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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Everything less than 5 pounds is a banana. Mistakes happen when untrained people do the job for the company

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You can bet a lot of people who hate self-checkouts only hate it because they can't yell at and order the employee around to do their bidding.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I can relate to this so much :D Greatest invention of the 21st century :D

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I used to be against these, but when it became clear that jobs were not actually being cut to accommodate these things, I slowly caved that said there's a register open I'm going to use it instead of self service

Because as boomer as it sounds... "I don't work here."

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

As an introvert I'd rather not use self checkouts. The possibility that something will go wrong and I'll have to call someone over and explain it and have them fix it is much higher than letting someone qualified scan and bag my shit while I stand there silently waiting to pay as both the cashier and myself refuse to talk or make eye contact.

Plus I worked at a walmart for a year as right as they rolled out their mostly self checkout system. So many people lost jobs and the store lost so much money to shrinkage (theft). It's the dumbest fucking thing. Makes perfect sense to have a few for people with only a handful of items but the vast majority should be cashiers.

This meme was brought to us by big self checkout and makes no sense at all IMO.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I just saved hundreds on my groceries by switching to self checkout and fucking stealing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Self-checkout is the best thing to happen in recent history, imo.

It's super annoying to need to queue at the counter and talk to the staff. It's not that I have social anxiety and can't talk to them. I just don't want to. I rather use a machine and get my shopping done. I'm there to get stuff, not to talk to people.

I don't mind if the entire store converts to self-checkout save for 1 or 2 counters for those who are unable to use the machine for the time being. Eventually, it should all be converted to self-checkout.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I do feel like I ought to be paid when a business offloads their work onto me. Not much, I suppose. But something.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You do get paid something, freedom from bullshit small talk and judgment of your purchases

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Since when are introverts not people?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I love self-checkout. I'm introverted and the last thing I have energy for when doing grocery shopping after work is holding another conversation. Self checkout allows me to check out at my own speed and without having to talk to anyone. It's a blessing.

I do get why people dislike it, so I think we should have both ways of checking out.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Introvert, but I've purposely stopped using self-checkouts, even if it means longer wait times and having to actually interact with people. In addition to taking jobs away from people, there's no other benefit that's being given to me, the consumer, for using it. It's not like you get a special discount on your purchase for using the self-checkout, it's purely a cost-savings on the store's end. It's also insulting to see rows and rows of checkout lines only staffed by a single person, no matter the time of day. I'll just keep using the people-checkout lanes, just to drive up demand.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (9 children)

My laziness triumphs over my introversion. plus, fuck robots tikin er jerbs

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I prefer the stores that let you scan your items on your smartphone and just pay via it or at least go through a fast lane where you just tally it up at the self checkout and go. Especially if they have convoluted coupons or bonuses that o can track as I go.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Lolol I loved them at first when they still employed all the cashier's so the slow people didn't get in my way

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I love them. the only downside is people who are really fuckin' slow at scanning their groceries.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What bothers me the most is the fucking Walmart recipt checkers.

Don't make me check out my own shit if you don't trust me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The correct response to them is a wave and a "no, I'm good" as you walk past.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I like it when I'm going for two or three items I forgot or when buying some lunch for work and don't have enough time, but for usual, big grocery shopping... Nope.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I can buy beer at self checkout I will never use a standard checkout lane again.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The grocery store by my house has their self checkout volume set to 11. I don't want to be yelled at by a machine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So then go to normal cashier checkout. They haven't been abolished at my grocery stores

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