▲ 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
[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) As the customer you're already taking stuff out of your cart and putting it on the counter. Maybe automation isn't the right word, but it's certainly more efficient than having a human clerk. It removes a bottleneck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But it’s not a bottleneck. It’s the opposite. An experienced human checker will tap in the code for oranges way before you find it in their stupid menu. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is a bottleneck, because the experienced human checker is only entering orange codes for one person at a time. There could be ten people all checking themselves out simultaneously. Even if one or two get slowed down by a menu, it's still a net decrease in average time spent at checkout. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Foggyfroggy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) And introduces others: “unexpected item in bagging area” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago True, but isn't that an implementation issue that can be fixed, rather than an inherent issue with the concept? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But it’s not a bottleneck. It’s the opposite. An experienced human checker will tap in the code for oranges way before you find it in their stupid menu. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is a bottleneck, because the experienced human checker is only entering orange codes for one person at a time. There could be ten people all checking themselves out simultaneously. Even if one or two get slowed down by a menu, it's still a net decrease in average time spent at checkout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is a bottleneck, because the experienced human checker is only entering orange codes for one person at a time. There could be ten people all checking themselves out simultaneously. Even if one or two get slowed down by a menu, it's still a net decrease in average time spent at checkout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Foggyfroggy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) And introduces others: “unexpected item in bagging area” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago True, but isn't that an implementation issue that can be fixed, rather than an inherent issue with the concept? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago True, but isn't that an implementation issue that can be fixed, rather than an inherent issue with the concept? permalink fedilink source parent
