Is it self-service checkouts, scanning receipts to get out, a dual prize loyalty program, or are prices being raised well above inflation?
Many of us want to support brick-and-mortar retail, but there are times when stores seem primarily concerned with testing our patience.
Opinion poll
What's the most annoying thing in the stores?
Self-service checkouts14 votes
Loyalty program prizes8 votes
Scan receipts to get out2 votes
Expensive carrier bags0 votes
Constantly moving things3 votes
In a week when the competition watchdog criticized consumer brand giants for jacking up prices, a practice dubbed 'greedflation', and warned Tesco and Sainsbury's over Clubcard and Nectar prices, the This is Money podcast team led the charge on stores.
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