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Re:Ikea has bought TaskRabbit by ghaff on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:51AM (#15364747)
Around where I live, beside Walmart Superstores, those supermarkets that added some self-checkout have since removed them. Self-checkout is such an abysmal experience in supermarkets especially if you buy things like produce that I'll actively avoid any store that uses them extensively.

I have less of a problem in convenience-type stores but I'm usually not buying much stuff and rarely produce.

Re:Ikea has bought TaskRabbit by rsynnott on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:50AM (#15365207)
Maybe it's differing design of machines or something. The only time I'll use a manned checkout these days is if I'm buying alcohol. Otherwise, the automatic one is generally far quicker, and there are usually far more of them.