Better yet they could hire cashiers. When self-checkout stations were introduced at my local grocier, they were a convenient way to checkout fast when you only

Better yet they could hire cashiers. When self-checkout stations were introduced at my local grocier, they were a convenient way to checkout fast when you only had a few simple items. It was always a user-hostile experience, but it wasn't a big deal when you only had a few items. Now there are so few cashiers ever available that I'm regularly forced to use self checkout with a few dozen items. And the experience has only gotten worse.