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Last time I was in a Target, the manager actually pushed me towards the self-checkout. I dropped my items and left. Haven’t been back. I’m an early adopter of useful technology, like ATMs, Self-checkout, not.
There are usually instructions on the self-checkouts. To bad most people ignore them or can’t read. Plus, I’ve never seen any self-checkout without someone nearby at a podium like desk to help customers.
The self-checkout lines are usually the shortest, so I can get out of the store faster. Once more people start figuring out how to use them, the lines will lengthen and I’ll stop using them.
Part of my grocery bill is supposed to go to paying the wages of the checker. If I use the self-checkout line, that part is pure profit for the store. That’s why I never use it.
Wrong. The grocery business is highly competitive. Stores operate on tiny markups. If your store doesn’t pass on savings to the customer (lower prices), it will lose business to those that do.
The self checkout line at my local grocery store is short, because no one can fit more than one bag of groceries on the check out scale. Today I did a second bag and the machine kept freaking out, as it couldn’t sense the pie I got. It kept saying “Rescan the last item again” until finally a cashier came over.
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wecatsgocomics said, 7 months ago
They need a market with: 1) more than one self-checkout lane, and 2) an attentive store associate to help the doofi.
edvar said, 7 months ago
Santorini is a nice place, yes! (even if the sunset is not that fantastic…)
Shyygirl27 said, 7 months ago
Just go back to the other line guys.
Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
said, 7 months ago
Yet another reason I refuse to use self checkout. reason 1 is the poor sucker that no longer has a job.
david_42 said, 7 months ago
Last time I was in a Target, the manager actually pushed me towards the self-checkout. I dropped my items and left. Haven’t been back. I’m an early adopter of useful technology, like ATMs, Self-checkout, not.
Shirl Summ
said, 7 months ago
@david_42
Amen to that. If it was easy everyone would be doing it. They’re not!
Neo Blakkrstal said, 7 months ago
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I prefer them. It’s a lot faster to check myself out. Unless of course I run into morons.
cbrsarah said, 7 months ago
There are usually instructions on the self-checkouts. To bad most people ignore them or can’t read. Plus, I’ve never seen any self-checkout without someone nearby at a podium like desk to help customers.
Cartoonacy said, 7 months ago
The self-checkout lines are usually the shortest, so I can get out of the store faster. Once more people start figuring out how to use them, the lines will lengthen and I’ll stop using them.
JoPhan said, 7 months ago
Part of my grocery bill is supposed to go to paying the wages of the checker. If I use the self-checkout line, that part is pure profit for the store. That’s why I never use it.
tundrasea
said, 7 months ago
@JoPhan
Wrong. The grocery business is highly competitive. Stores operate on tiny markups. If your store doesn’t pass on savings to the customer (lower prices), it will lose business to those that do.
r2varney said, 7 months ago
Lower prices loose their appeal when you have to stand in line for 5 minutes and then get behind a coupon clipper.
TrekkerMint said, 7 months ago
The self checkout line at my local grocery store is short, because no one can fit more than one bag of groceries on the check out scale. Today I did a second bag and the machine kept freaking out, as it couldn’t sense the pie I got. It kept saying “Rescan the last item again” until finally a cashier came over.