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CedarPointcp
05/13/22 4:28:13 PM
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...checkout lines as opposed to human cashiers?
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FrozenBananas
05/13/22 4:41:27 PM
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Nope, I fly through the self checkout.

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VampireCoyote
05/13/22 5:10:08 PM
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Yeah I am. And sometimes I realize I didnt bring any money when it is time to pay for the food.

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rexcrk
05/13/22 5:20:40 PM
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FrozenBananas posted...
Nope, I fly through the self checkout.



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Lokarin
05/13/22 5:22:24 PM
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I'm automatically slower at self checkout since the self-checkout has to pester you no less than 3 times, whereas a clerk only pesters once.

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LinkPizza
05/13/22 5:23:31 PM
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Most people are unless you only have a few items, or have multiple people. Other than that, regular lines are faster (if we arent counting the waiting in line part)

If you are by yourself with a full cart, youll be slower because youre doing everything yourself, and one a time Where at a regular line, the cashier is scanning your items a you put them on the conveyor belt. And then you can start grabbing bags after you finish and stuff So, while I believe people with a few items or multiple people are faster at self-checkout, I dont really believe people with a full cart who are alone (unless they have a special talent, like competitive level)

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FrozenBananas
05/13/22 6:01:02 PM
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I literally map out my journey before I even enter the grocery store. I get all my shit, already have the bag open and putting items in as Im scanning.

I dont want to spend a minute longer than I have to in the stupid fucking grocery store. Theres nothing I hate more than a bunch of people standing around like morons blocking everything and creating unnecessary traffic

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Mensis
05/13/22 6:32:26 PM
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I really wish Aldi had self checkout. Their whole thing is saving cost by running a skeleton crew, so they at max have two registers open ever.

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demonfang178
05/13/22 6:36:00 PM
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...Of course? Am I misreading this? 2 people (or 3 because some stores still have dedicated baggers) are naturally faster than one person.
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hypnox
05/13/22 6:37:47 PM
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I refuse to use self checkout. I like keeping people employed.

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captpackrat
05/13/22 6:57:33 PM
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When I go to Sam's Club I make sure everything has the barcode facing up.

Swipe card
Wait for slow ass system to respond...
Hand scanner goes BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
Hit the Finish button and wait for the slow ass system to respond again....

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LinkPizza
05/13/22 7:05:38 PM
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demonfang178 posted...
...Of course? Am I misreading this? 2 people (or 3 because some stores still have dedicated baggers) are naturally faster than one person.

Yep. Not just scanners. But baggers, too. If you have a full cart, you wont be faster since you have to do everything yourself. Depends on the store, too You have to open the bags, scan and bag every item, and then put the bag up. When you go to a regular cashier, you can just out items on the belt, by the time you finish, most items have been scanned and bagged, and you can start taking the bags. Its basically you do everything yourself, or split the work assembly line style Which would be faster than by yourself

hypnox posted...
I refuse to use self checkout. I like keeping people employed.

I also dont use it

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LinkPizza
05/13/22 7:29:56 PM
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Not to mention, some checkouts have the thing where you cant scan another item until you put the other item in the bagging area

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VampireCoyote
05/13/22 8:50:54 PM
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Mensis posted...
I really wish Aldi had self checkout. Their whole thing is saving cost by running a skeleton crew, so they at max have two registers open ever.

are the people that work the register at you Aldi rude? The one I go to the people are always crazy rude to the customers. I get that they save time by having you bag your own stuff but they always treat everyone like they're this big pain in the ass even when they take all their stuff over to the self bagging counter right away

they have the cheapest avocados in the area that I know of, but I often pay more to get them from Walmart or something just to not deal with mean people

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DrYuya
05/13/22 9:34:44 PM
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I'm super fast with grocery items.

I stand in a grocery line about on average zero seconds... And my drive time is about the same.

I even play video games and stuff like right after I pick out my items online and have them delivered

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ParanoidObsessive
05/13/22 10:41:05 PM
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I never use self-checkout.

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wwinterj25
05/13/22 10:56:22 PM
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Absolutely. I scan my purchases and take my time bagging them. Even more so when the machine decides it hates me. If others come behind me that's not my problem. Even more so when other options are available to them.

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myghostisdead
05/13/22 11:21:06 PM
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I'm slower because I am having to search on the item where to scan it then put it in the proper bag all while watching the kids

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Jkd91
05/14/22 1:07:56 AM
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I use smartshop whenever i go to a supermarket so scan the item as i pick it off the shelf, so when i get to the checkout it takes no time at all to pay.
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OtakuD50
05/14/22 1:12:50 AM
#22:


LinkPizza posted...
If you are by yourself with a full cart
Such people have no business using the self checkout line.

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Muscles
05/14/22 1:52:52 AM
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If there's no line I can get in and out in like 2 minutes, but I barely get more than like 5-10 things at 1 time

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fishy071
05/14/22 1:54:28 AM
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I am slower at self-checkout, and that is one reason I hate it. Furthermore, technical problems often happen. That's why I usually go to the cashier.

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JixHedgehog
05/14/22 9:15:11 AM
#25:


I love self check out

Scan, select own bags so the stupid "item removed from bagging area" error doesnt pop up, decline entering a phone number and bags purchased and off I go

Beats waiting behind someone slowly writing out a cheque or who cant figure out which card to use or some other bull

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Dikitain
05/14/22 1:20:32 PM
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I think some self check-outs are designed such that it intentionally makes you slower. Like the ones at BJs are perfect, literally just scan the barcode on everything and you are good. Then you have my local supermarket where they intentionally make you place something in the bag before you can scan something else, and they don't let you swipe faster then one item every 3-5 seconds, whereas the cashiers can swipe 2-3 things per second with no restrictions.

That said, the less human interaction I have when I am out the better, so I would rather use self check-out no matter how slow it is. Although I treat it like an express lane, and I won't use it if I have more then 8-10 items.

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Kyuubi4269
05/14/22 2:02:40 PM
#27:


Being slower isn't an issue since you fit several in the space of one till. If there's any queue at all, self-checkout is always quicker.

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Revelation34
05/14/22 2:10:56 PM
#28:


OtakuD50 posted...

Such people have no business using the self checkout line.


Says who?

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FrozenBananas
05/14/22 2:21:00 PM
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Revelation34 posted...
Says who?

says the rules of a lot of stores

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Cruddy_horse
05/14/22 3:18:22 PM
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I've never seen self checkout take more than 2 minutes max since the 2000's and early 2010's when they barely worked and malfunctioned 90% of the time making them slower than normal checkouts. I think some of the people complaining about them being slower have the ones from that era.
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Adam_Savage
05/14/22 3:23:45 PM
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what bougie ass stores are you people going to that has multiple people at a register

most stores just have the one cashier to do everything

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Kyuubi4269
05/14/22 4:10:04 PM
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Adam_Savage posted...
what bougie ass stores are you people going to that has multiple people at a register

most stores just have the one cashier to do everything

Not everybody lives out in a fucking field.

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Adam_Savage
05/14/22 4:20:26 PM
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not everyone is racist either but that doesn't stop you does it

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LinkPizza
05/14/22 4:42:21 PM
#34:


Cruddy_horse posted...
I've never seen self checkout take more than 2 minutes max since the 2000's and early 2010's when they barely worked and malfunctioned 90% of the time making them slower than normal checkouts. I think some of the people complaining about them being slower have the ones from that era.

Most people know not to go to self-checkout with a ton of stuff. The reason I usually see self-checkout go fast is because the person barely has any stuff. Anyone who has a full cart always takes a while, though. Longer than they would at a regular register, at least And Im not talking about waiting period

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GGuirao13
05/15/22 4:20:29 AM
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It's pretty much the same.

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KJ StErOiDs
05/15/22 4:52:12 AM
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Slower. I've only done self-checkout a few times, there's no way I'd done it faster than those who do it for a living.

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Revelation34
05/15/22 5:17:56 AM
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FrozenBananas posted...


says the rules of a lot of stores


No that's for express lanes, not self checkout.

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VampireCoyote
05/15/22 6:08:36 AM
#38:


Revelation34 posted...
No that's for express lanes, not self checkout.

different stores have different rules

come on dude

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Revelation34
05/15/22 8:12:39 AM
#39:


VampireCoyote posted...


different stores have different rules

come on dude


Nah.

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VampireCoyote
05/15/22 8:40:57 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
Nah.

you really do seemingly thrive on being wrong about things

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Revelation34
05/15/22 2:29:25 PM
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VampireCoyote posted...


you really do seemingly thrive on being wrong about things


Revelation34 posted...


Nah.

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wwinterj25
05/15/22 4:19:31 PM
#42:


OtakuD50 posted...
Such people have no business using the self checkout line.
Why though? In most supermarkets I've visited they have self service checkouts that are specifically designed for those who do big shops. It's not limited to those people but it is a option. I've used them myself many times. It's better for me to go at my own pace without having to rush packing when someone is actually serving me. The smaller ones tend to have a limit of 10 items so when doing a week shop I don't use those.

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Gaawa_chan
05/15/22 4:23:59 PM
#43:


Yes, but that's because I seem to have, and have always had, some coordination problems that make me very clumsy, so I'm a bit slow to compensate

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