Self Checkout (2 Viewers)

[Brennan77]

They are the only reason Walmart is now almost tolerable. It used to be that there was no alternative to waiting in line for 20 minutes to check out. Now it's a quick in and out. I'd say I am sad for the cashiers who lost work, but Walmart never had more than 3 lanes open anyway.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

The Bass Pro Shop needs a self checkout. The maximum two cashiers staffed ask you 5 different questions before ever ringing up your items, takes FOREVER.

Sam's Club tries to make you move all your items to an empty cart as you scan them, nullifying the time saved by doing it yourself. I refuse to remove my items, they are all sitting bar code up, ready to be scanned!

That’s weird about Sam’s Club bc Costco checkout is like science
Even if I see huge lines there, I’m fairly confident they’ll go as efficiently as possible

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Many years ago I was at Walgreens buying some antacids. The cashier dude commented, "stomach feeling upset?" To which I replied, "if I was buying condoms would you have asked if I was feeling horny?" He didn't know how to respond. I get having some idle chit-chat during the purchasing process, but commenting on what a person is buying should be off-limits and part of standard training.

Person working behind the counter is just looking for some human interaction to break the monotony
Snapping up a cashier most likely adversely effects their interactions with subsequent customers

 

[gboudx]

Person working behind the counter is just looking for some human interaction to break the monotony
Snapping up a cashier most likely adversely effects their interactions with subsequent customers

Hopefully he excused himself after I left, and went into the bathroom and sobbed uncontrollably

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Hopefully he excused himself after I left, and went into the bathroom and sobbed uncontrollably

Well that one interaction wouldn’t be enough, but if that’s the 20th such interaction it might

 

[Bayouboy]

I ring up red bell peppers as green ones.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I ring up red bell peppers as green ones.

You are about to get a knock on your door - I suggest you answer it. We cannot standby and watch society continue to crumble like this

 

[itztime]

I ring up red bell peppers as green ones.

Now wonder green peppers are always out! The auto inventory never senses low inventory because of hooligans like you .

 

[Infoman]

 

[Optimus Prime]

The Bass Pro Shop needs a self checkout. The maximum two cashiers staffed ask you 5 different questions before ever ringing up your items, takes FOREVER.

Remember the days when you went to the store, you grabbed some items, you went to the register, the cashier told you how much it was, you paid for it and you left the store?

Remember those simple days?

Now it seems every time I check out anywhere it's a game of 20 questions:

No, I don't want to sign up for your store credit card

No, I don't want to sign up for your store's rewards club

No, I don't want to take an online survey to enter a $5000 sweepstakes

No, I don't want a free 3 month magazine subscription

No, I don't want to donate a dollar for hungry children

No, I don't want to donate a dollar for children's cancer research

No, I don't want to donate a dollar to save the rainforest

No, I don't want to donate a dollar for hungry kids with cancer living in the rainforest

Sometimes I don't mind as much, but other times it really gets on my nerves

Does this bother anyone else, or is it just me?

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Remember the days when you went to the store, you grabbed some items, you went to the register, the cashier told you how much it was, you paid for it and you left the store? Remember those simple days? Now it seems every time I check out anywhere it's a game of 20 questions: No, I don't want...

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[bigdaddysaints]

you know what is 10x worse than self checkout?
when they stock items in the wrong location and when you scan it, it's way more than you thought it would be. it's a peeve i have that drives me nuts.
i have gotten where i use the Walmart app to check the price on most of the items before i put them in the buggy. at least with Walmart, i can do that, but at Rouses, i don't have that luxury..

 

[kizzy821]

One Walmart always tries to charge $5.17 for the cubed ham when the sign says $4.00 so I took a pic the last time.

Cashier: that sign is for the pound pack
Me: This is it *runs my finger along the print on the pack that says '16oz'*
Cashier: But it's not the pound pack
Me:

 

[DomePatrol5657]

I was torn on them originally. I used to think, "Am I getting an employee discount for ringing up my items?" But then after using them and not having to deal with another person(which is usually a good thing), I have started using them. It's also funny when there are multiple self checkouts and I walk up to one with a person next to me. I finish scanning, bagging, and paying for my items and the other person is still sitting there slowly scanning their items. The looks I've gotten have been pretty funny.

Although, when my wife and I were moving our son into his apartment in Ruston when he was attending La. Tech, we went to the Ruston Wal-Mart to get some cleaning supplies and other general items he probably would need. I also had to buy some beer for after the work was done the next day. This was around 10PM on a Friday night. There were no cashiers available. Only self checkouts were open. Yep, it was a lot of fun with a basket full of stuff going through a self checkout. And add to that, the light flashing because I had bought beer. Fun times.

 

[Paul]

I prefer to keep people employed so I’m not a fan of the self-checkout option; however, the people who are employed at many of these stores make me want to use the self-checkout option.

 

[TXSAINTFAN]

The Bass Pro Shop needs a self checkout. The maximum two cashiers staffed ask you 5 different questions before ever ringing up your items, takes FOREVER.

Sam's Club tries to make you move all your items to an empty cart as you scan them, nullifying the time saved by doing it yourself. I refuse to remove my items, they are all sitting bar code up, ready to be scanned!

I have been done with the Sam's Club unload everything deal for a bit. I got to the point where i would point out some Sam's Club manager or whatever and tell the checkout person "Get that suit that isn't doing anything to unload and reload for for me".

I don't use a basket, I use one of giant rolling carts for business purchases so that's a lot of stuff.

Anyway, 3 words. Sam's Club App. I scan as I pick stuff up, hit pay and they scan the barcode at the door and out.

So easy!