Self-Serve Checkout

[SkyRider]

One of my pet peeves when handing my bananas (you know what I mean) or tomatos to a live cashier is he or she smashes the produce on the weight scale leaving them all bruised and battered.

On a related note, have you ever received a free product because the scanner punched the wrong price? Got a free chocolate bar at Loblaws and toothbrush at Shoppers that way.

 

[Hangman]

Who's complaining there's a choice? I just gave my preference and the reason for it.
Why does it bother you that I have an opinion? Some people complain about anything it seems.

Hey, lighten up dude. I don't care if you have an opinion. But I am allowed to respond to stuff I see on a public forum, am I not?

You were clearly complaining, frowny-face and all. Just sees like added choice is rarely a bad thing.

 

[Anynym]

As for brill: if you're so worried about keeping jobs, factory automation must be driving you bonkers!!!

Factory automation? Heck, digging ditches used to be done by men with shovels, now they're done with one guy and a backhoe.

It's taken me a while to warm up to the self-checkout, and even now there are items (like produce) that I'll check out with an attended cashier. What I don't like is the way the self-checkout handles bringing your own bags (or charging you for theirs).

 

[oldjones]

When an Item doesn't scan, and my 20Kg bag of cat litter can't be 'Placed in the bag now', whyever would I want to do some kid out of their job and not even get a few cents off for the trouble of being a beta tester for some expensive, ill-designed new technology bought by a manager who's never actually worked a shop floor?

Better training and selection of humans who could actually conduct a conversation—either business or social—would serve customers better and be cheaper.