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MIButterfly

(2,203 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2025, 03:38 PM Dec 24

Thing that make you go hmmmm. [View all]

I just got back from Costco and it wasn't the zoo I thought it would be. I did see something that I've noticed at other stores (mostly Kroger) that I can't figure out for the life of me. The self-service checkout had a line a mile long and the lines with cashiers had only one or two people in them. At Kroger, I've seen the self-service line go 3/4 of the way down the aisle while the line for the cashier RIGHT NEXT TO THE SELF-SERVICE LINE had only one shopper in it. Why would anyone want to spend 30 minutes in a line to scan their purchases and bag them themselves when they can have someone else do it for them and be out in 10 minutes?

It boggles my little mind. It makes absolutely no sense to me.

By the way, I try to avoid using the self-service checkout because it eliminates jobs.

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Thing that make you go hmmmm. [View all] MIButterfly Dec 24 OP

Easier to 'cheat' on the self check-out... Wounded Bear Dec 24 #1

I always buy alcohol at Costco so rarely use the self checkout kimbutgar Dec 24 #2

I prefer the self check out for the simple reason Pharlo Dec 24 #3

When I can't remember the words! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 24 #4

I very rarely use self checkout MustLoveBeagles Dec 24 #5

I moved to self checkout during Covid. chowmama Dec 24 #6

I almost always have groceries and sundries anciano Dec 24 #7

People get moniss Dec 24 #8

One possibility catchnrelease Dec 24 #9

I think people have literally been conditioned over the last 50 years that self serve is more efficient and faster Cheezoholic Dec 24 #10

I prefer packing my own groceries - TBF Dec 24 #11

I wouldn't wish cashier jobs on most people... Chemical Bill Dec 24 #12