Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet?
by empath75 on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:56AM
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Yeah, when I checked groceries and had the produce codes memorized, I could blast through a grocery cart full of food in the time it takes me to check out a dozen items in the self checkout. I always go to a person for anything other than the express line.
Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet?
by douche on Thursday February 09, 2017 @06:22AM
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> I also tend to buy items in bulk, like 2-liter bottles, and it's nice to say "I have 8 of these" and pass one to the cashier.
This is really not the case the self-checkout lines are designed for.
I use them almost exclusively for those cases where I duck in and grab a couple things quickly, and want to get the hell out. It's always faster and easier than even the 12-items-or-less express checkout line, not to mention the regular lines, where you get stuck behind somebody with a cart rounded to the sky and $400 worth of groceries in it.
Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet?
by paulddraper on Thursday February 09, 2017 @02:34AM
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OTOH, you can make sure your 2-liter bottles and tortilla chips are bagged separately.
I don't like the bagging system that has to ensure you put your item into a bag, and that has a quite noticeable delay in responding to your actions.
I also don't like the tiny area they have for the bags. What am I supposed to do? Put full bags back into my half-emptied shopping cart alongside items that haven't been scanned yet? It makes me uncomfortable, like they'll think I'm up to something.
I also tend to buy items in bulk, like 2-liter bottles, and it's nice to say "I have 8 of these" and pass one to the cashier.