I like this too. Publix seems to be trying to keep the checkers alive and I always go to them. For one thing, I actually like chatting and dealing with a human being. It doesn’t take any longer, provided they hire enough checkers, which they seem to do.
I read somewhere, btw, that some totally self-check places are considering reinstalling human beings because people steal so much by going through the automated lanes.
Yes, self-checkout theft will be the end of it.