Current Events > Why do they say self check out is a scam?

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I think it's pretty convenient.

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They dont

there are those who would have u believe u are doing the grocery store's work for free

idt that makes it a scam tho cuz the time saved is

Because something something boomers something something not giving cashiers jobs

They're making you do the work, some of the systems are sensitive and sometimes you gotta wait for the customer service person to come help you, it doesn't even reduce the prices of groceries with all the saved labor cost aaaand they don't even prevent stealing that much.

I dont get it either >_> It's so much faster than the manned cashiers. I can only envision lazy Boogie-likes have a problem with it and want to deprive us of something beautiful

Nobody says its a scam. But its pretty clearly a move to reduce the number of employees that a store has without passing savings on to consumers, and pretty objectively for larger number of items its less convenient to scan and bag yourself.

hoping for a 500 thread tc?

Why would I want someone to go through my stuff in exchange for bagging everything slower and not the way I want it?

>US still has baggers
Truly the royals of the world.

K181 posted...

Nobody says its a scam. But its pretty clearly a move to reduce the number of employees that a store has without passing savings on to consumers, and pretty objectively for larger number of items its less convenient to scan and bag yourself.

But they still have most of the cashier stands staffed...

the prices aren't reduced even when you are paying for less labor

I don't want my milk stacked on top of my bread.

its manufactured convenience by understaffing real checkout lanes, making you bag your own things at real checkout lanes, and having junior/new/poorly trained (SLOW) employees on real checkout lanes

shopping in the 90s and 00s was a far different experience than today.

I feel like yall just try and find stuff to get worked up over. Its a freaking self checkout. If you dont like it, dont use it. Its that simple.

No wonder youre all so angry and uptight all the time.

Never heard anyone call it a "scam". That doesn't even make sense.

Cocytus posted...

But they still have most of the cashier stands staffed...

I wish. It used to be common for the lanes to be staffed at a grocery store, and even a bagger. Now I'm lucky to see three lanes open with maybe one bagger being shared. Maybe.

Corporations pay less money in labor costs and still raise the prices due to higher wages.

That's the scam.

tbh it would be easy to steal from most of them except Walmart where they have like 3 or 4 people watching you like a hawk. My local Dollar General has 4 at the front and never any employees up there. They don't know what's being scanned.

When they rolled out here 20 years ago we kept getting told how it'd result in lower prices. It doesn't.

WingsOfGood posted...

hoping for a 500 thread tc?

Self-checkout is a topic that gets people fired up? When did this happen? What's the controversy?

It's only more convenient if the store is dead and you don't have to wait behind a dozen+ people very slowly scanning and bagging their stuff

GeminiDeus posted...

I don't want my milk stacked on top of my bread.

I have never once had anything remotely close to something like this happen in my entire life.

Unknown5uspect posted...

I have never once had anything remotely close to something like this happen in my entire life.

Yeah, and they always ask "Do you want this in a bag" like it doesn't have it's own handle.

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NeonOPPAl posted...

I dont get it either >_> It's so much faster than the manned cashiers. I can only envision lazy Boogie-likes have a problem with it and want to deprive us of something beautiful

Until the area is unattended and you need someone to clear the weight prompt.

rexcrk posted...

I feel like yall just try and find stuff to get worked up over. Its a freaking self checkout. If you dont like it, dont use it. Its that simple.

No wonder youre all so angry and uptight all the time.

Many stores here make it the only option. And those with physical disabilities cannot use them

SauI_Goodman posted...

Until the area is unattended and you need someone to clear the weight prompt.

If you activate the weight prompt, that's on you. Git gud

NeonOPPAl posted...

If you activate the weight prompt, that's on you. Git gud

Lmao OK you can. Always tell who's bullshitting on here

Only amateurs bag it on the scale and risk the setting off the alarm. Bagging that shit at your car is the new meta

Mechu posted...

Never heard anyone call it a "scam". That doesn't even make sense.

I heard it recently

It doesnt work here where I am, theyre terrible

there are too many people and they are way too stupid to scan, bag their stuff and pay within a timely manner

They say a lot of things don't they

The biggest criticism I've seen is that "you have to do the work."

To which my response is always "I don't care because it's faster."

I don't know why so many people have skill issues with self checkout, but that shit has always worked for me. The only time I deal with an attendant is when I ring up alcohol.

I never use self-checkout because I would never use a place like Walmart.

In the Midwest, we have a chain of grocery stores called Hy-Vee, and the customer experience is so vastly superior to Walmart that I can never imagine going to Walmart again. Hy-Vee has become a pretty big chain, so now they have everything that Walmart would have.

At Hy-Vee they have staff that looks out and opens up new check-out aisles for you so you don't have to wait in a line. So, it's actually faster to use a staffed aisle there. They also have baggers that arrange your cart. Plus, unlike Walmart or Target, Hy-Vee will, in addition to your name brands, carry local brand from businesses in your area so they always have super good salsa/hummus/chips/wine, etc.

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No. I have done self checkout countless times and never had an issue

Dungeater posted...

there are those who would have u believe u are doing the grocery store's work for free

idt that makes it a scam tho cuz the time saved is

Self checkout doesn't save time in my experience. You have people with millions of items that scan their items at a snails pace, then the machine says you need assistance and you have to wait forever for someone to come over to fix it.

I started going back to regular checkout since it moves faster.

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Yikes

Ppl are afraid of change. Many don't like tapping their credit/debit card lest the dark web is watching them... meanwhile they're texting photos of their kids to 40 of their closest friends.

I think cashiers & self-checkout both are here to stay together. Some companies are getting rid of self-checkout in high theft locales, yet overall it's made shopping more satisfying experience for many, including myself.
I'd say the % of times having to wait in line for a self-checkout machine is maybe 9% of my experiences... & % having to wait in line for a cashier is about 89%. I prefer the former, by miles.

I dunno about anyone else but I always steal at least 1 thing in self checkout now

I know they should pay me for bagging my own stuff right? Trololol

thronedfire2 posted...

I dunno about anyone else but I always steal at least 1 thing in self checkout now

You do?

If you dont understand how its a scam then you yourself have accepted reality as it is and dont mind being taken advantage of.

You are paying the same prices to do the job of a cashier. Pretty simple to understand lol.

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If you dont understand how its a scam then you yourself have accepted reality as it is and dont mind being taken advantage of.

You are paying the same prices to do the job of a cashier. Pretty simple to understand lol.

So what should I do, not use it and spend longer checking out just to make a point? Ill take being a cuck if it means Im done faster.