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Woolworths payment change as popular system [Scan&Go] gets axed: 'Devastated'
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this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2025
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I genuinely am devastated by this. Until a month ago, I lived somewhere that my two closest Woolies both had this, and it was such an enormous boon.
Having moved so now there aren't any stores anywhere near me with it, I'm so frustrated at having to carry stuff to then bag it once I get to the checkout. Or worse, bag and then re-bag everything twice so I can carry it, and then scan it at the checkout. I thought Scan&Go was going to be the new thing added, just not until stores are getting refurbished anyway, as they do from time to time. But hearing it's apparently being phased out really sucks. Such a step backwards.
I'd have been writing angry letters to Woolies, had they done this before I moved to where I can't use it anyway...
Full list of stores closing this feature and those that are keeping it but without the mobile payment here.
Anyone know of other stores, big or small, that have something like this? It's literally been the reason I was a relatively loyal Woolies customer the last two or three years. I've always avoided Aldi because they don't even have basic self-checkout. But nor do I really want to keep going to Woolies and Coles who apparently are actively undoing their advances, even if the point they're going back to is a bit ahead of where Aldi is still at...
The Aldis in WA have self checkouts. But they've only been introduced over the past couple of years. Maybe it's the same nationally? Worth another visit to see?
They're pretty good ones, too - the bagging area holds four bags - which is sometimes enough for the whole shop. I don't much love their camera right in your face, though.
Same in Adelaide, almost all self checkouts now.