Boycott automated sumpermarket checkouts

I didn't say that it hadn't effected banking. I was just saying that it wasn't the ZOMG End of Real Teller Crisis (fnord!) that the naysayers at the time were touting.

 

I prefer the self checkouts as well, it's fun to play cashier and they don't ask me that fakie, zombie question 'How are you?' which does'nt really want an answer, because if you do tell them how you are really doing the cashiers just look at you weird, like 'can't you just say hi?'. Plus I end up having to bag my own groceries anyway while listening to a story about the cashiers favorite books. When I do the self check out there is always someone at the end to bag. The only place around where I live that has them is Giant, and their machines are sweet.

 

Yeah and when you get your self checked goods out and home and find weavils in the flour, what sort of crap do you go through when no one can remember you were ever there? and you try to return it?

Those jobs generated for manufacturing those machines, where are they made?

 

You return it with your receipt. I've never had a hard time returning anything at a chain large enough to have those kinds of checkouts.

 

One alternative is to operate them so poorly that you require assistance.

Example, if you have a few items, do not put them in the receptical area, keep them in your hands.

Don't follow instructions, just do what you think a consiencous customer who wants to pay for their purchases would do. Ignore the silly machine, you know how to pay for stuff. Its the machine's job to take your money the way that you want to pay. It's not your job to pay the machine the way that it wants. Follow your own proceedures and let the machine try to keep up. (Remember, "the customer is always right.")

That attitude will result in the company spending more money on employee assistance than if you had gone to a checker.

 

Self checkouts blow. They're too slow for me. The only ones I'll use are the new SCOs designed like real registers at Meijer.

The only positive thing is that they filter out the dumb people from our regular registers.

 

i really think you guys have nothing to worry about.

 

I haven't heard a post like this yet...

I am a cashier. But I don't have mixed opinions yet. When I'm not working I use the self checkout, but it took me a while to get used to them. And I do not believe that the machines are taking away our jobs, because with more people and bigger towns the store needs to grow and yea, our machines dont' work the best, but I agree they're efficient.

 

Only one store I go to has these self check out lines...I go to them if I don't feel like dealing with anyone. Plus I have a ton of pennies, so I can take my time dropping them in, instead of giving them to the cashier.

And the store that has them, still has long lineups in the regular old checkouts.

 

you get your cut when you own the business. that's why people own businesses. they try to maximize their cut. it's their business. so keep having people bag your groceries and complaining. or have the guts to get out there in the business world and try to succeed. i guarantee you'll try to maxize your cut.

 

I wish I understood the "convenience" claim. We keep getting all these conveniences, but I don't think most people consider modern day the simpler time.

And creating new jobs? Barely. For some reason I doubt that their is one worker per machine created. It's less jobs, otherwise their would be little benefit.

On a side note, those machines are horrible if you've stopped using plastic/paper bags. I'd scan one item, it would yell at me to bag it and I'd put my cloth bag down on the plate with the item, and it would yelling at me for improper weight. After every item I have to wait to get yelled at and then click a "I do not want to bag this item". And the machines aren't very smart. If I didn't want to bag the last seven items scanned, why would it assume I want to bag the next?

 

those machines are crap. it would be faster to go in a regular check out lane in the first place. plus i used one once, put in a $10 and it gave me a $ 10 back for my change..

hell yeah

 

Wouldn't work, you ever see those people try to count money when the machine doesn't work? You'd get ripped off.

 

Those machines are so screwy.for every three machines you need two cashiers to be on top of them to check IDs and fix them when there is an error..
Actually, I worked in a store with some and I can assure- NO ONE lost their job or their hours due to those machines being in use.
It does not rid the need for cashiers-- it changes what their job requirements include..but they are still needed.

 

I've noticed in the one market that has put them in they have the assistant manager flopping back and forth between four of the machines. It's good to see him finally doing something. Maybe it will open management's eyes.

 

See that commercial with the cars coming down the assembly line with machines doing all the welding?There used to be people doing those jobs.People with families.I know, because they are showing the EXACT job I did '64 thru '67 putting dashboards in mustangs.They took the place of well paid workers with benefits.Of course you can see how the price of autos has gone down now by displacing humans.I wonder how many cars those machines buy.Fuck that.

 

One advantage of self-checkout machines is it makes it quite easy to " not pay" for items.Kind of an easy way of shoplifting.LOL.Just do not scan the more expensive items.I wonder how much the grocery stores like that!

 

I tried one once. Couldn't figure it out, had to ask someone for help anyway, so what's the fucking point? I mean, I get the other reasons to boycott them, but I was kinda "boycotting" them already, so... :jester:

 

I just stole 70 dollars worth of stuff today at the self-checkout.Hey its like free money.

 

Why the hell should I boycott something that replaces a job that requires very very low amount of skills and keep prices higher than they would other wise be?