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Karma13612

(5,011 posts)
27. I love self checkout.
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 12:22 AM
Aug 2024

I’m in and out much faster. I know I’ve been charged correctly for produce and I pack my bags a certain way.
It’s been a win win for our area. We are rural and the staffed check outs were super long before they put in SCO because they had trouble getting help. We were told by a manager at the store that they couldn’t find people to cover the registers. Now the store is even busier and we rarely have to wait to check out. And they employ an ARMY of staff to do the “picking” for various pickup and delivery options.
And it’s one less person you are face to face with during flu/contagious illness season.



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I don't mind self-checkout for a few items Skittles Aug 2024 #1
Same here. Dulcinea Sep 2024 #47
I use them, mainly because I prefer to do it myself and don't want people to have to wait on me. Silent Type Aug 2024 #2
"helped by a human being." Dave Bowman Aug 2024 #3
omg Skittles Aug 2024 #4
Lol, yeah, that's torture! Dave Bowman Aug 2024 #19
Don't forget, "Your call is important to us." Intractable Aug 2024 #24
i finaly turned off my land lines noise makers also turnd down the answering machine voice to 0. peace of mind AllaN01Bear Sep 2024 #43
And if you have a thick accent, or don't actually speak English or Spanish dickthegrouch Aug 2024 #17
not I n/t Lulu KC Aug 2024 #5
I absolutely refuse to use self-checkout orthoclad Aug 2024 #6
Same here... 2naSalit Aug 2024 #8
Self checkout is scab labor. orthoclad Aug 2024 #10
Yup. 2naSalit Aug 2024 #13
I love to support employee-owned businesses. orthoclad Aug 2024 #14
Same... 2naSalit Aug 2024 #15
My view is kacekwl Aug 2024 #7
Yeah, that's a good idea. Dave Bowman Aug 2024 #20
I've used self checkout in Target House of Roberts Aug 2024 #9
I use them now. duncang Aug 2024 #11
And then it shouts out what you bought. LisaM Sep 2024 #56
Unwelcome opinion here MaryMagdaline Aug 2024 #12
"Whodda thunk" that unpaid customers manning the check-out process once performed by union employees... hlthe2b Aug 2024 #16
I personally prefer the self checkout stopdiggin Aug 2024 #18
Well stated Karma13612 Aug 2024 #25
I don't remember using one of these, so I guess that I should get out more. Dave Bowman Aug 2024 #21
Krogers where I shop forces you to use self checkout. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #22
Aldi near me forces self check-out as well SheltieLover Aug 2024 #33
Yes I prefer cashier check out too for the same reason. Irish_Dem Aug 2024 #38
Yes, Kroger is a rip off SheltieLover Aug 2024 #39
Oh wow! Karma13612 Sep 2024 #40
Memphis region SheltieLover Sep 2024 #42
Cool! Thanks! eom Karma13612 Sep 2024 #50
YW! SheltieLover Sep 2024 #59
The Aldi's stores here in Pittsburgh don't have self-checkout for the most part FakeNoose Sep 2024 #60
I loooove Aldi & buy nearly everything there SheltieLover Sep 2024 #61
I shop at Kroger to get the fuel points. Dulcinea Sep 2024 #48
I had not thought about doing that. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #49
I do. DavidDvorkin Aug 2024 #23
If I don't have many items, absolutely. Self Esteem Aug 2024 #26
I love self checkout. Karma13612 Aug 2024 #27
It started with the gas station. Arne Aug 2024 #28
I had to check my own cart move and bag it all myself. I had $250 worth of mostly food and bulky items. flying_wahini Aug 2024 #29
I'm terrible at self checkout viva la Aug 2024 #30
I will only use self-check if I have just one or two items, and there are niyad Aug 2024 #31
Just an observation: Last year, the wally world near me did a major remodel, niyad Aug 2024 #32
I use them. You bet I do. valleyrogue Aug 2024 #34
Well said Karma13612 Sep 2024 #41
I like chatting with cashiers and when I was a cashier LisaM Sep 2024 #57
I refuse to use them and have called for a manager to sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #35
If I only have a few items, and there are lines everywhere, I prefer the self checkout. RockRaven Aug 2024 #36
It's a decent option, used it today first time in months. elleng Aug 2024 #37
i feel that i am stealing someones job, so no. if u want me to use self . train me , pay me walmart wage to do so AllaN01Bear Sep 2024 #44
At one point the small supermarket in my old neighborhood changed to all self-checkout except for one cashier. betsuni Sep 2024 #45
My Stop and Shop hires people with developmental disabilities to help bag my groceries. CTyankee Sep 2024 #46
I use self checkout except when I get produce without a product tag snd don't know the code surfered Sep 2024 #51
I prefer self checkout. drray23 Sep 2024 #52
Some stores in Portland are removing self checkout lanes Thunderbeast Sep 2024 #53
Only as express Bristlecone Sep 2024 #54
Lowe's in our area just went all self checkout Jilly_in_VA Sep 2024 #55
Their own employees use the self checkout. doc03 Sep 2024 #58
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