▲ 1463 ▼ Or just anyone who likes the convenience (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 379 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children) Self checkout is so much faster than waiting in like with all the other goobers permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) If self checkout is optional, yes it's great for small order quick shops. However too many stores are moving to 100% self checkout with just a single lane or two for full service and that's when it becomes a problem. Grandma's got a cart full of clothes, no computer experience, and all day to scan and fold each item one at a time... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 100% self checkout with just a single lane or two for full service It's not 100% if there are other lanes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* Lol, you're right. I was thinking how the single lane is usually the service desk, where they are also dealing with returns, online orders, customer issues, etc, I hardly consider it a dedicated lane experience. It becomes clear the intention is 100% self checkout while that lane is for exceptions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Plus there are some items that are genuinely easier to deal with with an actual human, like anything really light or anything with purchasing age restrictions. If you try and go through a self check with a birthday card and a box of cold medicine it's pretty much a guaranteed bad time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Only if the goobers aren't also using the self checkout in front of you and fucking up every other item somehow requiring assistance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some machines will just randomly choke too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Where I live there's usually a load of machines in the same space they'd have two conveyors, so even with slow people it ends up being a lot faster. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago only if you're lucky enough to not have to wait in line for the self checkout permalink fedilink source parent [–] Perfide@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago Nah, self checkout is WAY faster when there's no line, but self checkout waiting behind a line of those goobers would be WAY slower. One time I scanned, bagged, paid, and loaded up an entire cart of groceries in the time it took the dude next to me to scan like a handful of items. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) If self checkout is optional, yes it's great for small order quick shops. However too many stores are moving to 100% self checkout with just a single lane or two for full service and that's when it becomes a problem. Grandma's got a cart full of clothes, no computer experience, and all day to scan and fold each item one at a time... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 100% self checkout with just a single lane or two for full service It's not 100% if there are other lanes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* Lol, you're right. I was thinking how the single lane is usually the service desk, where they are also dealing with returns, online orders, customer issues, etc, I hardly consider it a dedicated lane experience. It becomes clear the intention is 100% self checkout while that lane is for exceptions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Plus there are some items that are genuinely easier to deal with with an actual human, like anything really light or anything with purchasing age restrictions. If you try and go through a self check with a birthday card and a box of cold medicine it's pretty much a guaranteed bad time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 100% self checkout with just a single lane or two for full service It's not 100% if there are other lanes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* Lol, you're right. I was thinking how the single lane is usually the service desk, where they are also dealing with returns, online orders, customer issues, etc, I hardly consider it a dedicated lane experience. It becomes clear the intention is 100% self checkout while that lane is for exceptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* Lol, you're right. I was thinking how the single lane is usually the service desk, where they are also dealing with returns, online orders, customer issues, etc, I hardly consider it a dedicated lane experience. It becomes clear the intention is 100% self checkout while that lane is for exceptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Plus there are some items that are genuinely easier to deal with with an actual human, like anything really light or anything with purchasing age restrictions. If you try and go through a self check with a birthday card and a box of cold medicine it's pretty much a guaranteed bad time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Only if the goobers aren't also using the self checkout in front of you and fucking up every other item somehow requiring assistance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some machines will just randomly choke too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Where I live there's usually a load of machines in the same space they'd have two conveyors, so even with slow people it ends up being a lot faster. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Some machines will just randomly choke too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Where I live there's usually a load of machines in the same space they'd have two conveyors, so even with slow people it ends up being a lot faster. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago only if you're lucky enough to not have to wait in line for the self checkout permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago Nah, self checkout is WAY faster when there's no line, but self checkout waiting behind a line of those goobers would be WAY slower. One time I scanned, bagged, paid, and loaded up an entire cart of groceries in the time it took the dude next to me to scan like a handful of items. permalink fedilink source parent
