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https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-costco-kroger-facing-self-checkout-reckoning-2023-10

Some are finding they still need employees to combat theft, assist with purchases, review IDs, and check receipts.

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[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

people don't like to talk to an automated phone bot, why is it different irl

[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Embarrassed for anyone else to see the junk they are buying.

Also, there is something psychological about the line moving quicker in a self-checkout, because there is only one line for multiple registers. I've been kinda getting annoyed through, because some stores people role up with a full fucking cart instead of like 10-15 items.

[-] edge@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

because some stores people role up with a full fucking cart instead of like 10-15 items

Self-checkout generally isn't a "x items or less" type lane.

[-] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Target isn't that way, which is what I was thinking of when I said that. But also, I've never seen a grocery store employee kick anyone out of the self checkout line, even when they have way more than 10-15 items.

[-] edge@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I've never seen a self checkout line that says "x items or less".

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