I’m faster than anyone who works there, and I don’t need to worry about long lines (usually the self checkout is the faster option). The time saved is my payment.
I would be faster, if the tills didn’t have a bloody delay after placing the item in the bag, before it will scan the next one.
“Please place the item in the bagging area!!!”
“Unexpected item in the bagging area.” “Please place the item in the bagging area.” “Unexpected item in the bagging area.” “Please wait for assistance.”
This was funny like a decade ago when it was commonplace.
Stores in my area solved that at least 6 years ago, maybe even earlier than that.
Kroger 😂
How can you be faster when you have to both scan and bag everything, whereas at the human checkout you only have to bag?
Hint, they’re probably not. They perceive themselves as faster, but on average the employees are.
You must have some speedy cashiers at your local store!
No, the point is you perceive them as slower because when you rush you can feel it things feel snappy, you can emotionally feel your speed further and it is unfortunately socially acceptable for you to openly shit on retail workers as lazy, stupid and incompetent in a classist insult.
This is the same phenomena as when older conservative men who have gotten used to being in control of everything cannot actually physically restrain themselves from micromanaging whatever they see people doing infront of them because they can’t handle their irrational experience of impatience not having the companion emotional experience of rushing at the task.
That’s an insane comment from a crazy person. You’re unwell.
[…] Me: “I don’t work here”
This gives me big “ok boomer” vibes. Instead of this, imo, snarky response, could you not simply politely say that you prefer a human cashier?
Remember the human.
“Don’t you hate it when you walk into a grocer and they expect you to pick out the items yourself? I don’t work here, I just want to say “1 pound of ham and 2 loafs of bread” at the clerk, pay and pick them up. I’ve been to this new Piggley Wiggly, can’t find anything, spent like an hour to find beans. Imagine if I was paid for that time, I would have made 15¢!”
OP in 1925, probably.
You get a discount depending on how you scan.
fun fact: you can get a discount at a self-checkout! grocery stores hate this one trick!
Yeah, better pay cash n wear a mask tho. They are starting to bust people for that.
https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/self-checkout-machine-retail-theft-shopping/64244074
Uhh yeah there’s a camera there now, and literally my local grocery store of choice, Food Lion, fucking shows you your ass on its display screen. Which is basically saying “Fucking do it mother fucker, we dare you, we double dog dare you.”
You could probably do it if you never plan on entering that store ever again.
Tell me the OP is from the US without telling me they’re from the US.
I suppose you might also leave trash at your seat in a movie theater or restaurant. After all, cleaning up is someone else’s job and you don’t even work there. Plus, you can pat yourself on the back for contributing to that person’s job security with your added burden like some of the people here.
Genx here
Ok boomer
Some of us prefer non-human interaction
Do you prefer any human interaction?
/s kinda
Not most :P
I have witnessed far to many people with full carts que into the self check out, and than they get frustrated when every other thing they scan throws a flag.
Bitch, SCO is for 10 items or less!
Here in NZ, the self checkout is the preferred option for any amount of shopping. It’s so much quicker and you don’t have to engage in pointless small talk. I just got home from doing some grocery shopping and they had about 10 self checkouts and maybe 2 or 3 human ones that nobody was using.
With a cashier, I can start packing while they scan, which is way faster
Yes but you often have to wait to get to the cashier
I often have to wait to use the self-checkout as well
I know I’m in the minority but I prefer self checkout so I don’t have to talk to people. Same reason I quit customer service work. I do not want to hear about your day I want to pay for my shit and leave.
I know I’m in the minority
Dude look around the comment section. 90% talk about prefering self checkout
I’m with him, though, every few months the anti-self-checkout crowd is all up in arms
I somehow don’t remember the anti-ATM machine crowd angry about putting tellers out of work or the anti-microwave crowd putting restaurant workers out of work, or the anti-car crowd upset about putting trolley drivers out of work
Maybe you should speculate less and actually read some history?
Gee guess I missed “the ATM riots” day in history class
if i’ve learned anything from this thread it’s that y’all have awful self-checkouts.
I never understand the press they get. As someone that doesn’t want to have a chat with a stranger about everything I buy, self-checkouts are amazing. I don’t consider it extra work. OP should look at the history of supermarkets. We didn’t use to pick items off the shelves either.
Same with pumping gas. Self serve is the norm in so many places.
I pass the time ignoring the dangerous substance I’m handling untrained by thinking about how we stopped employing a specialists so that someone’s quarterly profits could go up a bit more.
You don’t need a tucking specialist to pump gas lmao
tucking specialist
Is this a type of drag queen? I agree you probably wouldn’t need one to pump gas.
Tucking the nozzle into my carussy
