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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by zelos on Thursday February 09, 2017 @04:17AM (#13605649)
Even if it's slower for the transaction itself, the fact that they generally replace 1 human cashier with 2-3 automated checkouts mean that waiting times are much shorter in my experience.
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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by aninhumer on Thursday February 09, 2017 @04:32AM (#13605701)
Although I did discover at my local supermarket that if I'm buying alcohol at a self checkout (which requires someone to confirm my age), it can be paradoxically faster to go when it's busy, because there's always someone at the machines, whereas they rely on wandering staff to see the alert when it's quieter.
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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by jstanley on Thursday February 09, 2017 @07:59AM (#13606574)
Which also paradoxically means it's easier to turn up at a quiet time and steal the alcohol (even if you're underage!) than to buy it legitimately.
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