Self Checkout.........

I thought this thread was going to be about people checking themselves out in the mirror...

Great disappointment!

 

Sometimes, before I even start scanning my groceries, I'll say to the machine "Don't you dare give me any attitude today"

 

I'm a huge fan of self check outs. They were made for people with social anxiety.

The other day I did something very bad. I entered my Italian parsley as regular ol parsley because it was. 70 cents cheaper.

 

Going by the title of the thread , which has so many meanings, I figured as much.....I knew all along....just wanted to be wrong...but oh, well...nothing I can do about it. It was all a ruse....

 

They are quick and easy to use, I have no idea how anyone could have a problem with them. Then I get stuck behind an older person. For fuck's sake, the machine is telling you what to do, this is not hard!

 

they're not quick and easy if you're buying produce, that isn't grown with integral bar codes and there are multiple bins of the same fruit or veg, each with different prices, and the code for the checkout isn't clearly marked on them.
sure they're quick and easy if everything you buy is in a can or a nice pretty boxlike package, and you don't have to carry a flimsy plastic bag any further then the trunk of your car.
but they're still, the only reason they exist is to not give someone a job.

 

I had no idea you had such a wild side, you rebel you.

 

Most of the produce I buy from the regular market has a sticker with a 4 digit code to look up the item, so it actually isn't all that time consuming if you know what you're doing.

 

Well, sir, do you have eyes and do you not see the octopus that keeps cutting me off.....? What would you like me to do? Kick her out of the way?

 

do elaborate

 

no such luck, it was for work.

 

Wow. That might be the kindest thing I've ever "heard" you say on here. Maybe you have a heart after all.

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Anyhow,

Grocery store employees, in my corner of the world, seem to be largely high school kids. I'm amazed at how grumpy and disengaged they are (not amazed that that high-schoolers are aloof, but surprised that management doesn't seem to mind). But whatever, I need my food and self-checkout is ridden with problems. I always have an issue and have to wait 10 minutes for an employee to assist me. And hey, I don't' like social interaction, but people need jobs, so, I feel sort of good about giving them business. I was a douche in high school too, can't get too upset at them.

 

The only store now around me that has that option is the superstore (Loblaws) and when I go there I tend to use it. I find it faster and I prefer to bag my own groceries.

 

next time you have a problem, or an age restricted purchase, get staff to come over and fix it, and while they punch numbers into the machine, pretend to be texting on ur smartphone, but reallyrecording on video that whole interaction. No more issues.

 

This is my life.

 

when I saw ''self check out'' as the thread title I thought it was another suicide thread until I saw k was the author

 

heh .. im out of likes today

 

This happens if you double bag or do not bag. Some items weigh more or less than what is in the computer. The machine is too temperamental.

 

if you happen to have a store that's considerate enough to do that. and yes, its certainly dumb of a store not to, but i'm not making this up, the only store i'm really familiar with them, doesn't seem to be any smarter then that.