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> aggravating (e.g., self-checkout lanes... self-checkout lanes are not viewed as a bad thing by many. Given the option of a self checkout or staffed checked,

by manfre 3y ago

> aggravating (e.g., self-checkout lanes... self-checkout lanes are not viewed as a bad thing by many. Given the option of a self checkout or staffed checked, I'd choose self checkout. The negative aspect of self-checkout is that it's usually paired with the store being understaffed, instead of redirecting the freed up staff to other roles.

singleshot_ 3y ago
Where am I supposed to put all the groceries? They have to stay on the scale, but the scale is very small.
- bavell 3y ago
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- inconceivable 3y ago
  they make these things called bags. but hey stranger, i appreciate you and everyone like you - i can't remember the last time i waited in a checkout line because i'm in and out of self checkout in like 2 minutes even at peak hours. it's amazing. i've also noticed that even the parking lot is less crowded at stores with self checkout. i'm sure someone has simulated this extensively because i can see it with my own eyes. yet another job where i can, in fact, actually do it better myself. i'm just as fast on the self checkout machines as the cashiers are on their point of sale systems. the buffered queue also helps tremendously, instead of the line lottery of checkout lines. again - simulated and optimized. the other people that do self checkout are also basically young-ish, single/alone, and would rather be anywhere than the fucking grocery store checkout line. separating people who are interested in getting the fuck out of there with food from the people who are slow, clumsy, and deliberately take a long time to make sure all their tiny little nitpicks are addressed by a captive employee audience is the best thing to happen to groceries in the 30+ years i've been wasting my life 15 minutes at a time at stores.
  - jwestbury 3y ago
    > they make these things called bags I think the point here is that if you're the sort of person who does a weekly shop for a family, you can't possibly fit all of your bags on the scale, even at the largest self-checkout kiosks. FWIW, I think your self-checkout experience is probably uncommon. I find that the barcode scanners at self-checkout machines are often poorly-calibrated, dirty, or just generally a pain in the ass. I say this as someone who spent five years doing tech support on point-of-sale equipment, where my job was quite literally to help people use their finicky barcode scanners.
    - gambiting 3y ago
      These are the checkout scales at my local supermarkets - I do a huge shop once a week for the entire family and I never struggled to fit everything on it: https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-1170x658.jpg https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-11...
      - singleshot_ 3y ago
        This would solve the problem I noted. I have never seen such a glorious scale. More of this in my neighborhood, pretty please. BUT Worth mentioning that this unit is twice as long overall than the units where I shop, which are set up two deep. I think with a scale this large, you’re halving the number of lanes you can support.
- rootsandstones 3y ago
  Here In Switzerland self checkouts don‘t have scales, you just scan everything and pay.
- gambiting 3y ago
  In my local Aldi the scales are enormous - you can definitely fit a full trolley full of groceries on the scales. A local Tescos has two kinds - one set of self checkouts with small scales for people with baskets only, and one with huge scales for people with trolleys. They look like this, you can fit everything on it: https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-1170x658.jpg https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-11... In other words - this is a solved problem.
- 3-cheese-sundae 3y ago
  For every self-checkout kiosk I have ever used, they do not have to stay on the scale. If you wanted to, you could remove each and every item and put it in the cart once it has appeared on the list of items.

by manfre 3y ago

singleshot_ 3y ago

Where am I supposed to put all the groceries? They have to stay on the scale, but the scale is very small.

bavell 3y ago
[flagged]
inconceivable 3y ago
they make these things called bags. but hey stranger, i appreciate you and everyone like you - i can't remember the last time i waited in a checkout line because i'm in and out of self checkout in like 2 minutes even at peak hours. it's amazing. i've also noticed that even the parking lot is less crowded at stores with self checkout. i'm sure someone has simulated this extensively because i can see it with my own eyes. yet another job where i can, in fact, actually do it better myself. i'm just as fast on the self checkout machines as the cashiers are on their point of sale systems. the buffered queue also helps tremendously, instead of the line lottery of checkout lines. again - simulated and optimized. the other people that do self checkout are also basically young-ish, single/alone, and would rather be anywhere than the fucking grocery store checkout line. separating people who are interested in getting the fuck out of there with food from the people who are slow, clumsy, and deliberately take a long time to make sure all their tiny little nitpicks are addressed by a captive employee audience is the best thing to happen to groceries in the 30+ years i've been wasting my life 15 minutes at a time at stores.
- jwestbury 3y ago
  > they make these things called bags I think the point here is that if you're the sort of person who does a weekly shop for a family, you can't possibly fit all of your bags on the scale, even at the largest self-checkout kiosks. FWIW, I think your self-checkout experience is probably uncommon. I find that the barcode scanners at self-checkout machines are often poorly-calibrated, dirty, or just generally a pain in the ass. I say this as someone who spent five years doing tech support on point-of-sale equipment, where my job was quite literally to help people use their finicky barcode scanners.
  - gambiting 3y ago
    These are the checkout scales at my local supermarkets - I do a huge shop once a week for the entire family and I never struggled to fit everything on it: https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-1170x658.jpg https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-11...
    - singleshot_ 3y ago
      This would solve the problem I noted. I have never seen such a glorious scale. More of this in my neighborhood, pretty please. BUT Worth mentioning that this unit is twice as long overall than the units where I shop, which are set up two deep. I think with a scale this large, you’re halving the number of lanes you can support.
rootsandstones 3y ago
Here In Switzerland self checkouts don‘t have scales, you just scan everything and pay.
gambiting 3y ago
In my local Aldi the scales are enormous - you can definitely fit a full trolley full of groceries on the scales. A local Tescos has two kinds - one set of self checkouts with small scales for people with baskets only, and one with huge scales for people with trolleys. They look like this, you can fit everything on it: https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-1170x658.jpg https://ninanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4a-blurred-11... In other words - this is a solved problem.
3-cheese-sundae 3y ago
For every self-checkout kiosk I have ever used, they do not have to stay on the scale. If you wanted to, you could remove each and every item and put it in the cart once it has appeared on the list of items.