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They charge the same price for slower service. Please place your item in the bagging area. Unrecognized item in the bagging area. Please scan items one at a
by MereInterest 3y ago
They charge the same price for slower service.
Please place your item in the bagging area. Unrecognized item in the bagging area. Please scan items one at a time.
- Gud 3y agoThat’s a very specific thing for the UK. I have not seen those annoying checkout scales anywhere else in Europe.
- jampekka 3y agoIn Finland in some shops you can take a barcode reader and bag the things directly as you go. In the automated counter you just put in the scanner and pay. There are no scales and nobody would notice if you just don't scan the item. In theory there are "random" checks. I've never seen one happen though. Not having a huge desperate underclass makes many things a lot smoother.
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoIn the USA the implementation of self checkout varies wildly, and seems to be linked to the socioeconomic condition of the neighborhood. Grocery shopping in rich neighborhood = scale has a large tolerance and will not stop you from continuing to scan if you place something unexpected on it. You can scan and bag in whatever order without the machine making any accusations. In a poor neighborhood = you scan an item and put it on the scale, then put your bag from home on the scale to bag the first item. The scale is set to a strict tolerance and stops scanning items “UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA” and you have to wait for an employee to unlock it. As they say “there’s nothing more expensive than being poor”, and bad self-checkouts is just another factor in that.
- rowanG077 3y agoThat an implementation problem. In the Netherlands self checkouts are very quick and painless. There are no weird ceremonials or a bagging area or whatever.