Should get a discount or something
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Cashiers are fast. I don't want to search for the catalog number for all my produce. The cashiers have it memorized
Cashiers are fast.
Not always
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Most produce has a sticker with the code on it and most stores have now made it to where you can just scan the little sticker barcode anyways.
Yeah... Or if not, just ring it up as the cheaper version of the same (or similar) vegetable. Pro-tip.
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I am surprised about how many people prefer self checkout. Since AI is taboo to use but replacing a worker with self checkout is okay. Kind of a weird dynamic on the platform.
Self checkout
AI
self-chackout is often faster. Also, earier to shoplift.
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Seems pretty clear to me... There's no LLM involved in self-checkout (not yet at least... ugh).
Short to no line
Not having to interact with another human
The Walmart ones apparently have some manner of AI/neural net/deep learning image processing going on to attempt to catch people stealing stuff at the checkouts.
Somehow they still don't support contactless payments for some reason, though, so that's neat.
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We had those handheld scanner at the store I usually go, but they removed them as the theft rate was supposedly higher.
Can't have nice things..
Here you need to use your receipt to get out, and there's (pretty infrequent) checks. Like once every 10th time they'll randomly scan five items
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Here you need to use your receipt to get out, and there's (pretty infrequent) checks. Like once every 10th time they'll randomly scan five items
They also did that, still higher rate of theft according to them
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Tell me the OP is from the US without telling me they're from the US.
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Tell me the OP is from the US without telling me they're from the US.
Countries I have visited, I never see a self checkout. Not sure if that is the norm.
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The Walmart ones apparently have some manner of AI/neural net/deep learning image processing going on to attempt to catch people stealing stuff at the checkouts.
Somehow they still don't support contactless payments for some reason, though, so that's neat.
When tap-to-pay became a thing, Walmart went all in on building their own payment system instead, because Apple Pay and Google Pay both get a portion of the credit card transaction fees.
By pushing everyone through Walmart Pay, THEY get that portion, and can collect interest on any cash back stored in the customers account (just like Starbucks).
Of course, anyone who just wants to use the nfc on their credit card gets fucked over
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They also did that, still higher rate of theft according to them
wrote last edited by [email protected]Too bad, most larger stores here have them, I love it. Shopping is so quick this way, every thing is already in the bag when you leave, and you just tap your card to pay, and leave by scanning a barcode on your receipt.
Edit: here being Sweden
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I used to work service, and having people to talk to generally made the day much better. I definitely had favorite customers, and what do you know, it was typically people who were social.
I currently work in retail, please just tell me what you want, pay for it, and GTFO. I have significantly more important tasks to do than chit chat.
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I have add. Proper diagnosis from a doctor and everything.
I've had to learn how to curb impatience. It is not a permanent affliction, it is a bad habit. Patience is a virtue that can be nurtured.
Wow, an ADD person telling an ADHD person to grow some patience, almost like they are very different things or something because I can tell you personally that the H in ADHD does not play well with patience.
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I'm with him, though, every few months the anti-self-checkout crowd is all up in arms
I somehow don't remember the anti-ATM machine crowd angry about putting tellers out of work or the anti-microwave crowd putting restaurant workers out of work, or the anti-car crowd upset about putting trolley drivers out of work
Maybe you should speculate less and actually read some history?
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Wow, an ADD person telling an ADHD person to grow some patience, almost like they are very different things or something because I can tell you personally that the H in ADHD does not play well with patience.
Why don't you "just" be more patient tho?
/bitter, downtrodden sarcasm
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I went to the US for a few days. Their self checkouts seem to be universally awful, compared to the UK or German equivalent.
While the hardware is far less reliable, and more convoluted, it's the users that seem the main issue. Self checkout is generally intended (over here) to shift the fast, small shops out of the main queues. 1 big line and a dozen or more tills. In the states they treat it as just another till. Built for trollies, and 1 queue per till. Combined with a slow user and it becomes hell rapidly.
wrote last edited by [email protected]In the states they treat it as just another till.
THIS is why I hate selfcheckout, it WILL be used to fire all retail checkout workers IRRESPECTIVE of whether self checkout is actually more efficient and useful as a full replacement.
Meanwhile introverts celebrate self checkout here in the US with a shallow understanding of the process of extreme enshittification that is happening that is functionally irreversible especially in a country as broken as the US.
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Do what, drag a barcode over a flat surface and put an item in a bag? Oh no.
I'll do that all day if it means I don't need to interact with anyone.
Do what, drag a barcode over a flat surface and put an item in a bag?
Correct, most people don't want to bother with it.
I'll do that all day if it means I don't need to interact with anyone.
What? You just stand there, wait for them to finish scanning, pay with card, and that's it. 0 interaction.
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You must have some speedy cashiers at your local store!
wrote last edited by [email protected]No, the point is you perceive them as slower because when you rush you can feel it things feel snappy, you can emotionally feel your speed further and it is unfortunately socially acceptable for you to openly shit on retail workers as lazy, stupid and incompetent in a classist insult.
This is the same phenomena as when older conservative men who have gotten used to being in control of everything cannot actually physically restrain themselves from micromanaging whatever they see people doing infront of them because they can't handle their irrational experience of impatience not having the companion emotional experience of rushing at the task.
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Too bad, most larger stores here have them, I love it. Shopping is so quick this way, every thing is already in the bag when you leave, and you just tap your card to pay, and leave by scanning a barcode on your receipt.
Edit: here being Sweden
Yeah it was great, especially for packing frozen stuff right away in thermal bags 🥲
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Thanks for your kind message. Fear of embarrassment is really something that holds us back
Of course, friend.
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I currently work in retail, please just tell me what you want, pay for it, and GTFO. I have significantly more important tasks to do than chit chat.
Geez, I hope they're not putting you front of counter.
