I would not call self-checkout a failure. Yes things like weight checks are annoying but what self checkouts are great at doing is increasing throughput through

I would not call self-checkout a failure. Yes things like weight checks are annoying but what self checkouts are great at doing is increasing throughput through a store checkout. Often times I can be standing in line to a self checkout with 10-15 people in front of me and only wait 2-3 minutes because there are 6 self-checkout registers, meanwhile the folks waiting at traditional checkout are still waiting as I'm already walking out.