I’ve heard this morning of reported problems with barcodes on Tatts terminal produced lottery tickets. There is no problem. Any newsagent experiencing an issue should call their newsagency software company to get them to properly program their barcode scanner. The 02 variable weight and variable measure barcode being used by Tatts is an international standard as defined by GS1.
Why didn’t they put the barcode at the top of the ticket ,a barcode right next to another barcode is not a bright idea , we are finding to often that it is picking up the tatts machine barcode first unless you hold your fingers over it . when you are busy you just want to zap zap zap away and not end up at the stock screen .Other than that I am liking it .
The placement of the barcode was very short sighted by Tatts. Maybe when coles start complaining about it they will move it.
Apart from spontaneous purchases of lotto tickets in big draws, I just don’t know if mum will bother buying a regular lotto ticket with her weekly shopping. Unless of course if she gets and extra 10 cents of her fuel at the servo with every maxi pick
Hi Rick, and others.
I’ve recently returned from 11 years in NZ and over there it is quite common to see queues with loaded shopping trolleys waiting to buy their lotto tickets. That may be an effect of NZ supermarkets being more of a one stop shop than here as they have eliminated most of the butchers and greengrocers and have around 2 aisles each (sometimes more) of beer and wine, handily placed right next to the fruit and veg.
I would hate to see Australia go the same as NZ, we need to stop these big bastards before it’s too late.
If they eliminate our butchers and green grocers and fantastic bakeries I will starve to death!
Jenny, if WE consumers eliminate our butchers, greengrocers and independent bakeries by not shopping at them, then we will reap what we sow.
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Competition and choice should not simply be left up to market forces – highly free markets don’t inherently produce outcomes good for the majority of consumers.
Regulation is the best way in which to ensure good outcomes for consumers and society in general.
The root and branch review of the market dominance of Coles and Woolworths promised by the Coalition during the election campaign has the opportunity of being a starting point for change.
Jarryd deregulation and market forces have lead to 80% of the retail market in 2 sets of hands. It has not worked. We also need a limit on how much of a Market can be held by anyone company and if triggered it is broken up into smaller companies. I believe the USA has this approach.
I agree Peter. There are also some strong social, non-economic arguments for making companies smaller.