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ShazzieB

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23. Maybe people just don't want to work for peanuts.

Thu Aug 3, 2023, 10:02 AM

Aug 2023

With unemployment at an all-time low (thanks, Joe!), there are a lot fewer people who have to settle for any old crap job, which, sadly, includes most retail jobs.

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A post bewailing self checkouts at the grocery store [View all] cyclonefence Aug 2023 OP

Every store has a different checkout system. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2023 #1

I don't mind self-checkout.. agingdem Aug 2023 #2

When I was a teenager, I worked in a small, family owned grocery store. I stocked sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #3

I'll bet most of us shop the same one or two grocery stores 95% of the time. Stinky The Clown Aug 2023 #4

if the argument is loss of jobs stopdiggin Aug 2023 #5

Many years ago moniss Aug 2023 #6

Knew a guy like that. He was financially comfortable, but had grown up during the allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #10

The guy may have had OCD. llmart Aug 2023 #41

I'm a big believer moniss Aug 2023 #44

Same here. llmart Aug 2023 #45

I had an old tax return from 1977 that I saw years ago moniss Aug 2023 #46

I also go up to the counter to order from a person at fast food Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #7

And I order from my car on the app to avoid going to the counter. Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #31

mot true. been a member for 20 years Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #32

10 different Costco's, in 3 states Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #34

ok..got it. Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #39

Same! I mobile ordered Starbucks and the few other places that had it prior to Jan 2020 obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #35

Zager and Evans moniss Aug 2023 #50

I use self-checkout if I only have a few items GenThePerservering Aug 2023 #8

Yeah, I use the self checkout cyclonefence Aug 2023 #49

The cashiers have moved over to self-checkout Deminpenn Aug 2023 #9

I see many employees filling out pick up orders Kaleva Aug 2023 #19

Always see this at Walmart, the others Deminpenn Aug 2023 #55

Mostly at Meijers and Walmart is where I see them Kaleva Aug 2023 #56

Read an article about a week ago that Kroger was going to ALL self-checkout. Where I allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #11

Please say that's not true. Dulcinea Aug 2023 #14

Yep I heard it, too -- can't recall if it was NPR or on TV (I listen more than I allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #16

That's one reason I shop at Publix XanaDUer2 Aug 2023 #20

Right now just some stores in Tennessee have shifted to all self-checkout wishstar Aug 2023 #21

I do it often, cart full, with no problems mostly Kaleva Aug 2023 #17

I guess I'm a freak, because I actually prefer self checkout! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #22

I also consider self checkout to be a convenience. Kaleva Aug 2023 #27

You're not a freak. Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #30

Oh, my wife and I do, too! obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #36

I think it's a necessity at the store where I shop because they can't find enough people Vinca Aug 2023 #12

Maybe people just don't want to work for peanuts. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #23

I asked them once what they paid and it was a really good starting rate for our area. Vinca Aug 2023 #29

My neighbor is a deli manager and says that she makes $60,000/year. That's pretty allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #40

Self service gas stations have been doing fine for decades. Kaleva Aug 2023 #43

"they can't find enough people who want to work" obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #37

Well, maybe they just don't want to work in a grocery store. llmart Aug 2023 #42

I use an app on my phone and I can scan the barcode for the price Kaleva Aug 2023 #13

We have an Echo Dot in the kitchen Sympthsical Aug 2023 #53

My wife and I love Alexa Kaleva Aug 2023 #54

Pre-scannee? How long ago was that? XorXor Aug 2023 #15

Ah yes, more fists shaking at the clouds posts. Happy Hoosier Aug 2023 #18

I'm sorry, I like them Sympthsical Aug 2023 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2023 #25

Hello. GP6971 Aug 2023 #26

Costco tried self checkout BlueIdaho Aug 2023 #28

There are still self-checkout at my Costco. Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #33

My Costco has them -- we were just there last weekend obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #38

Guess people where I live BlueIdaho Aug 2023 #51

Scanners have been used since the 80's. I can't imagine going back in time. LeftInTX Aug 2023 #47

I have no problem with self check out and use them every time I shop. elocs Aug 2023 #48

She who applies the labels holds the power KentuckyWoman Aug 2023 #52

I use SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2023 #57

Self-checkout v. store clerk. Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #58