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People at my local supermarket told me it doesn't seem to save the company much money, but there are a lot of customers who prefer self-service.
by gozur88 10y ago
People at my local supermarket told me it doesn't seem to save the company much money, but there are a lot of customers who prefer self-service.
- ghaff 10y agoSelf-checkout seems to be one of those things that become popular or not based on fashion rather than necessarily good reason. As I mentioned, at least in the Northeast US, it seems to be particularly popular in big box home improvement stores (Home Depot, Lowes) even though it's problematic for a lot of purchases there. OTOH, I basically never see it in supermarkets here even though it's almost ubiquitous in London markets (albeit smaller stores with less fresh/un-barcoded produce).