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I dislike the ones where you take all your products to the checkout bay and scan them yourself while you bag them. But my local supermarket recently got a much

by Veen 9y ago

I dislike the ones where you take all your products to the checkout bay and scan them yourself while you bag them. But my local supermarket recently got a much better system with a portable scanner you take with you. As you choose products, you scan them and put them straight into the bags. When you're done you go to the checkout bay and put the scanner in a cradle, pay, and you're done.

u801e 9y ago
In Sam's club, their self-checkout has a handheld scanner and doesn't require putting items in the "bagging area". So, while I'm shopping, I make sure to place the items in the cart such that their UPC labels are exposed. At the self-checkout station, I simply scan all the items in the cart without removing them. I suppose this works because they don't provide bags for one's purchases.
- chiph 9y ago
  BJ's membership warehouse (not sure if they're still around) had a system which not only weighed the items, but also had a "gate" made of infrared LEDs your purchases had to go through (which presumably checked their height). If you bought a book or something else too thin to activate it, the belt would back up and force you to scan again. I hated it with a passion, and when Costco opened in town, I immediately moved my membership there.
- jachee 9y ago
  I used to do exactly this. People make appreciative noises when you're beep-beep-beeping rapid-fire while they're waiting on their cashier. However, to level up my game, though, I've switchted to their app (on iPhone, at least) where you scan things as they go into the cart, then pay directly from the app, and show the electronic receipt on the way out. Only one line, (the one to get out.) minimal muss and/or fuss.
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  - kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
    > However, to level up my game, though, I've switchted to their app I guess you like being spied on. Sam's Club Scan & Go permissions: Location: precise location (GPS and network-based) Camera: take pictures and videos Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections Other: receive data from Internet view network connections full network access prevent device from sleeping
    - jachee 9y ago
      shrug Thanks to iOS, I've got full control to deny any/all of those things as-needed in the iPhone app, and only if/when I need them while it's running. For what it's worth, joining any club store or rewards program is signing up for a certain amount of "being spied on", so I'm not that paranoid about it.
    - jachee 9y ago
      Or... point-by-point: > Location: > precise location (GPS and network-based) So it knows which store I'm in. See also: scanning my member card before checking out. > Camera: > take pictures and videos So it can scan barcodes. > Wi-Fi connection information: > view Wi-Fi connections ...but not control which ones to which you're connected. How often does your list of Wi-Fi connections matter when you're at the store? >Other: > receive data from Internet Download item info? > view network connections Make sure it can get to the internet. > full network access Two-way communication about your purchases and payment to them. > prevent device from sleeping So that you don't have to wait for it to wake up between aisles. These all seem reasonable for a self-scanning app. But then, a paranoid person could find reasons to be afraid of water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax
    - callalex 9y ago
      How would you scan a barcode without a camera? How do you identify the store you are scanning in to determine price without knowing location? How do you conduct a payment transaction without an internet connection? It’s not like the app is asking for gratuitous permissions like contacts, calendar, camera roll etc.
    - 9y ago
- moftz 9y ago
  Target has handscanners in their self-checkout lines too. It makes it so much easier to scan heavy stuff on your own without having to hold up a heavy case of water or huge sack of potatoes and hope the barcode gets read in the first try.
teh_klev 9y ago
> As you choose products, you scan them and put them straight into the bags. Isn't this the same as described in the article?
- Veen 9y ago
  Yeah, but I think the parent comment was referring to the older system.
5555624 9y ago
It depends on the type. I like the ones where I can scan the item and put it directly in the bag. (Harris Teeter, Arlington, VA, USA) I dislike the ones where you scan the item and then have to put it on the belt. (Giant Foods, Arlington, VA, USA) Not only does the belt version take longer, people tend to start scanning their items before you finish bagging yours.

by Veen 9y ago

u801e 9y ago

In Sam's club, their self-checkout has a handheld scanner and doesn't require putting items in the "bagging area". So, while I'm shopping, I make sure to place the items in the cart such that their UPC labels are exposed. At the self-checkout station, I simply scan all the items in the cart without removing them. I suppose this works because they don't provide bags for one's purchases.

chiph 9y ago
BJ's membership warehouse (not sure if they're still around) had a system which not only weighed the items, but also had a "gate" made of infrared LEDs your purchases had to go through (which presumably checked their height). If you bought a book or something else too thin to activate it, the belt would back up and force you to scan again. I hated it with a passion, and when Costco opened in town, I immediately moved my membership there.
jachee 9y ago
I used to do exactly this. People make appreciative noises when you're beep-beep-beeping rapid-fire while they're waiting on their cashier. However, to level up my game, though, I've switchted to their app (on iPhone, at least) where you scan things as they go into the cart, then pay directly from the app, and show the electronic receipt on the way out. Only one line, (the one to get out.) minimal muss and/or fuss.
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- kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
  > However, to level up my game, though, I've switchted to their app I guess you like being spied on. Sam's Club Scan & Go permissions: Location: precise location (GPS and network-based) Camera: take pictures and videos Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections Other: receive data from Internet view network connections full network access prevent device from sleeping
  - jachee 9y ago
    shrug Thanks to iOS, I've got full control to deny any/all of those things as-needed in the iPhone app, and only if/when I need them while it's running. For what it's worth, joining any club store or rewards program is signing up for a certain amount of "being spied on", so I'm not that paranoid about it.
  - jachee 9y ago
    Or... point-by-point: > Location: > precise location (GPS and network-based) So it knows which store I'm in. See also: scanning my member card before checking out. > Camera: > take pictures and videos So it can scan barcodes. > Wi-Fi connection information: > view Wi-Fi connections ...but not control which ones to which you're connected. How often does your list of Wi-Fi connections matter when you're at the store? >Other: > receive data from Internet Download item info? > view network connections Make sure it can get to the internet. > full network access Two-way communication about your purchases and payment to them. > prevent device from sleeping So that you don't have to wait for it to wake up between aisles. These all seem reasonable for a self-scanning app. But then, a paranoid person could find reasons to be afraid of water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax
  - callalex 9y ago
    How would you scan a barcode without a camera? How do you identify the store you are scanning in to determine price without knowing location? How do you conduct a payment transaction without an internet connection? It’s not like the app is asking for gratuitous permissions like contacts, calendar, camera roll etc.
  - 9y ago
moftz 9y ago
Target has handscanners in their self-checkout lines too. It makes it so much easier to scan heavy stuff on your own without having to hold up a heavy case of water or huge sack of potatoes and hope the barcode gets read in the first try.

teh_klev 9y ago

> As you choose products, you scan them and put them straight into the bags. Isn't this the same as described in the article?

Veen 9y ago
Yeah, but I think the parent comment was referring to the older system.

5555624 9y ago

It depends on the type. I like the ones where I can scan the item and put it directly in the bag. (Harris Teeter, Arlington, VA, USA) I dislike the ones where you scan the item and then have to put it on the belt. (Giant Foods, Arlington, VA, USA) Not only does the belt version take longer, people tend to start scanning their items before you finish bagging yours.