• idunnololz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I live by a food basic. Before they implemented self checkout there used to be a pretty long line at peak hours and weekends. After they added self checkout, there is pretty much never a line anymore. The most people I’ve had to wait behind was like 3. The difference was extremely noticeable.

    There are probably some really terrible implementations of self checkout in some stores or locations but when it’s done right it seems pretty good.

    • CoderKat@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Heck, this has even been my experience at Walmart. Even the express aisle took an eternity compared to self checkout. I love self checkouts and think they’re great. The complaints about hAvINg To ScAn mY OwN GrOCeriEs are ridiculous. I just want to buy my stuff and get home ASAP. Not like scanning groceries is difficult or anything.

      Just wish the self checkouts weren’t so shitty about mis-scans. If you accidentally scan something twice, you usually need to call an employee over. You should be able to do that yourself. If they’re worried about theft, just make the button get flagged for loss protection to scrutinize or something.

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      1 year ago

      I agree completely, lines have gotten much shorter everywhere I’ve seen with self checkout.