How much do you know about what really goes on at your local supermarket? We see them every week and they are privy to some of our most intimate secrets - those we wouldn't even share with our closest friends. To us they are the anonymous helpers for whom nothing is too much trouble. But for them, every customer has a part in a gripping soap-opera of lovers' tiffs, family feuds and extraordinary innuendos - turning the daily life of a checkout girl into a hilariously entertaining farce. As we began to contend with the recession, Tazeen Ahmad realised that the supermarket checkout was the perfect place to gauge how the nation was coping with increasing job cuts, sky-high food prices and a billion pound hole in our economy. The answer, it turns out, was with white bread, ice cream and lots and lots of potatoes. Sworn at, flirted with and at the receiving end of endless customer rants.
I have read a previous similar ebook about life on the checkout and was advised from reviews this is a
better book for the english market. However I don't agree, I found it
bland a bit boring. I was hoping for a bit more 'meat' to the
stories but they somewhat all faded into the background. She was
discussing the 'recession' that is affecting everyones shopping,
however the stark reality is that it went on longer than they thought
and that supermarkets rob us of all our money anyway.
She did it as a mission to understand
supermarkets and write about them, and also as a little bit of extra
cash. However having personal experience on a till I really didn't
feel like I could relate to this one much. Her writing style didnt
muster much excitement and I found my way trudging through the pages. It felt a little outdated and it felt like she was trying to hard.
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