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re: Why are people so anti things like self checkout or kiosk ordering?
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:05 pm to poochie
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:05 pm to poochie
Only issue with self checkout to me is when I waste my damn time on it and have to wait on the worker to come fix the machine or have to leave and go to a normal register because it won’t work correctly.
Kiosk machines are only good for asking customers for a fricking tip for you doing your job.
Kiosk machines are only good for asking customers for a fricking tip for you doing your job.
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Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:05 pm to fr33manator
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Surprised I'm not prompted for a tip when I'm done TBH.
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:05 pm to fr33manator
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Surprised I'm not prompted for a tip when I'm done TBH.
Lol — fly through Newark
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:08 pm to poochie
I like them as an option, not a requirement
i can run into the my local cvs to grab a bottle of water or whatever and be out in like 90 seconds with apple pay
i can run into the my local cvs to grab a bottle of water or whatever and be out in like 90 seconds with apple pay
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:14 pm to poochie
I can’t pay by check at the U-Scan.
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:18 pm to poochie
I hate those goddamn things with a fury.
Aldi is crap-o-la and every halfway decent grocery store that has those things charge as much or more than they always have. Stores aren't passing savings on and everyone knows it, suckers are simply giving them free labor.
The minimum wage person scanning all the fruits and vegetables has 90% of the codes for those items memorized. 2x as fast as shoppers looking up their own produce by name from an alphabetical menu.
The weigh platform adjacent to them isn't big enough for the contents of half a cart. "Item removed from the bagging area...Please wait for assistance...item removed from the bagging area..."
I'm squarely middle aged. Change that is improvement is fine, change that inconveniences me can get fricked. Self checkout stores with zero or only one conventional register open can get fricked.
Aldi is crap-o-la and every halfway decent grocery store that has those things charge as much or more than they always have. Stores aren't passing savings on and everyone knows it, suckers are simply giving them free labor.
The minimum wage person scanning all the fruits and vegetables has 90% of the codes for those items memorized. 2x as fast as shoppers looking up their own produce by name from an alphabetical menu.
The weigh platform adjacent to them isn't big enough for the contents of half a cart. "Item removed from the bagging area...Please wait for assistance...item removed from the bagging area..."
I'm squarely middle aged. Change that is improvement is fine, change that inconveniences me can get fricked. Self checkout stores with zero or only one conventional register open can get fricked.
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:22 pm to fr33manator
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Surprised I'm not prompted for a tip when I'm done TBH.
You definitely are at Shake Shack
This post was edited on 10/23/23 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:26 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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can run into the my local cvs to grab a bottle of water or whatever and be out in like 90 seconds with apple pay
I agree. But I don’t like them if I have a full cart, simply because they don’t have enough space to bag all your groceries
Posted on 10/23/23 at 11:34 pm to poochie
My problem is the people working at these places pushing kiosk, app and self checkout ordering can’t support the platforms adequately. Couple of examples. Chick Fila we use the app every damn time yet we get to,the restaurant sit at our table and 4 people that walked in after us have their food before we do. Self checkout, I have a six pack of beer and 5 other items, yet the person running the self checkout system is MIA. Kiosk ordering, at Panera Imise the kiosk but have to wait in regular line to get my GD drink cup. What’s the point of using the kiosk? Same shite happens at Mcdonald’s, and other fast food places. I’m down for using the tech but at the end of the day it’s only as good as,the staff that supports it.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 12:06 am to poochie
Smaller number of items and self is best, but if it’s a big haul, self fricking sucks.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 12:25 am to poochie
Self-checkout is fine if I'm just getting a couple things and the store isn't busy.
If I'm doing real grocery shopping, it's a pain in the arse. Takes more time, more work, usually slower lines, and I don't get a discount.
What's the advantage unless you're so awkward that you can't handle exchanging three words with a cashier?
If I'm doing real grocery shopping, it's a pain in the arse. Takes more time, more work, usually slower lines, and I don't get a discount.
What's the advantage unless you're so awkward that you can't handle exchanging three words with a cashier?
Posted on 10/24/23 at 12:29 am to PowerTool
quote:bingo
What's the advantage unless you're so awkward that you can't handle exchanging three words with a cashier?
Posted on 10/24/23 at 1:09 am to poochie
It’s the five or six employees standing behind you doing nothing that bothers most people. I mean what’s the point? Why not have them run a register? And they’re usually assholes if you dare bother them to correct a mistake or ask for any other assistance.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 2:56 am to poochie
I just hate when the machine at the grocery store tells at me to leave the stuff in the bagging area.
In Rome I went to a self check out that you had to scan your receipt to leave. That was a first.
In Rome I went to a self check out that you had to scan your receipt to leave. That was a first.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 3:56 am to reverendotis
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I hate those goddamn things with a fury.
Aldi is crap-o-la and every halfway decent grocery store that has those things charge as much or more than they always have. Stores aren't passing savings on and everyone knows it, suckers are simply giving them free labor.
The minimum wage person scanning all the fruits and vegetables has 90% of the codes for those items memorized. 2x as fast as shoppers looking up their own produce by name from an alphabetical menu.
The weigh platform adjacent to them isn't big enough for the contents of half a cart. "Item removed from the bagging area...Please wait for assistance...item removed from the bagging area..."
I'm squarely middle aged. Change that is improvement is fine, change that inconveniences me can get fricked. Self checkout stores with zero or only one conventional register open can get fricked.
All of this.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 4:01 am to poochie
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love self service. I can get in and get out faster than some min wage person scanning my stuff. Plus it potentially saves the store money that is reflected in lower prices. Look at Aldi, nobody works there, cheap AF.
I don’t like the part where major national retailers will have a bunch of self checkouts in some places but not in others. I think that’s racist
Posted on 10/24/23 at 4:08 am to poochie
I fricking love self checkout. It means I don't have to wait for the idiot behind the counter to finish talking to their friends and complaining about that they have to work all weekend.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 4:24 am to poochie
I am a fan when it’s an extra option. I don’t love it when it’s the only option as it can cause backups.
Posted on 10/24/23 at 4:44 am to poochie
Groupthink
Posted on 10/24/23 at 4:55 am to poochie
What gets me is people who say self checkout takes jobs. It may take a cashier job, but they will still hire them to work another department. Our local Walmart has 10 self checkouts with 2 people working it and normally about 6-8 regular lanes open.
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