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Self-Check Out Lines

cornicopia — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:31:33 GMT

I do not like self-check out lines at all. At Wal-mart regular check out lines are huge because there are only 2 that are open. They are trying to herd us to the self-check outs.

To me, I believe this is going to push people, as myself, to just order things more and more from Amazon, destroying more businesses with their shooting-themselves-in-the-foot ideas. I found today, to my disappointment, that Lowe's Home Improvement Store is going the same route with the self-check outs. Next step will be going into the stockroom and get items right out of the boxes. Why not?

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4kitties — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:36:01 GMT

I like to do self check out. I can bag my items just as I like and when I get home it is so much easier to unbag and put them away.

I usually combine errands and I keep a cooler in my car. I can bag the frozen and refrigerated items so that I can fit them in.

I am also careful with my eggs and fragile items. Sometimes store employees are not!

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Kachina624 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:37:57 GMT

The big box stores have enough trouble with theft when customers are in the open where everybody can see them. Imagine what they'd do in the stockroom.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:43:31 GMT

@cornicopia I always did my best not to use the self check at Walmart. I started bringing my own bags about 2 months ago, so I did not bring home the plastic bags that walmart uses....the checkers are not allowed to touch my bags!!!

Trying to grab my items and place in my bag and also keep up with putting groceries on the counter for checking out, I just gave up and check myself out.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:43:36 GMT

@4kitties wrote:
I like to do self check out. I can bag my items just as I like and when I get home it is so much easier to unbag and put them away.

I usually combine errands and I keep a cooler in my car. I can bag the frozen and refrigerated items so that I can fit them in.

I am also careful with my eggs and fragile items. Sometimes store employees are not!

We do the same thing.

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shoechic — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:45:08 GMT

I don't mind. Prefer it actually. I've been doing it for years.

My parents order online. Drive to store & someone loads it in their car.

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Bookplate — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:50:28 GMT

I won't use self-check out. If a store can't be bothered to hire cashiers, I can't be bothered to shop there.

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Jacie — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:51:01 GMT

I started using them years ago to avoid Target employees harassing me to sign up for their Red Card credit card! Never looked back.

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santorini — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:54:34 GMT

I hate self-checkouts. Hire more workers, please.

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gabstoomuch — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:55:19 GMT

In my area they are only opening 1 or 2 registers (one being 12 items or less). That pushes everyone to self check out.

I don't mind self check out, but I feel bad that this is the way Walmart is making back their raise in wages for employees. Pay some a higher wage, and lay the rest off. They won't hire them back.

That is the part I don't like. Also, waiting for the attendant at self check out when myself and 7 other people mess up and have to have them come fix it. Sometimes the poor attendant is running from register to register from people scanning something in twice by accident or scanning and having it come up a different price and so on.

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threecees — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:57:28 GMT

Some advantages are you can double bag your items your way or even

bag your bread, eggs, any delicate foods even one thing to a bag and take

your time with them. Don't like cashiers that over stuff my bags or put soap

items in with food items, some don't use common sense.

Also sometimes I want to keep a plastic hanger or two for teen's clothing

and don't want to always have to ask for them, they give them always,

just do my order myself and do it my way.

Disadvantages I had are sometimes the register does not want to accept

the coupon even though I am purchasing the item. Sometimes the cashier

there is busy with other customers and their problems with the self check out.

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ScrapHappy — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:58:08 GMT

The self check out lines at my local Kroger are always busy. Always only 1 check out person line is ever available here too. I've been using them more often, especially when I have just a couple of items. The checkout people at my Kroger go so fast....zip, zip, zip. I like to watch that the correct price(s) come up and that my digital coupons applied. That's easier to do in self check out.

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on the bay — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:00:37 GMT

Most of the time I like self check-out.

I like to pack things well and not put 4 or 5 heavy things in one bag! Some checkers want to double bag 4 or 5 bottles together-no. That won't help. So it is nice to do it the way I want and not have to undo it when their idea of heavy is not mine.

On the other hand, when there is a thoughtful packer, I really appreciate it!

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Sage04 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:01:11 GMT

I love self checkout. I have done this for years. I've said it before, don't like too many people touching my stuff.

There is always someone standing by in case there is a problem.

Kroger has many cashier checkout stations there and one set of self check out on either side and I choose self check out everytime.

So far Publix is the only supermarket that does not have self checkout in my area.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:07:16 GMT

I'm proud to say I've never used a self-checkout. Actually, I haven't been in a store since before the pandemic started. I get everything from Wal-Mart pick up or Amazon. Works out just fine for me.

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hckynutjohn — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:09:32 GMT

@cornicopia

Will make this a short one. I agree with you and am not fond of self checkout. Looking around our City that has a fairly low unemployment percentage, I see lots of businesses with BIG HELP WANTED signs in their windows/doors and so on.

Seems nowadays people just do not want to work. The more that becomes a problem, the more big companies will go to self serve in everything they can.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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Janey2 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:13:14 GMT

I've seen it reported a couple of times (on tv expose shows) that the dirtiest part of a store is the self check out stations.

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drizzellla — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:17:56 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
The big box stores have enough trouble with theft when customers are in the open where everybody can see them. Imagine what they'd do in the stockroom.

People ALWAYS wanted to go into the back storage area of our store.

When I worked retail taking inventory was brutal. The paperwork said that you should have 10 of a certain watch. And you would be lucky if you could find 5.

The store tolerated 5% "shrink". But we never were lucky enough to have only 5%.

Can't help but think that was one of the many reasons the store where I used to work went out of business.

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on the bay — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:18:15 GMT

@Janey2 wrote:
I've seen it reported a couple of times (on tv expose shows) that the dirtiest part of a store is the self check out stations.

@Janey2,

I've read this too and I always wear disposable gloves or use a clorox wipe. But I'm not so sure checkers who are so close to every customer and cash register are any better.😬

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Porcelain — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:21:28 GMT

If you have them bring your items out to your car, you don't have to deal with checkout lines at all.