Tesco Express

Is this what mid-​tier groceries are supposed to be like here? Because if so, I’d hate to see what the low-​end ones have to offer…
I’ve yet to encounter another store checkout quite as arduous as this one: the first cashier I walked up to couldn’t get his register to work — it wouldn’t ring up any of my items. The second cashier I got pawned off to swiped my card, but then had to go scrambling up and down the line to ask for a pen. Yes, it’s annoying that I don’t yet have my chip and PIN card, but you have the stripe technology; a measly writing utensil should not be a challenge to scrounge up.
To add insult to injury, I’m nonplussed by the goods I’ve consumed thus far. In reality, it’s limited to just my chicken salad sandwich, but we’re talking soggy bread, flavorless chicken, and wilted lettuce. On the upside, it only cost £1.85, so I suppose you get what you pay for here.
All I have to say is… this toilet paper better be the cushiest, softest, fluffiest made-​out-​of-​spun-​clouds I’ve ever felt given these prices…