[max americana]

Safeway/Ralph’s has been doing it for a year now, yet people avoid it.

Why? Everytime you place the grocs in the bag, the stupid machine tells you to remove it and the comedy cycle begins. That’s why there are “technicians” close-by whose sole purpose is to rescue the poor saps who use those e-cashiers.

[LostInBayport]

Everytime you place the grocs in the bag, the stupid machine tells you to remove it and the comedy cycle begins. That’s why there are “technicians” close-by whose sole purpose is to rescue the poor saps who use those e-cashiers

Yep. I've tried using them at a wholesale club, but it is NOT a pleasant experience. The bar codes on oddly shaped items don't scan well and the technician runs over to type the code in for you, the machines are temperamental with coupons, and the items at the end of the conveyor belt get jammed up and the machine shouts at you to remove items before continuing...and all the while the next people in line are standing there watching you and start scanning their items before you have finished putting your items back in the shopping cart.

After a long day at work, I'll opt to have a cashier scan the items and put them in the cart.

[runninglips]

The local Fred Meyer store has eight checkout stands in two lanes. They are always being used with very little problems. I prefer them over cashiers, it is much faster, especially after you figure out the system and rythm of the things. I figure it lowers costs to the consumer. The money saved will go somewhere else in the economy.