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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts) Sun Sep 21, 2014, 06:16 PM Sep 2014

self-check out lanes . Bad business and takes away jobs at the same time creates more work for some [View all]

30 minute before game time and discovered I needed a couple ingredients for my home made salsa and some milk and things for breakfast.

I run to the neighborhood market (Wal Mart) because it is just a few blocks from my house and faster - well in theory it is supposed to be faster.

There was only 1 checker and she had a pretty large line. I just had a few things so I thought okay, I will try out the self check out lane. Big mistake. Rang up milk and put it on the sacking area and the stupid machine started wigging out because it wasn't in a sack. It wouldn't let me continue my purchase until an employee came to make sure I wasn't trying to sneak a gallon of milk. Next up a couple of limes. The produce link did not work right so again the employee had to come over and punch in a key to start it up again. Scanned some more things and then my next item a jar of jelly did not go into the sack, the sacks were sticking together and it fell between the sacks but it was still on the bagging weight area. Machine locked up again until the lady came back over. After that she just finished ringing my last two produce items. It was a waste of my time and a waste of her time. She might as well have run the register, it would have been faster for both of us. I thanked her profusely for her time and help.

I very much dislike the self check out lanes.

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self-check out lanes . Bad business and takes away jobs at the same time creates more work for some [View all] demtenjeep Sep 2014 OP

Walmart has long lines most of the time itsrobert Sep 2014 #1

I almost always use Dillons. Much nicer people and I get fuel points. demtenjeep Sep 2014 #2

No accident. They make a huge margins & a substantial % of their profit w/n 30 feet of the register underpants Sep 2014 #102

I was interested to read that you had so much trouble with the self-check-out at Walmart. I use Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #3

Part of it was me...I guess I should have put the milk in a bag demtenjeep Sep 2014 #4

I always use a plastic bag for milk michreject Sep 2014 #70

Really? She suggested a bag? CrispyQ Sep 2014 #79

That's what I told her michreject Sep 2014 #80

It's like the cashier punching you in the face and offering you a band aid. Glassunion Sep 2014 #100

I Seldom Use Them, But... ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #95

I soley use the self-checkout HipChick Sep 2014 #6

How's your weather?... TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #30

I see what you did there...yeap..I avoid folks like you HipChick Sep 2014 #98

I use self-check out when they have the belt variety. Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #62

Quite a few times, the items I'm buying Will confuse the check-out-monster and will call out.. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #5

What's funny is that.... sendero Sep 2014 #55

thats a good point demtenjeep Sep 2014 #57

Never use them, and gladly tell staff why I won't hatrack Sep 2014 #7

sure wasn't faster or more convenient demtenjeep Sep 2014 #9

I refuse to use them. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #8

I won't be using them again demtenjeep Sep 2014 #11

IKEA does that all the time spinbaby Sep 2014 #26

IKEA is every bit as bad as Walmart but has a better propaganda department Orrex Sep 2014 #77

So where's your salsa recipe? leftstreet Sep 2014 #10

It is an ancient secret demtenjeep Sep 2014 #12

Yum! leftstreet Sep 2014 #13

you could probably use more fresh tomatoes and not use the one can of diced demtenjeep Sep 2014 #18

Handy when you have a bunch of small change you want to get rid of! Quantess Sep 2014 #14

Good idea. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #63

The worst thing is having to wait in a long line just to use the self-check out line hlthe2b Sep 2014 #15

totally agree demtenjeep Sep 2014 #17

Which is why I'd rather leave than use them. Daemonaquila Sep 2014 #47

Man I LOVE the self checkout lanes. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #16

I'm with you. 840high Sep 2014 #20

I like them too, but only use them when I have a few items, RebelOne Sep 2014 #25

I'm all of 51 years old and look it. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #35

I use them too. Ilsa Sep 2014 #39

It's also new technology and new technologies always alter employment. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #40

LOL. Exactly. And payment systems software and scanning technoligy Ilsa Sep 2014 #42

Me too. I get out of Home Depot in about 1/2 the time. nt Logical Sep 2014 #51

It's half the reason I shop more at Home Depot than at Lowes these days. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #53

True, I have one 1/2 mile away. Too convenient. nt Logical Sep 2014 #54

I rarely use the self-check out lanes because I feel they take away jobs. QED Sep 2014 #19

I shop at the local union grocery store. pintobean Sep 2014 #21

Agree. QED Sep 2014 #22

Thanks! Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #29

Several family members spent years in 655 pintobean Sep 2014 #31

I'm gonna go to whatever line is open.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #23

Or how I always get stuck behind one of the last six... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #24

Or even worse, an idiot who needs to use six credit cards yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #37

Yep: Oh, you're done checking me out? ... Hmmm ... Let me see if I can find my checkbook ... Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #85

Sounds like lousy soft/hard ware to me, elleng Sep 2014 #27

I use US mail to pay bills rather than online payment as my small contribution to valerief Sep 2014 #28

I use self check-out because I usually only have a few items LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #32

I never use self-check. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #33

My local supermarket has the self-scanners so you can scan and bag the stuff you buy Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #34

Wow I've never seen that Ratty Sep 2014 #96

Self check out is wonderful yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #36

I use them by preference. MineralMan Sep 2014 #38

I hate self check out lanes. But I never shop at WalMart. Can't remember the last time I was there mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #41

In our radius area there is a big box Wally world, Dillons and a wally neighborhood market demtenjeep Sep 2014 #58

It's tough when there aren't any other choices nearby. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #61

I tried the self-checkout a couple of times HeiressofBickworth Sep 2014 #43

I do not go to stores that make me use those check out things and I do not go to Walmart. oldandhappy Sep 2014 #44

They have to have someone there anyway treestar Sep 2014 #45

I bet a republican thought up the idea. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #46

I guess you favor tiny stores former9thward Sep 2014 #50

What the hell are you talking about? Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #59

You stated self check out lines meant that you were doing the work. former9thward Sep 2014 #65

How the hell do you know what I am for and against? Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #72

Well your posts would be a good start.... former9thward Sep 2014 #78

Yeah well, I'm a Democrat. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #83

I'm a Democrat too, too bad you don't like it. former9thward Sep 2014 #84

Hey dude, quit making up shit about me. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #92

My Walmart self checkout does not care if it is not in a bag, cwydro Sep 2014 #48

Same here. WillowTree Sep 2014 #93

I will not use self-checkout until it comes with a discount... hexola Sep 2014 #49

I just find it way easier. cwydro Sep 2014 #52

Read post #50 Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #60

Lol. cwydro Sep 2014 #75

dont shop at walmart? np mopinko Sep 2014 #56

My pet peeve with self checkout lines at the grocery store? October Sep 2014 #64

Windmills: bad for wheat-threshing jobs Recursion Sep 2014 #66

I like self check out. My purchases embarrass me most of the time ecstatic Sep 2014 #67

I don't feel one way or another about self checks, but I love self-order consoles Lee-Lee Sep 2014 #68

I hate them and I don't use them. AngryOldDem Sep 2014 #69

I really like the self checkout lanes. Quackers Sep 2014 #71

I am one who loves small talk. I don't see many people most weeks, outside of family, so when logosoco Sep 2014 #73

They're great Blue_Adept Sep 2014 #74

time saver DustyJoe Sep 2014 #76

I never use self-checkout lines. They replace a worker who needs a job. jwirr Sep 2014 #81

your complaining about workers losing jobs and you go to WALMART? WI_DEM Sep 2014 #82

I don't like them either Ratty Sep 2014 #86

I refuse to use them. Cleita Sep 2014 #87

My 8-year-old loves the self checkout lanes. HuckleB Sep 2014 #88

They're also a boon for introverts Blue_Adept Sep 2014 #89

I'm a hard core introvert BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #91

Refuse to use them BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #90

I do my best not to use them steve2470 Sep 2014 #94

I always use the self checkout at walturd. ileus Sep 2014 #97

I did a case study for a class on Self Checkout. Glassunion Sep 2014 #99

I wish all liberals, all democrats would REFUSE to ever shop at Walmart unless their very life randys1 Sep 2014 #101

I never use them n/t riverwalker Sep 2014 #103