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Stores are making record profits while complaining (discuss.online)
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[–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I remember when you stood in front of the counter and told the cashier what you needed and they had to bring You everything from the shelves one by one. Nothing ever was faster than self checkouts.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    I'm pretty damn old but I don't remember that personally. Just in movies. I do remember the glory days when every single register had a cashier, and a bagger, and that was much faster than self checkout. Especially as it is now, with a bunch of unstaffed registers and a line waiting for the self-service machines.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Most of the stores in my area pulled all but two lanes out to put more self checkout only to also close all but the boxed in sections on either end that were supposed to be 15 or less areas. At this point why don't they just commit and have a single miserable worker at a single checkout right at the door? At least then they'd be honest about it.

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