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Bristol Post
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Maisie Lillywhite

Morrisons shoppers claim supermarket has 'turned beeps off' as mark of respect for the Queen

Following Queen Elizabeth II's death last week, the UK has entered into an official mourning period. This has led to many people and businesses to make changes to their regular plans as a mark of respect.

But some choices made by certain individuals, businesses and organisations have been questioned, including a decision surrounding the beeps at a major supermarket's tills. Morrisons said it has turned down the volume of the beeps along with its in-store music as a mark of respect.

However, taking to Reddit, one user expressed their initial frustration after a trip to their local store two days ago, saying the beeps had gone. Writing on the social media platform, u/Willyamsss said: "I was standing in the queue for the self service in front of others for what felt like an eternity as everyone in front of me struggled. I did what all brits do and patiently became impatient wondering why everyone was struggling to scan, 'how hard can it be' I thought!

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