Community Chat

[THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes]

Self checkout isn't going anywhere. 

The brand new Astor Place Wegmans has rows of 40+ self checkout stations....no cash. 

No jobs were taken away from anyone at this location, which created about 600 hundred new jobs.

They are fast, efficient, seamless. 

There are only 5 or 6 staffed registers (at most) which take cash:  in New York City food establishments must take cash.

[Neetgal2]

Retail stores all over are trying to deal with theft.  Our local big supermarket chain has told the employees to not go after.  A major department store in Philadelphia just had a fatality due to this, very sad.

[Josmad]

I don't think Walmart is going to get rid of self checkout.  The two stores I ususally go to just put in, a lot, of new self checkouts. And I don't think they have enough employees to man the regular registers.

[Boehm Collector]

I use the self checkout in Stop & Shop, Walmart and CVS..... it's much faster.  

[AngelPuppy1]

I held off doing self check-out for a long time.  But now that I'm used to them, I prefer them!  Most of the time there is no waiting for a check-out.  Occasionally, even the self check-outs are all full, but usually the time is way less than standing in the lines for the actual cashers.  I also prefer self check-out because I can bag things the way I want them.  Also, I know that I am checking my things out accurately.  I have found on occasion where I have been double charged for things, etc.  I think if these stores do away with self check-outs, that is a shame because then the honest people are once again being punished for the thiefs and dishonest people.  This is getting really, really old!!!! 

[Meowingkitty]

I like Costco self checkout if I only have a couple of items but a couple of weeks ago there was a woman with a basket piled high with what seemed like ever clothing item they sell. She insisted on using self checkout but I think they made her go to a regular cashier. This woman must have bought several of every clothing item they had plus other stuff, her cart was overflowing. 

[CalminHeart]

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@minkbunny wrote:

This may be old news as I am not on here very much anymore but I just heard about it on the radio today.

Seems the reason is rampant theft. 

Whatever the reason, I am glad to have the checkers back.

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I hope so. The Walmart nearest me just took out all the checker checkouts. I won't shop in the store.

I just order online. That keeps a shopper, checker, and delivery person in jobs.

[Franklinbell]

A local store in my area s doing the same thing. The manager said he could use the manpower they hired for this to do other things! 

[Sooner]

I wonder if people will ever get tired of it in this country and make it really hard on the thieves not the honest hard working people?

[PINKdogWOOD]

@minkbunny    "Rampant theft" - nailed it and on the flip side kind of humorous for those who actually thought this would be a good idea.

Many people just sit and think about how to scheme others out of a good buy albeit groceries, fashions, tools, anything. What a great idea, take away the human touch of checking us out when we buy goods and give it to the people to check themselves out in the check-out lines. 

Honestly, this is easy to do especially when there are 10, 15, 20 self-serve lines and only one rover to watch over them all.