@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing themwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square355fedilinkarrow-up1667arrow-down119
arrow-up1648arrow-down1external-linkWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing themwww.cnn.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square355fedilink
minus-squareThurstylarklinkEnglish28•6 months agoThat 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.
minus-square@BearOfaTimelinkEnglish6•edit-26 months agoSomehow 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.
minus-squareMaevelinkfedilink3•edit-26 months agoThey really need to just pay for extra cashiers. And* can’t they also have “express lanes?” corrected
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.
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.
They really need to just pay for extra cashiers. And* can’t they also have “express lanes?”
Exactly. Seems Costco and Sam’s do just that.