Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble
by ekianjo on Thursday February 15, 2018 @10:23PM
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This happens in a lot of places. The shopping experience may be nice but the actual payment experience is atrocious. Honestly if I have to wait more than 10 minutes to pay for something, I just don't buy anything, or purchase online instead. Even if there are long queues, there are many ways you could improve the experience - for example get an automatic ticket to get "in line" in the system, and get called when it's your turn - at the same time you can continue looking at more items instead of wasting your time in line.
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Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble
by tnolet on Friday February 16, 2018 @05:29AM
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Many train stations in the Netherlands have book and magazine shops with "self checkout". Basically a scanner & screen like you see at Ikea. Works great in rush hour when these places are packed with people buying morning newspapers and such.
Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble
by reaperducer on Friday February 16, 2018 @12:11PM
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Things like this are why I love Apple's self-checkout system at its stores. No need to even go to a checkout; just scan the item with your phone, and it's paid for.
I sometimes feel like a shoplifter on my way out, but nobody's ever looked at me sideways.
More than once I've decided to pick up an adapter or headphones or a hard drive at the Apple Store instead of Fry's or Best Buy or Target because of the iPhone checkout.