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A primary reason for this is that ALDI products (at least here in the US, I don't remember whether this was true shopping in Europe a few years ago) typically h
by johncalvinyoung 9y ago
A primary reason for this is that ALDI products (at least here in the US, I don't remember whether this was true shopping in Europe a few years ago) typically have 4-6 barcodes per package--a box will often have a bar code on every face, if it's a house brand product. Makes for extremely fast scanning, true.
I also just noticed the dual-conveyor model in operation at a newly-opened Lidl near me yesterday. ALDI here typically doesn't do that--most stores are set up to place groceries (and unfilled bags) directly into a customer cart, and have a nearby counter to bag your groceries at.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoTheir scanners also don't suck. IBM used to make very high speed, accurate POS terminals in the early 90's. You could basically toss products across the sensor non-stop without any delay as long as the code was within view. The modern stuff is glacially slow by comparison.