Post #3349453
2026-06-11 23:33 UTC
Replies (5)
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@reddit_sux@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 02:55
I prefer self checkout since they have to hire at least 2 person that I have scanned everything instead of 1 person to do the scanning. Or I get something for free.
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@OwOarchist@pawb.social 2026-06-11 23:41
I accidently pick the wrong tomato type and to fix it I need to get someone’s a attention You can avoid this by just ringing up all produce as bananas.
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@OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-12 05:40
My experience is from Norwegian shops, so it might differ from the standards in elsewhere. item won’t scan: very rarely an issue. We can put in the bar code numbers manually if needed. you have alcohol: a nearby staff will take a quick glimpse at me and will approve the age from their unit. Only people close to the age limit will have to wait for the staff. discount stickers in shops here have the updated price on a barcode on that sticker. I don’t understand the “2 upcs”-issue. accidental scans can be corrected by the user without staff involvement.
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@AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-12 00:15
Not to mention it takes twice as long because you’re unloading an entire trolley onto a space that holds maybe 4 items, you’re scanning, and you’re bagging. There’s no area to actually work and put all your shit, this doesn’t even include the 4-12 times you need the person to come fix the broken machine, but that 1 person is busy fixing 4 other people’s broken machines. Something that would take you and a professional working together 5 minutes ends up taking 10+ minutes
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@Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-12 07:09
I have seen only one implementation of this that I like so far, in Decathlon. You dump your shopping basket in the machine’s basket, you don’t even have to know what is in there and the machine automatically picks everything up by their nfc tags. It has never failed for me and you don’t need to search for any tags or barcodes. You pay, you can pick up all yours stuff and dump it in your bag and you are ready to go. The polar opposite experience is the one you describe and for those shops I avoid the machines if I can.