Current Events > Walmart is considering removing cashiers from all of its stores

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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/walmart-looks-to-remove-all-cashiers-from-stores

Self-checkout lines are bad enough (almost every time I've used one at a supermarket something goes wrong and an employee has to come over to override the problem). I can't even imagine what kind of shitshow this will be with nothing but self-checkout counters.

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G-Ziss posted...

almost every time I've used one at a supermarket something goes wrong and an employee has to come over to override the problem

Sounds like a personal problem.

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Isnt that like a million jobs?
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The only time I've ever used the regular checkout is when self checkout was down. Surprised they haven't gotten rid of cashiers sooner, not many even use regular checkout at my Walmart and Kroger.

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"Think of all of those unemployed people from the looting! As though WalMart isn't planning to bleed them dry and replace them anyway!"

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XD
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Of course they are. Itll save them a buck.
I hope every Wal Mart gets looted and the Walton family loses everything they have and die penniless.

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EffectAndCause posted...

Isnt that like a million jobs?

No one at Walmart was hired to only do cash register.

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CVS tried doing that in Massachusetts and failed miserably so they went right back to cashiers and 1 or 2 self checkout lines. I think the problem is too many boomers and other older people that literally freeze in place or lose any common sense they have left when confronted by technology.

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Oh no an employee has to come and swipe a card to fix it taking literally seconds. Self-checkouts are the future. Get used to it

Axiom posted...

Self-checkouts are the future. Get used to it

...until you want beer, cigarettes, spraypaint, or an R-rated movie.

Questionmarktarius posted...

...until you want beer, cigarettes, spraypaint, or an R-rated movie.

The person literally does the same thing as cashiers and it takes the same time

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Automation is the future.

So is UBI.

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Irony posted...

The person literally does the same thing as cashiers and it takes the same time

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Why do you think they are standing there. It's not just to make sure you don't steal

Some self check outs are good, the ones that sensor a weigh scanned items are super annoying imo

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DrizztLink posted...

Sounds like a personal problem.

I've never had an issue. Scan the fucking thing put it where the bags are and pay with debit card.

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BettyWhite posted...

Automation is the future.

So is UBI.

Exactly. We need so start talking about taxing every robot just like we tax every worker.

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"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."

*Throws shopping cart*

It would be great if these things weren't built by morons

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78775985

fucking lel @ the same posters OKAY with employees losing their jobs in this topic but resort to fake virtue signalling in that one like they actually care one way or another

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I love giving myself the employee discount when I do self checkout

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Questionmarktarius posted...

...until you want beer, cigarettes, spraypaint, or an R-rated movie.

There's always someone to approve those things at self-checkouts.
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Axiom posted...

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Why do you think they are standing there. It's not just to make sure you don't steal

If they're thinking of going full self checkout, it may be that's exactly why they were there and someone just said what little would be stolen would be less than the salaries of people.

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As much as I use self checkout, I wouldn't like it if they replaced cashiers with it everywhere. I cannot forget the time I got stuck behind an old person with a overflowing cart slowly scanning their stuff.

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I never use the self checkout at any store. I always go to the cashier to support them, so that I don't have to deal with the machine, and so that they can bag things for me. Especially because I use reusable bags, and that'd just add one more thing for the machine to complain about.

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Rexdragon125 posted...

"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."

*Throws shopping cart*

It would be great if these things weren't built by morons

That's why my Walmart disabled those weight scales. Glitches easily and is too much of a hassle for something that cameras and self-checkout associates can handle.
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I went to a Costco that had a self-checkout (I think there were 4-6 self-checkout stations in the area or something like that).

The lines for the regular cashiers were always super long, like they are at every Costco. The lines at the self-checkout were not nearly as long and went much more quickly.

Self-checkouts are great and do not deserve the hate they get.

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The line ups will be longer due to old folks taking forever to scan stuff as stated. They should have a line just for slow old people.

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Rexdragon125 posted...

"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."

*Throws shopping cart*

It would be great if these things weren't built by morons

I remember a supermarket in my city does that, but additionally once you have finished you have to pick up your bag and THEN and only then could you pay. Sometimes maybe you only get one or two items you can carry with your hands not needing a bag, but setting them down anywhere on the thing triggers those damn unexpected item messages

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There's a Target near where I live that has 8 self checkout stations and one register for when you need to be carded. It's great, tbh.

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Every store using self check out keeps a few employees making sure things run smoothly. Of course....the net loss of jobs will still be big.

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I can't see this being a success the way it's currently set up. What about customers who have their carts filled to the brim? Some of those shoppers are definitely not going to want to self-check out in that scenario. It would be very time consuming for many.

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This will be horrible, now all of the bloomers will clog up the self-checkout lanes.

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A lot of customers are dumb so this will go horrible

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G-Ziss posted...

(almost every time I've used one at a supermarket something goes wrong and an employee has to come over to override the problem)

Maybe you're just bad with technology? This is not normal anymore, so very much a user error.

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As much as I love self checkout so I dont have to interact with anyone, people are far too stupid for self checkout to become the norm. I used to monitor self checkout as a job a few years ago. Dont underestimate the stupidity of the average customer.

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Rexdragon125 posted...

"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."
"Place item in bag"
"Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove."

*Throws shopping cart*

It would be great if these things weren't built by morons

This is exactly what I'm talking about. This shit happens to me all the time, sometimes more than once in a single checkout. And usually I have to wait several minutes for someone to come and help me.

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Funkydog posted...

Maybe you're just bad with technology? This is not normal anymore, so very much a user error.

Nope, see post #19, happens all the time, has nothing to do with user error.

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SquantoZ posted...

CVS tried doing that in Massachusetts and failed miserably so they went right back to cashiers and 1 or 2 self checkout lines. I think the problem is too many boomers and other older people that literally freeze in place or lose any common sense they have left when confronted by technology.

It's really easy to steal from them too

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Funkydog you're just a liar, you even know and experience computer problems yourself yet you claim it is user error lmao.

Anyways I experienced the same thing. I scan one yogurt place it in the bagging area. I scan the next yogurt and place it the bagging area next to other yogurt.

The computer prompts
"You must place the item in the bagging area."
"Help is on the way."

Cashier comes and examines what happens and counts two yogurts scanned and two yogurts in the bagging and proceeds to scold me for "having a question"

STFU dude.

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When I go to Walmart they only have like 3 cashiers at any given time, so big fucking loss

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Oh god...Do they not realize the issue anyone over the age of 40 causes at a self checkout with one item? Now imagine a full fucking cart.

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Considering there's always some dumb ass in front of me with one item and can't figure out how to use the damn thing, I don't see this ending well

Worst is if you have a full cart and mid-way one item fucks up and you need to re-do the whole process.

And if you have a full cart after putting the items in the bag there's little room to put lots of items and the cart is still full.

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Funkydog posted...

Maybe you're just bad with technology? This is not normal anymore, so very much a user error.

I develop software and do IT stuff for a living. There are tons of reasons computer systems could be garbage. Morons having designed it is a distinct possibility.

Cool

Without having to pay staff they'll pass the savings onto the consumer

Win win :)

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G-Ziss posted...

Nope, see post #19, happens all the time, has nothing to do with user error.

Don't think I've ever seen it happen save for rare occurrences. Usually more annoying is needed some to validate an ID'd product and whoever is meant to be on them doing something else, or with another customer so you get stuck waiting.

I'm sure it happens, but I don't think it's anywhere near as common as people try to claim.

pick4six posted...

Funkydog you're just a liar, you even know and experience computer problems yourself yet you claim it is user error lmao.

Anyways I experienced the same thing. I scan one yogurt place it in the bagging area. I scan the next yogurt and place it the bagging area next to other yogurt.

The computer prompts
"You must place the item in the bagging area."
"Help is on the way."

Cashier comes and examines what happens and counts two yogurts scanned and two yogurts in the bagging and proceeds to scold me for "having a question"

STFU dude.

K

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It's funny that Boomers make fun of cashiers, but they can't use the self checkout line properly.

Austin_Era_II posted...
Austin_Era_II posted...

And if you have a full cart after putting the items in the bag there's little room to put lots of items and the cart is still full.

This is the biggest reason why self-checkout only isnt really feasible. Most of the people here that are confident that self-checkout is the future probably just buy a video game and a handful of microwave dinners when they go shopping.

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so since they're getting rid of cashiers and janitors, how long before they get robots fully stocking the selves? at that point will shoppers even be allowed in? and of course, will they be rehiring all the former workers as AI/robot maintenance workers?

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