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Michael's

ScrapHappy — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:19:41 GMT

Went to Michaels's last week looking for a poster frame. All self check out now.

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threecees — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:22:36 GMT

I didn't know that. I haven't been in our Michael's for months. I will probably

shop the after Christmas sales.

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on the bay — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:53:19 GMT

The Michael's near us still has a row of cashiers.

I am really glad to see The Dollar Tree has mostly self check outs now. The line goes so much faster!

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ValuSkr — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:15:59 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
Went to Michaels's last week looking for a poster frame. All self check out now.

It's just as well. Their cashiers were slower than molasses. You could fall asleep waiting for them to do their thing.

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LindaSal — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:17:12 GMT

I saw that at our local Michael's recently. I was kind of surprised as many other local retailers here are pulling the self check's out of the store.

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qualitygal — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:19:06 GMT

I don't like self checkouts.

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KathyM23 — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:10:42 GMT

@on the bay I was at our DollarTree yesterday buying gift bags for Christmas presents. There are no self checkouts but the cashier checking out on the line I was in was super fast.

The lady in line before me had at least 100 items to check out it went fast.

The cashier told me he had a woman earlier who spent $300. That is sure alot of items at $1.25 each.

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on the bay — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:19:43 GMT

@KathyM23,

I agree they are usually pretty fast. I think it's also faster though with self check-out maybe because they have room for more registers.

Yeah, I cannot imagine at all getting $300 worth from Dollar Tree!

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Wsmom — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:21:38 GMT

@ScrapHappy wrote:
Went to Michaels's last week looking for a poster frame. All self check out now.

I was there around Thanksgiving. They had a bank of self-checkout and also a counter of full service. Worked great. Much faster. The people with price checks and coupons went to the full service and the rest of us were in and out.

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cheriere — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:26:39 GMT

@KathyM23 wrote:
@on the bay I was at our DollarTree yesterday buying gift bags for Christmas presents. There are no self checkouts but the cashier checking out on the line I was in was super fast.

The lady in line before me had at least 100 items to check out it went fast.
The cashier told me he had a woman earlier who spent $300. That is sure alot of items at $1.25 each.

lol, the last time I was at the Dollar Tree there was only one checkout open. Just my luck, I was behind a lady who must've owned a restaurant or something because she purchased more mugs, vases & glasses than I've ever seen. AND EACH ONE HAD TO BE WRAPPED, ugh 😩

Someone who was with her brought boxes in from the car to keep loading the items in. The wait was excruciating 😣

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meallen616 — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:18:00 GMT

@ScrapHappy,

Have not been to Michael's in awhile, but, I guess they will all be following with all self check-outs!

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:37:20 GMT

The last time I was to Michaels is probably going on close to a year now.

I had two cheap embroidery hoops and a few skeins of embroidery floss. Less than $5.

There were four self check outs, all credit card only and then one human cashier.

If I were forced to use the self check out I would have left the stuff and gone across the street to Hobby Lobby. I'm not using a credit card for such a small amount.

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cjm61 — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:45:33 GMT

Not yet in our area @ScrapHappy . I hope we get self checkout soon though as I prefer checking out myself. I find it much faster unless, of course, you get behind somebody that has no clue what they are doing.

I was in our Michael's last week and there was no indication they were adding self checkouts.

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SaveTheTurtles — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 13:20:13 GMT

Thank goodness for self check outs, our Aldi has them now. Maybe they've had them for a while but we hadn't been. So much faster if you only have few items.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 05:46:42 GMT

I didn't go to Michael's this year but that's interesting. I suspect it might depend on which store you go to.

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lynnie61 — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:41:56 GMT

When I spend $20 at Dollar tree, I feel like I made a ton of purchases, I can't imagine spending $300 in there. But someone at Joann bought $440 worth of stuff this week. She had a ton of picks, etc., of course I had two items, and no self checkout. It was ok, the lady seemed happy with her finds. I've always used a coupon in Joann.

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Rockycoast — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:14:29 GMT

Not in our Michael’s. Still have cashiers. Guess it depends where the stores are located.

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Trailrun23 — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 02:13:29 GMT

Was in Michael's yesterday and no self check-out available, but wish that was an option: always have to wait for a cashier to show up so you can check out. Hardly anyone goes there except during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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Flatbush — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 08:17:39 GMT

At first sight, the self checkouts seemed faster and less time waiting in line.

But, the more I thought about it, the more I wondered about how many people will lose their jobs.

So, I decided that I would rather suffer the inconvenience and wait in line for the cashier.

JMHO.

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10sluvr — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:14:40 GMT

@Flatbush wrote:
At first sight, the self checkouts seemed faster and less time waiting in line.
But, the more I thought about it, the more I wondered about how many people will lose their jobs.
So, I decided that I would rather suffer the inconvenience and wait in line for the cashier.
JMHO.

i don't really think anyone will lose their job, in our Michael's. I think the cashiers will stock the shelves, so people won't have to walk around half done boxes and then be able to go to the selfies, if someone needs help. They always seem to need more employees.

I'd have no problem with a self check out, for an express lane. I've had to wait behind people with carts full and i only have a couple of things.