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Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them (www.cnn.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (17 children)

Yes finally burn them all down let me grab my sledgehammer I'll help

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I really hate this crap. Pay people to ring up and bag my groceries. Heaven knows you're charging enough for them that you should be offering me this courtesy.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I hate self-service checkouts SO MUCH. Especially as my local supermarket has phased out ones that take cash. On the other hand it is cost-effective being able to put artisan cheese through as potatoes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

If you have the privilege of being able to walk to and from your grocery store then self checkout is great. I get why people hate it in suburbia tho

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I used to hate self checkout. I was a cashier at a grocery store back in 2004-2005 and I found self check out slow and finnicky.

I've gotten used to them now and it seems like newer ones have resolved most of the speed and weight sensing issue. Now I prefer them with small trips.

My biggest problems now are that I still need a person for booze and coupons. If I could just scan my damn ID when I'm buying beer, and then scan and insert my own coupons, I'd be set.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Scanning your own ID probably won't be a thing since it won't be able to determine whether the ID belongs to you or not.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I rtfa. For all the wrong reasons of course, not because we’re not on their payroll so why should we give them free labor?

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