When "self checkout" first became an option at grocery stores, did you refuse to use it on principle of not enabling dehumanizing and job-obliterating automation, corporate profiteering, and erosion of human contact? Do you still?
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Yes, it's like a vending machine where you turn yourself into the checkout operator, thus saving the supermarket £5.00/hour. Also, many foodstuffs don't have barcodes, like fruit that has to be weighed, causing uproar and tailbacks. I'd rather speak to Mrs Grumpy, it's quicker.
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I don't use them. Even if I'm only purchasing one or two items I use a live checkout person. The stores are not giving me a discount for checking out myself so I'll let someone get paid to do it for me. Now, if the store offered a 5% discount to self check and bag, well I might just do that.
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I am not against those things. I refused to use automated-checkouts in the beginning on principle of not wanting to deal with their ulta-sensitive anti-theft scales. The scales are still there but they are not nearly as touchy as they once were.
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Yes, all that and I'm scared the read out will suddenly send out a message reading: "Kill him at once."
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No, I refused to use them because they were a pain in the behind. +3
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I nearly always use them unless I have a trolley-full. It's much quicker than the staff that seem to be employed in the stores in my town...
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Nope. I used them from the beginning. It is faster for me, allows me to bag things as I want so things don't get crushed, and makes it so I no longer have to deal with cranky and ditzy cashiers.
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When you go to the grocery store just think how many time you fool with the items -- put them in the cart, put them onto the counter, put them in the car, take them into the house, put them away. I refuse to use self checkout.
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I use them mainly because I can see if someone left cash behind and thus I reduce my food bill. Oh and it's actually easier to slip in something for free..Sometimes those machines are BUSY and they don't check them all. (Fingers Crossed)
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I work in technology and have been keenly aware for many years that technology expands production and efficiency possiblities, thus creating more wealth and in turn creating more jobs than it destroys. I also happened to work in the grocery business when I worked by way through college. I am aware that, as an industry, it operates on lean margins and labor is the major cost area. Anything to make the labor factor more efficient leads to lower price levels, given that the industry is highly competitive. Grocery stores as we know them today, if they still had to commit their labor and supervision resources to hand-pricing, manually keyed checkouts, and other features of "my day" would not be able to diversify as they have into one-stop locations for so many other things.
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Ay! Chi jua jua! I just used it to get the heck out of there!
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i worked as supervisor when my former company installed 4 of these. this created a new full time position and 3 part time employees. i love these things it speeds up my time and my time can be money. +5
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My Husband uses them all the time. I prefer people.
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