• @lagomorphlecture
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    456 months ago

    Same. I’m purchasing 2 small things and there’s a line with the creepy incel cashier? Yep self checkout FTW. I have an entire cart full of stuff and the store doesn’t even have a cashier? FML.

    • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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      186 months ago

      Ya, having a lot of items, or odd items like vegetables or bulk items at a grocery store that need to have a code entered or need to be weighed suck at self checkout.

      I would also say large items, but home depot and costco provide wireless scanners which work very well. Can just roll your cart up grab the scanner scan and go without taking stuff off.

      • Thurstylark
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        286 months ago

        That and age-gated items like alcohol and [some] medicines. If the one human managing the self-checkout horde is busy, you’re just left waiting.

        • @BearOfaTime
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          6 months ago

          Somehow Costco has managed this well (as has Sam’s Club).

          Costco always has sufficient ID checkers in the self-checkout, and Sam’s checks your ID as you leave the store if you do the Scan-as-You-Go feature.

          Quick and easy for both.

          • Maeve
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            6 months ago

            They really need to just pay for extra cashiers. And* can’t they also have “express lanes?”

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            • @BearOfaTime
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              16 months ago

              Exactly. Seems Costco and Sam’s do just that.