I’m still figuring out how to use the digital coupons. One can save a lot of money the way as they’re directed towards the younger generation. They don’t have much money.
I don’t mind self check out…if it works and scans correctly. Some stores are better than others.
I use self check out at Costco…and never had a problem. It’s faster than standing in line behind someone writing a check.
When I go to the grocery store, I want THEM to weigh my fruits & vegetables, bag my groceries (IN PAPER BAGS) and take them to my car. I am paying enough as it is, they should be providing a SERVICE. This is why I never grocery shop at WalMart.
I went to a late night convenience store where the cashier watches you load coins and bills. It gave me back a five instead of a one for change. Store worker said it was mine now.
Some stores have moved from self chekout to highly supervised (watched over) self check out.
I never use them. Can’t stand them. I certainly do hope they go away. Dude it the nail on the head when he said the last thing a customer remembers is some store employee making sure I didn’t steal anything. Went to a Walgreens yesterday and the “cashier” was reading a paperback book. She got visibly pissed when I opted to go through her and not the two open self-checkouts. Like I was interrupting her reading.
I oppose and refuse to pay the state tax for bags as mandated by my state, so I prefer self check out. Everything goes back in the basket and I wheel it all to the car to load up. If I have to go through the check out line, it will take longer because I will still refuse bags. If they would bag for free like they used to, then I would use the check out line. Amazingly, when I shop at the commissary, they still bag for free. State law doesnt apply on federal property in this case apparently.
I think self-checkout is here to stay.
WalMart has some of the best and one employee can work 4-6 lines. The newest ones obviously have some sort of age detecting camera because sometimes it won’t card me.
Kroger first installed self-checkout for small purchases. Without expanding their line they expect customers to check out in a teensie little area using dated and buggy machines.
Not all self-checkout is the same.
If lines are short, the cashier is probably faster. She (or he) can scan things faster, because of experience, and she or he has a bagger to facilitate things. I always go with the cashier if there are no lines.
Who is he? How does one get appointed a "supermarket guru"? Why should I pay him any attention?
I don’t mind self-checkout too much, except when the store (Walmart) doesn’t trust me to do it right and wants to check my receipt at the door.
Self-checkout has gotten better, but I rarely get through without something going wrong requiring a person to come over and fix it. My checking and bagging speed is probably a third of the pros at the registers. It’s good for four or five items, but not more.
Now, can I get the smiling guy in the spiffy white shirt and hat to pump my gas, clean my windshield, and check my oil and tires?
For a “service economy,” we sure get crappy service. Comcast/Xfinity has made it completely impossible to get a person on the phone. You get one of those useless bots that can’t help you with anything. My cable modem speed dropped to 250 kbps (yes, KILOBITS) for a few hours on Sunday. The robot said “try restarting your modem and computer.” AI is fantastic. I went to the Comcast store and they had a tech in the Philippines call me back. I got the super-secret text number and code to get a human to call me back. Their solution? “Your cable modem is too old; buy a new one.”
Self checkout gets me out of there far faster than waiting in line for the one checker to do their job with a retarded customer.
One of our local groceries started single line for check out where everyone gets in one line and you go to the next available checker as some sort of safety measure during the pandemic. When the store is busy it is faster than self-check out (and a better experience). It is also a more efficient use of the checker’s time.
It was such a hit with the customers they haven’t gone back to the pick a lane method.
I also think this probably helps with some of the security issues.
I think store design should incorporate this method.
I got checked out by a clerk at Costco - he missed a large jug of clothes detergent which was picked up at the exit by the employee checking the receipts. Our line was held up while they tried to figure it out. We told them to keep it but those that didn’t know what was going on though we were trying to pull one over!!!!
NOW - if I had checked myself out, I could have been accused to shoplifting, especially if the woman let me through to see if I would leave with something I hadn’t paid for. We had gone through the line with the checkout clerk which took the blame off of us - eventually it was taking so long that we just told them to keep it and left without it.
I use checkout lanes as much as possible to avoid a mistake on MY part and ending up being arrested for shoplifting.
If I’m paying the rising prices at the store, they can do the check out and bagging.
This is likely little more than a click bait “article.”
I much prefer to self-check. It’s way faster and I don’t end up with a car full of plastic bags, each containing only 3 or 4 items.
For people who fill up a cart (or two) with $300-$400 worth of groceries, self-service is an actual job doing all the bagging, pricing, and loading into the cart, and especially for a mom with some kids.
The store needs to do its job, not the customer.
Bring your own bags and self-checkout is for people stopping off for a bottle of wine, some cheese, and a baguette.
• I’m not getting paid
• not trained.
= I’ll wait for a cashier or go elsewhere
Same.