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51. Self checkout has no cashier

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #42)

Wed May 23, 2018, 10:07 AM

May 2018

There may be one employee nearby overseeing six or so self checkout spots
in case you have a problem.

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Grocery Chain Begins "Scan & Go" Shopping To Eliminate Check Out Clerks. [View all] TheMastersNemesis May 2018 OP

Actually robots will be stacking the shelves (a task in retail I don't miss). n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #1

That is not far away. Blue_true May 2018 #30

Think bigger jberryhill May 2018 #2

Post of the day winner.! 🍻 Wwcd May 2018 #3

Can I have a hotdog bush? ProudLib72 May 2018 #6

Don't give them any ideas! Initech May 2018 #14

Happening here in WA state for over a year Kilgore May 2018 #4

we have self-checkout in the Walmart near us - been there for years - I prefer to use it DrDan May 2018 #34

Wal*Mart has a policy to keep checkout lines at least 3 customers deep, as people will accept it. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #55

i use them LSFL May 2018 #5

I don't like self checkout, for a variety of reasons (lost jobs being at the top) LisaM May 2018 #7

I will stand in a line before using self checkout rurallib May 2018 #10

Which means everything you buy will be tracked. LisaM May 2018 #12

I agree. Hubs Mom retired from A&P...she loved her job. It was a nice store. Demsrule86 May 2018 #49

What about all those workers Ptah May 2018 #8

or those blasted scanners that aid the checkout - and the cash registers that calculate the charges DrDan May 2018 #35

I use self-checkout only if the cashier lines are busy nuxvomica May 2018 #9

Hmmm LoveMyCali May 2018 #22

This has been going on for years where I live Dream Girl May 2018 #11

Technology is going to eliminate a lot of jobs in the near-term future. Jim__ May 2018 #13

That isn't going to happen...and any who believe this is the answer to companies screwing us out Demsrule86 May 2018 #47

I can walk into any Apple Store, scan a product with my iPhone, use my fingerprint to pay, and leave brooklynite May 2018 #15

And how often do you buy goods at an apple store? Merlot May 2018 #18

When was the last time you demanded that an Operator place your phone call? brooklynite May 2018 #20

What about gas station attendants? oberliner May 2018 #27

Not in my opinion. Just another way for greedsters to make a buck while screwing us...and Apple is Demsrule86 May 2018 #46

As of late last week,Smith's(kroger) Wellstone ruled May 2018 #16

safeway has a recorded message Blues Heron May 2018 #28

Have to say this, Wellstone ruled May 2018 #54

The Walmart near me got rid of all their self checkouts TexasBushwhacker May 2018 #17

Home Depot just installed them. I hope they have the same results. Merlot May 2018 #19

Yeah the thieves have figured them out Lee-Lee May 2018 #25

I refuse to use self check-outs. They never RandomAccess May 2018 #21

If you self check out at gas stations, you contribute to the loss of jobs. Kaleva May 2018 #24

There is a full service station a few miles from house...an independent. I support him. Demsrule86 May 2018 #43

That creates better jobs Bluesaph May 2018 #23

That's true, but someone already serviced the registers Lee-Lee May 2018 #26

There is a chain in New England that does this JDC May 2018 #29

So Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #31

as if. KG May 2018 #32

Then fuck em. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #33

one of my favorite posts of the past few months was on this same subject DrDan May 2018 #36

and soon robots heaven05 May 2018 #37

Not unless they start paying me a salary HAB911 May 2018 #38

Self checkout has been around for years left-of-center2012 May 2018 #39

They have no cashiers...none. I won't use self checkout...my little protest against greedy ass Demsrule86 May 2018 #42

Self checkout has no cashier left-of-center2012 May 2018 #51

I don't use them....and our Walmart has dropped the idea of no cashiers. They lost money. Demsrule86 May 2018 #53

Walmart tried this near us and have abandoned the effort...it was a disaster. Demsrule86 May 2018 #40

My problem with self checkout is that pnwest May 2018 #41

The reason this may not catch on treestar May 2018 #44

This has been happening in Mass for like 3 years at Stop and Shop. Agschmid May 2018 #45

Yup. I do wonder how well it works by location. Blue_Adept May 2018 #48

It doesn't seem to get much use IMO. Agschmid May 2018 #52

I love self check out Blue_Adept May 2018 #50