re: Should grocery stores look into providing W-2’s for customers that use self checkout?

Not catching coronavirus from the cashier is compensation enough.

First world problems

I bag my own even when I’m not in self checkout. These people simply don’t know how to box in and not use three times as many bags as necessary.

Most big grocery store chains don't train anyone for bag optimization.

Trader Joes and Whole Foods are the only two off the top of my head that do a good job of packing groceries at the counter. The fact that they use paper bags over plastic probably has something to do with it though. Paper is far superior to plastic when you are buying more than 2 or 3 things. It's also easier to Tetris stuff into the paper b/c of the rectangular shape vs small plastic bags that aren't really designed to carry more than a few items, rip much easier, and generally do a shitty job for anything heavy or box shaped.

I don’t take time out of my life to bag my own groceries. I save time in my life not accidentally getting stuck behind Ms. “I’m writing checks at a grocery store in 2020” and Ms. “I think I have a coupon for $.10 off my second box of Twinkies in this 30-gallon trash bag sized purse of mine, let me find it real quick”. All while a fleet of America’s best and brightest man the cash registers.

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i hope you are fricking happy now Paul.

Cost of labor is built into the price of an item. Think they'll reduce the prices if you're doing self checkout?

I remember paying more to have an attendant pump my gas, but doing it myself got me a discount.

I love self checkout, saves me a shitload of time.