I guess the self scanning stations we have in Europe are different, I've never had any of those problems here. The only minor annoyance here is if you're select

I guess the self scanning stations we have in Europe are different, I've never had any of those problems here. The only minor annoyance here is if you're selected for a random check to verify that you've scanned everything. In any case, that the particular implementation you've experienced sucks does not invalidate the concept.