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I don't use self checkout anymore. Here's why
Where? Self checkout isn't express checkout. I don't think express checkout has been a thing for 5+ years.
Edit: Lol also I appreciate this as a major reason you don't use self checkout. That's completely fair:
The shop-rite in my area has both express (10 items or less) and regular/no-limit self-check outs.
Depends on the region. At least here in the states there are plenty of stores where the self checkout at Walmarts have signs saying <=25
Personally I'm in favor of extreme automation like self checkout. The real issue is that the workers don't see the return the buisness owners do. Like imagine if we had UBI + good unemployment and then it wouldn't really be an issue. Walmart would have to compete with people going home
It's only better if a human cashier can do the job better. Otherwise, you're just making humans do money-work as an excuse to give them more hours.
For example, I could do everything at work on a pad with a pencil instead of using a computer. I would certainly have more hours!
The reason why that sounds insane is because everybody recognizes that using a computer is much faster and more efficient, so you should use that instead.
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I don't recall there being a item limit. Which is unfortunate because the people who have boatloads of carts and their carts already loaded. They're the most fucking slowest ever that they even give old people a run for their money. Slowly raising items to scan. Slowly putting them in bags. Slowly paying. Slowly moving the fuck out of the way as they try navigating a heavy cart with all of the junk that they'll barely like as soon as it gets home.
Fuck them.
There used to be pretty clear signage about item limits that were ignored anyway, and now they don't have real cashiers, so the item limits either doesn't or functionally doesn't exist.
Walmart self checkouts never had item limits like that.
There is a hard coded limit where you have to pay after 150 items though.
Some stores employed a limit of 25 or less at self checkouts during COVID but corporate advised that those should have been removed by now.
The self checkout is not an express lane.
And God forbid you move too fast for the machine to keep up! Fucking "modern" technology.
Man, we have some space age self checkout compared to what you have