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  • S [email protected]

    Is there something physically preventing you? That sounds like a thing the fire department would shit all over.

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    It's a normal gate like those you have at entrances to stores.

    I am sure they open automatically when the fire alarm rings. You can of course just go out through the normal cashier's line.

    If this country obsesses over one thing excessively, then it's fire safety, so I have no concerns about that here.

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      Am I afraid to face down a cashier? No.

      Is it REALLY that bad? No.

      Can I make awkward small talk with a stranger? Yes.

      Do I want to make awkward small talk with a stranger? No.

      Am I relieved that I’m not forced to interact with a stranger and can continue to have to my own inner thoughts and not have to spend time rehearsing in my head what to say if they ask me how I am because I feel weirdly compelled to answer it honestly instead of simply saying “fine” like most do? Absolutely.

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      Hearing about small talk an the checkout never ceases to be bizzare to me. In all the countries I've been to, the cashiers only say the sum to pay and then goodbye.

      Are cashiers in the United States of America really required to initiate meaningless conversations? I've also heard of the occupation of a door greater, which sounds even crazier.

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        fun fact: you can get a discount at a self-checkout! grocery stores hate this one trick!

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          The self checkout person always thinks I'm cute and gives me good deals

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          • V [email protected]

            I know I'm in the minority

            Dude look around the comment section. 90% talk about prefering self checkout

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            All of the top comments are from people who prefer tellers over self checkout.

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            • S [email protected]

              I love my self-checkout, so much better than waiting in line for a slow cashier to make chitchat.

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              I mean, I don't much care about the chitchat, but self-checkout is almost always faster. I only avoid it when I have alcohol or pharmacy items.

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                oh nooooo, how dare they offer you a convenient option that saves time

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                UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA. Sorry, Jandro, I'm not here to get yelled at by a clanker.

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                  Genx here

                  Ok boomer

                  Some of us prefer non-human interaction

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                  Do you prefer any human interaction?

                  /s kinda

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                  • S [email protected]

                    I love my self-checkout, so much better than waiting in line for a slow cashier to make chitchat.

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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

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                      This thread has made me feel so incredibly millennial.

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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

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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.

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                          It's not that bad, it's just more bad than self check.

                          Personally I hate waiting in line, I can feel the life leaving my body. I self check for speed.

                          Apparently line impatience is an ADHD thing, but regardless of where it comes from I appreciate being able to do it myself instead of waiting.

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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.

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                          • S [email protected]

                            I mean, I don't much care about the chitchat, but self-checkout is almost always faster. I only avoid it when I have alcohol or pharmacy items.

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                            We were talking about this the other day. Is it faster, or does it appear faster since they have removed so many cashiers? Like 20 lanes and 1 cashier, with 4 self checkouts.

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                              UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA. Sorry, Jandro, I'm not here to get yelled at by a clanker.

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                              I've heard self checkout is terrible in the US, however in Europe they're generally pretty nice

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                                I've heard self checkout is terrible in the US, however in Europe they're generally pretty nice

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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.

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                                • J [email protected]

                                  oh nooooo, how dare they offer you a convenient option that saves time

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                                  You support taking away jobs

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                                  • N [email protected]

                                    We were talking about this the other day. Is it faster, or does it appear faster since they have removed so many cashiers? Like 20 lanes and 1 cashier, with 4 self checkouts.

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                                    Well, most stores over here have around 10-16 self checkouts in the space that would be occupied by 4-6 regular lanes. So I'd say it is faster even accounting for people taking longer.

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                                      UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA. Sorry, Jandro, I'm not here to get yelled at by a clanker.

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                                      clanker

                                      *Claptrap

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                                      • B [email protected]

                                        if they didn't have self checkout, they'd need more checkout people

                                        They would certainly need more checkout people, but speaking from grocery cashier experience they wouldn’t necessarily have them. I remember my manager’s indifference as I was the only one to show up on Thanksgiving and there were literally 30 people in my line.

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                                        That's a perennial problem. How do you connect the responsibility to the authority? The cashiers are the ones who have to face 30 angry customers, (face the responsibility) not the manager. (the one who has the authority to change things) Customers can complain to the cashier, but they have no authority. They can complain to the manager, but the manager is getting a portion of the money not spent on hiring full staff in the form of a bonus, so they're encouraged to ignore the complaint. It takes a certain critical mass of customers all spending less at the store before there's even a possibility of someone noticing a revenue drop, and no guarantee the blame will be put where it belongs if it happens.

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                                          That's a perennial problem. How do you connect the responsibility to the authority? The cashiers are the ones who have to face 30 angry customers, (face the responsibility) not the manager. (the one who has the authority to change things) Customers can complain to the cashier, but they have no authority. They can complain to the manager, but the manager is getting a portion of the money not spent on hiring full staff in the form of a bonus, so they're encouraged to ignore the complaint. It takes a certain critical mass of customers all spending less at the store before there's even a possibility of someone noticing a revenue drop, and no guarantee the blame will be put where it belongs if it happens.

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                                          I think that’s one of the things that bothered me most. My manager was standing right there about 30 feet away, but the customers were directing all of their anger at me, by choice. One would think a rational person would understand where to direct that anger, but I’m increasingly convinced every year that rational people don’t exist.

                                          I remember checking groceries at frankly unprecedented speed while being a polite as possible, but one guy started yelling names at me from five or so people back. I decided to ignore him and continue serving my current customer with a smile and he yelled “Stop smiling!”. This was so shocking to me that I looked at the other customers in line to share a “Can you believe this guy?” moment to find them all nodding along in angry agreement.

                                          I didn’t even need that job. I’m so angry at my naive younger self for not quitting on the spot and making sure all of them knew exactly why.

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