Good afternoon Dear Friend

We are over the New Year - so have Tesco's and other supermarkets changed the goalposts of customer friendly till check-outs to big self-service-card-only-tills again?

It might be too early to check on your local supermarket, although especially Tesco's, but I would not be at all surprised if the imposition of self-service-card-only-tills has raised it's ugly head again.

Please contact me on pmccarthy940@gmail.com to let me know what's happening at your local supermarket, or if you would like to become a contact for the Stop Replacing People by Machines Campaign.

Are you visually impaired or a wheelchair user and can't access the self-service-card-only-tills that discriminate against many disabled people.  What happens if you don't have a debit or credit card - for instance if you are a carer and shopping for your client in cash?  Do you have to queue in the interminable queue for a customer services staff operated till? What happens if you simply can't deal with the new SSCOT's - I hate them myself!

I am attaching the link from Garth Groombridge asking you to read  recent Guardian Article on self-service-card-only-tills in America - are we going in the same way in the UK - I think so.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/16/self-checkout-us-retail-walmart

I am interested in checking out with a barrister's chamber to see whether they would consider supporting a pro-bona case against the stores who maintain such discriminatory practices against many disabled people.

I value your thoughts, ideas and suggestions of moving this Petition and Campaign further.  I would love to hear from you.

With the kindest of regard

Pat