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Looking at the laminated binder is not a nominal case, thankfully. Think of it as a cache miss. Most checkout clerks have memorized the codes and don't refer t
by magnetic 8y ago
Looking at the laminated binder is not a nominal case, thankfully. Think of it as a cache miss.
Most checkout clerks have memorized the codes and don't refer to the binder anymore. Perhaps you saw a new employee.
Also, many fruits/veggies have stickers on them with the code (either numeric or bar-code) so you don't have to do a lookup into "the binder". That's how you can easily go through the "self checkout" lanes (although there is a fallback in the form of a "virtual binder" in the UI if you can't find the code and want to select your produce from a set of buttons/images on the screen, with optional string searches).
It's often key to have a differentiator in the form of a code because different items can be visually equivalent (think about bananas vs organic bananas).
- reaperducer 8y agomany fruits/veggies have stickers on them with the code IME, too often the sticker isn't useful because it's fallen off, or is obscured by the green eco-friendly produce bags. That's how you can easily go through the "self checkout" lanes I don't use self-checkout, on principle. I'd rather wait in line three minutes than cost a minimum-wage checkout person their job. It's often key to have a differentiator in the form of a code because different items can be visually equivalent (think about bananas vs organic bananas). This is an excellent point I didn't think of. I don't know that AI will be able to distinguish regular from organic produce in my lifetime.
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- gjm11 8y ago> I don't know that AI will be able to distinguish regular from organic produce in my lifetime. Yeah, it will. The not-organic produce will have been genetically engineered to contain RFID tags :-).
- gattilorenz 8y agoOT, but... > I don't use self-checkout, on principle. I'd rather wait in line three minutes than cost a minimum-wage checkout person their job Thanks for stating this, I never realized the potential connection between the two. I'm going to do the same thing from now on.