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Shoppers upset over lack of cashiers as self-checkout use soars | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] 20 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Sometimes the cashiers themselves are slow and scan items like they're regretting every life decision they ever made.

What I love about selfcheckout is I go at my pace, as fast or slow as I want to be.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Sometimes the cashiers themselves are slow and scan items like they're regretting every life decision they ever made.

    Such a good description of my local cashiers'

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  • [+] -8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    @monobot @NathanielThomas

    You could always switch jobs with them for 2 weeks just to show them how it should be done.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I was working in fast food for a long time, it was more than enough for me, thank you.

    But looks like good job to automate, let people do something better.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    You mean like those no employee convenience stores?

    I like the principal of it, but wonder how much extra work is involved in making sure all the products are properly tracked.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    I've never seen a cashier who's not a trainee who's not faster than self checkout.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGw0ATZah1w

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    But that is the problem: when I go to a cashier I feel rushed to bag everything and pay in the time it takes a professional to scan everything. When I go to a self-checkout register, items are scanned exactly at the same rate that I bag them.

    At the same time, there is hardly any waiting for self-checkout lines. In other words, for my taste they are better in almost every way.

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