Self Checkout (2 Viewers)

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Whenever I go to a store, everyone else is always checking me out. I guess it’s only fair that I stop and check myself out every now and then

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

could always claim colorblindness…

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.

I’ve taken to wearing a prop ankle monitor when I’m out shopping. People tend to leave me alone…

 

[Optimus Prime]

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:

So this happened just last week

I was making a salad went to the store and was in the checkout line

The young woman cashier looks at me and says 'what's this?'

I say, 'it's fennel'

I didn't mind fennel is hardly an ordinary everyday vegetable

Then she holds up a bulb of garlic and asks, 'is this an onion?'

"no, it's garlic". okay, that was starting to seem a little odd, but possible

Then with a completely befuddled and bewildered look on her face she holds up a produce bag of loose veggies

I shirt you not, this actually happened. I look at her for like 5 full seconds then say, 'They're carrots'

What the fork?!

She was young and I don't know how old she was, but how does a person reach whatever age she was and not know what a forking carrot looks like???

If you've ever seen a Bugs Bunny cartoon you know what a carrot looks like!

 

[Optimus Prime]

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:

and there was this time a cashier wanted to card me for buying ginger beer

 

[jasonl55]

I haven't been inside a grocery store or Walmart is almost a year. We have everything delivered to our house. If you have a Walmart+ membership, delivery is free and if you need it quickly you can pay to have it express delivered which typically for us takes about 30 to 45 minutes.

I do not use them at Home Depot which is the only retailer I visit that has this option.

 

[Bill]

If you've ever seen a Bugs Bunny cartoon you know what a carrot looks like!

That’s what society gets for eliminating Saturday morning cartoons from the millennials.

 

[Optimus Prime]

That’s what society gets for eliminating Saturday morning cartoons from the millennials.

Amen

 

[gboudx]

So this happened just last week

I was making a salad went to the store and was in the checkout line

The young woman cashier looks at me and says 'what's this?'

I say, 'it's fennel'

I didn't mind fennel is hardly an ordinary everyday vegetable

Then she holds up a bulb of garlic and asks, 'is this an onion?'

"no, it's garlic". okay, that was starting to seem a little odd, but possible

Then with a completely befuddled and bewildered look on her face she holds up a produce bag of loose veggies

I shirt you not, this actually happened. I look at her for like 5 full seconds then say, 'They're carrots'

What the fork?!

She was young and I don't know how old she was, but how does a person reach whatever age she was and not know what a forking carrot looks like???

If you've ever seen a Bugs Bunny cartoon you know what a carrot looks like!

Should've told her that if she wanted to know how to use the carrot, watch "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

 

[Nisey55]

A trick I learned for the produce bags is to first touch another piece of cold produce (doesn't have to be wet, just cold), then you're able to immediately open the bag.

I never thought to try it at the self-checkout, but I'm sure it works on those bags too. You just have to remember to leave something cold in the basket and not ring it up till the end.

It took me 50 something years to figure out that I should get a produce bag and open it BEFORE having 5 baking potatoes in my hands.
Duh.

 

[buzd]

It took me 50 something years to figure out that I should get a produce bag and open it BEFORE having 5 baking potatoes in my hands.
Duh.

Even if it's open, can you still hold 5 baking potatoes and get them all into the bag? That's impressive.

 

[Nisey55]

Even if it's open, can you still hold 5 baking potatoes and get them all into the bag? That's impressive.

I pride myself on being a goofus.
I actually put them in the bag one at a time now! Gold star??!

 

[bigdaddysaints]

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.

the same thing can be said for EVERY advancement. do you pay for gas at the pump? do you buy anything online? we should have stuck to the middle ages because it'll save jobs?

My wife works for the La Lottery. they have been trying to have mobile lottery app. the La legislature refuses to let this happen because people will quit going in the stores to buy them and they will lose revenue, but allowed all other online gaming.
Just like when they tried to pass a bill to get rid of inspection stickers. the biggest reason they said no was because to many small business rely on the revenue.

 

[Crzycjunx76]

the same thing can be said for EVERY advancement. do you pay for gas at the pump? do you buy anything online? we should have stuck to the middle ages because it'll save jobs?

My wife works for the La Lottery. they have been trying to have mobile lottery app. the La legislature refuses to let this happen because people will quit going in the stores to buy them and they will lose revenue, but allowed all other online gaming.
Just like when they tried to pass a bill to get rid of inspection stickers. the biggest reason they said no was because to many small business rely on the revenue.

Thus https://hai.stanford.edu/news/radic...basic-income-offset-job-losses-due-automation

 

[Optimus Prime]

New York (CNN Business) - In 2019, Wegmans, the cult-favorite northeastern grocery chain, rolled out a new mobile app that allowed customers to scan, bag and pay for groceries while they shopped and then skip the checkout line altogether.

The app, Wegmans SCAN, promised customers a quicker checkout and also let them see a running total of their purchases as they shopped.

This week, the grocer announced that it is ending the app because of rampant shoplifting.

"Unfortunately, the losses we are experiencing prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state," the company said in a statement. "We've made the decision to turn off the app until we can make improvements that will meet the needs of our customers and business."…….

Wegmans ends self-checkout app after too much shoplifting | CNN

In 2019, Wegmans, the cult-favorite northeastern grocery chain, rolled out a new mobile app that allowed customers to scan, bag and pay for groceries while they shopped and then skip the checkout line altogether.

www.cnn.com

 

[buzd]

New York (CNN Business) - In 2019, Wegmans, the cult-favorite northeastern grocery chain, rolled out a new mobile app that allowed customers to scan, bag and pay for groceries while they shopped and then skip the checkout line altogether.

The app, Wegmans SCAN, promised customers a quicker checkout and also let them see a running total of their purchases as they shopped.

This week, the grocer announced that it is ending the app because of rampant shoplifting.

"Unfortunately, the losses we are experiencing prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state," the company said in a statement. "We've made the decision to turn off the app until we can make improvements that will meet the needs of our customers and business."…….

Wegmans ends self-checkout app after too much shoplifting | CNN

In 2019, Wegmans, the cult-favorite northeastern grocery chain, rolled out a new mobile app that allowed customers to scan, bag and pay for groceries while they shopped and then skip the checkout line altogether.

www.cnn.com

Not surprising but that sucks.

 

[sammymvpknight]

I will just going through the clerk lines. The self checkout aren’t typically faster. And I don’t hate minimal human interaction