazu** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:43 pm

@Dakkus: I thought that also...

q098 · Post by **q098** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:46 pm

And I am fairly positive that every time when I am trying to pay with 50 € Tritchet in Tesco Roselawn in self check that machine does not accept that note.

Every time when the symption appears the note is brand new.

Burdie · Post by **Burdie** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:30 pm

q098 wrote:And I am fairly positive that every time when I am trying to pay with 50 € Tritchet in Tesco Roselawn in self check that machine does not accept that note.

Every time when the symption appears the note is brand new.

Today I paid with € 50.-- trichet and it was not excepted. The ladies told me that there was a problem with the software. They told me that the machine had trouble with the new (trichet) biljets that started with an X

This was the self check out where you should hang your bag in the hanger, not the self check out with the rolling band (I don't know how you call that)
I think there are two different readers. When I have an € 50.-- trichet with a X I try the other self check out

q098 · Post by **q098** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:57 am

That's right, every time when I experiend problems, the note was brand new and the serial number began with letter X.

The crew in Tesco only told me that problem was related to signature (Tritchet), but we who track Euros in Ireland also know that we have a distribution of brand new 50 € notes with Tritchet signature and the serial number begins with letter X.

However, I am happy to know that I am not alone with this symption. Now we have found an issue regarding 50€ notes, with Tritchet signature which serial number begins with X. Quite funny but the self check out machines looks the same in Superquinn, but so far I haven't experience any kind of problems.

Fjon · Post by **Fjon** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:32 pm

I must try it with a Z Trichet next time - wonder if that will work? Would be very odd if only X Trichets didn't work!

Dakkus · Post by **Dakkus** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:56 am

Fjon wrote:I must try it with a Z Trichet next time - wonder if that will work? Would be very odd if only X Trichets didn't work!

I guess it's actually about the printer and not about the country code. Maybe P or G does the notes slightly differently by some aspect?

Burdie · Post by **Burdie** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:30 pm

Burdie wrote: Today I paid with € 50.-- trichet and it was not excepted. The ladies told me that there was a problem with the software. They told me that the machine had trouble with the new (trichet) biljets that started with an X

This was the self check out where you should hang your bag in the hanger, not the self check out with the rolling band (I don't know how you call that)
I think there are two different readers. When I have an € 50.-- trichet with a X I try the other self check out

Yesterday I'll tried the Reader from the self check out of "the rolling band"
with a Trichet X note and I had no problems.