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Or just anyone who likes the convenience (startrek.website)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I prefer self checkout but I do feel you should be getting a discount for using it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If I try scanning something 5 times and it doesn't register, I'm moving onto the next item. It's a discount for not teaching me how to use the machine properly.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They should also give me a discount for my travel to the store and taking the items off the shelf.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I feel like that's a bit different.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I dunno about this one, like what kind of a discount would apply here? How big?

    I think in a vacuum a self checkout saves a buck or two per purchase for the store. But that is in a vacuum, you still have a cashier assisting the checkout, maintenance for scanners, probably security watching the scanners etc. I don’t doubt it saves cash, but like probably cents per purchase.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Eh, you have one cashier watching like 7 checkouts. Security would be a thing regardless, because they'd otherwise be watching to make sure nobody walks out with an item or steals from the register.

    I'm not really convinced they do a lot of maintenance on those things, for how well they function, but I also wouldn't be surprised if that's the machine at its best.

    Wouldn't know how much they really cost per machine in order to account for that, either, but the Walmart near me only ever has one person watching the self-checkout, doesn't even always have anyone on an available lane, and they've had those things forever.

    That one, at least, didn't buy more tech for covid. They just fired some people and redirected the customers. They're saving more than enough in wages.

    The fact that, from experience, my average customers per hour divided by pay (and thus, the rightful customer discount for doing my job) still adds up to a matter of cents probably says more about how much I was being paid.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I wonder, what was your average customers/h assuming non-stop traffic? I don't remember how fast it went, I was doing shelves and warehouse, subbed in register only a few times when work was basically done in the evening.

    Gotta say tho, can't imagine why someone would go cashier in a supper market, it is the most brutal place for sure. Working shelves and warehouse was pretty chill all things considered, at least we could go pee and have smoke breaks, as well as eat on our own schedule.

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