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Re:In Manufacturing and Retail, Robot Labor is Cheaper Than ... by ghshephard on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:29AM (#13892888)
I guess it depends on where the Self Service Kiosks have been deployed - I can Scan, Bag, Pay, leave in < 60 seconds with 6 items in my basket. Honestly, the hardest part is opening a hole in top of the bag that I can put stuff in.

Concur - if I have a cart, probably would use a checkout person - but, when you get used to buying stuff from the store 1-2x a day, you rarely have a large load.

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Re:In Manufacturing and Retail, Robot Labor is Cheaper Than ... by syshum on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:56AM (#13892990)
>- I can Scan, Bag, Pay, leave in < 60 seconds with 6 items in my basket.

Yea if you only have 6 items sure... I never go to the store when I am only buying 6 items.... If I only need 6 things it can wait until I need more

I go to the store 1 or 2 times a month, not everyday

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