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Goths only do this when they are very distressed (always). 
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History Comes Inside! posted:It’s literally in the headline Not only that, it's the first words of the headline.
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May 20, 2023 18:39
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The General posted:Not only that, it's the first words of the headline. Sorry, gonna need more evidence.
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May 20, 2023 19:06
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Don't use self checkouts. You don't work there. Easy peasy problem solved.
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May 20, 2023 19:21
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But self checkouts make it easier to steal I'll tip myself, thank you
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May 20, 2023 19:22
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I went to my local supermarket the other day and the self check out had a line and there was a dude just standing at one of the serviced check outs just being bored. WTF? Didn't even have ear buds in.
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May 20, 2023 19:24
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I've wondered if the constant demand for tips everywhere is finally going to create enough backlash to do away with tipping finally. Cuz tipping is bad.
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May 20, 2023 19:31
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davidspackage posted:But self checkouts make it easier to steal They do, and my favourite part is it’s easiest here in the UK at the most expensive grocery places because all their customers are lovely old boomers, so none of them seem to have those scales that constantly tell you you’ve put the wrong item down, presumably in order to make the boomer shopping experience as frictionless as possible and stop them losing their minds while also not having to pay for cashiers.
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May 20, 2023 19:34
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History Comes Inside! posted:They do, and my favourite part is it’s easiest here in the UK at the most expensive grocery places because all their customers are lovely old boomers, so none of them seem to have those scales that constantly tell you you’ve put the wrong item down, presumably in order to make the boomer shopping experience as frictionless as possible and stop them losing their minds while also not having to pay for cashiers. I went to a Sainsbury’s once and on the self service checkout i got age checked and had to wait for someone to come down because I was buying a sandwich and an energy drink
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May 20, 2023 19:38
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XeeD posted:Don't use self checkouts. You don't work there. Easy peasy problem solved. They donät accept cash anyway 
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May 20, 2023 19:39
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3D Megadoodoo posted:They donät accept cash anyway Loads of them accept cash here, most bigger places might have a few set up and clearly signposted “card only” but I can probably count on one hand the number of places near me that have no cash option at all.
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May 20, 2023 19:42
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History Comes Inside! posted:Loads of them accept cash here, most bigger places might have a few set up and clearly signposted “card only” but I can probably count on one hand the number of places near me that have no cash option at all. Well OK but you can probably guess by the fact that I accidentally pressed the ä key instead of the adjacent ' key that I don't live there. (Not that I'd use self-checkout even if they took cash.)
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May 20, 2023 19:43
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It was obvious that you were German when you mentioned Cash, kein Umlaut nötig.
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May 20, 2023 19:45
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Well OK but you can probably guess by the fact that I accidentally pressed the ä key instead of the adjacent ' key that I don't live there. Uh huh, and you realise that your post gave absolutely no hint that you weren’t just talking about them universally, right? Weird thing to get aggro about but ok, sure.
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May 20, 2023 19:50
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Well OK but you can probably guess by the fact that I accidentally pressed the ä key instead of the adjacent ' key that I don't live there. They put in self checkout with a cash option here at the Aldi. But you can't self checkout anything that is sold open or by wight, like the fresh bread or the fresh vegetables. So nobody uses it, you just see people wanting to try it and reverse course once they see the sign. Also, not sure if they accept Pfand. I don't use them.
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May 20, 2023 20:25
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History Comes Inside! posted:Uh huh, and you realise that your post gave absolutely no hint that you weren’t just talking about them universally, right? Forget it, it's Jerrytown.
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May 20, 2023 20:34
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That's no SLEPP. Very mild curse. 2 out of 10.
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May 20, 2023 20:42
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Armitag3 posted:I went to a Sainsbury’s once and on the self service checkout i got age checked and had to wait for someone to come down because I was buying a sandwich and an energy drink Wait you can't use self service if your under 18 in the UK or was it just the staff being poo poo? Like here in Australia I'm sure i've seen teens use them and no one cared.
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May 20, 2023 20:44
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dr_rat posted:Wait you can't use self service if your under 18 in the UK or was it just the staff being poo poo? Like here in Australia I'm sure i've seen teens use them and no one cared. I don’t know, I assume it was the energy drink or maybe I triggered some thing where they thought i was stealing something
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May 20, 2023 20:46
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XeeD posted:Don't use self checkouts. You don't work there. Easy peasy problem solved. I don't mind bagging groceries, and, as a fully adult human with the sweet tooth and lack of self control of a toddler, I appreciate the smaller amount of implicit judgment on my purchases as I check out
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May 20, 2023 20:49
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dr_rat posted:Wait you can't use self service if your under 18 in the UK or was it just the staff being poo poo? Like here in Australia I'm sure i've seen teens use them and no one cared. Armitag3 posted:I don’t know, I assume it was the energy drink or maybe I triggered some thing where they thought i was stealing something Almost every supermarket in the UK voluntarily restricts sales of energy drinks to under 16s now and there’s a legal ban incoming apparently so they’re just ahead of the curve, so the machines are configured to throw up the same challenge as if you scanned alcohol for an employee to come over and check you’re not really 3 kids in a trench coat off to do a business. Edit: fixed link
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May 20, 2023 20:55
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VictualSquid posted:They put in self checkout with a cash option here at the Aldi. But you can't self checkout anything that is sold open or by wight, like the fresh bread or the fresh vegetables. So nobody uses it, Same except because you can't buy alcohol or cigarettes.
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May 20, 2023 21:10
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The self-checkout registers used to be simpler and faster to use, but I guess to cut down on theft, they brought out new machines that slow everything down and use scales to make sure you aren't loving up. So let's say I had 6 identical cans of soup. I used to be able to take one out of my bag, scan it 6 times, and be done with it. Now I gotta scan one, put it on the scale, wait for the register to be ready for the next scan, and repeat the process. And if you have a lot of groceries, that poo poo adds up and then you have a huge pile of poo poo balancing on this scale and you can't remove any of it until the register says "OK there's too much stuff. Remove it now" because otherwise the register will give you poo poo about the weight not matching with what you've rung up and you gotta fix it NOW. And you have like 3 or 4 workers standing around to make sure people aren't stealing, and to attend to people that need help because these registers are always loving up or you can't do things that fix something ringing up wrong, and then there's only like 1 or 2 regular checkout lanes. The whole thing is loving stupid and makes everything so much less convenient for everyone involved and the only people that don't see that are the people that are coming up with these ideas in the first place.
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May 20, 2023 21:22
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The inevitable grocery store discussion de-rail is the real curse.
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May 20, 2023 21:50
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And what's the deal with airline food?
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May 20, 2023 21:53
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Jamesman posted:The self-checkout registers used to be simpler and faster to use, but I guess to cut down on theft, they brought out new machines that slow everything down and use scales to make sure you aren't loving up. The whole point is to get rid of employees. The fewer employees, the more profit. It's hosed. Don't use self-checkout if you want to support the workers. Or something. Capitalism sucks.
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May 20, 2023 22:28
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People who go to regular checkouts, check out like this, but people who go to self checkouts check out like this.
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May 20, 2023 22:31
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There's usually open self checkouts and enormous lines waiting for the human cashiers. If you get caught stealing at the self check out, can you just say "sorry! I missed the training"?
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May 20, 2023 23:09
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I was at the store and a homeless guy was getting accosted by a cop for trying to steal a $4 tall boy. I offered to pay but was told to mind my business
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May 20, 2023 23:11
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WHY BONER NOW posted:There's usually open self checkouts and enormous lines waiting for the human cashiers. If you get caught stealing at the self check out, can you just say "sorry! I missed the training"? “Oh whoops I thought I scanned that” EZ
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May 20, 2023 23:43
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nexous posted:I was at the store and a homeless guy was getting accosted by a cop for trying to steal a $4 tall boy. I offered to pay but was told to mind my business We gotta meet quotas or else the company that supplies our food is gonna gouge us
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May 21, 2023 00:10
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Wingnut Ninja posted:That reminds me of the two City of Heroes characters I made in 2008, cyborgs named Barack Robama and John Mechain. 
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May 21, 2023 00:21
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Most of the time I use self check outs at WholeFoods and at least one or two items are on Bezos’ tab
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May 21, 2023 00:24
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"Oh, it must be free" i mutter to myself as an item doesn't scan and slip it into my bag.
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May 21, 2023 00:35
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One time I wasn’t even trying to steal but the weight thing hosed up because I failed to scan something and put it in the bag. I waved the guy over and he typed in the code and I went on my way. I only figured it out looking at my receipt later. I’ve got to imagine most employees literally don’t care to try to “catch” you.
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May 21, 2023 00:39
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Waltzing Along posted:The whole point is to get rid of employees. The fewer employees, the more profit. It's hosed. Don't use self-checkout if you want to support the workers. Or something. Capitalism sucks. Just wait in a few years when they start really getting A.I. worked out so they can start replacing employees with it. First up will be all the call center workers.
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May 21, 2023 00:56
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Garrand posted:"Oh, it must be free" i mutter to myself as an item doesn't scan and slip it into my bag.
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May 21, 2023 01:25
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Vakal posted:Just wait in a few years when they start really getting A.I. worked out so they can start replacing employees with it. I can't decide if replacing call center workers with AI would be doing the workers a favor or not, call center work is up there with social media content moderation on the scale of 'jobs that cause actual mental illnesses'. I'm also not sure that arguing with the AI to escalate the call would be more or less painful than doing it with someone making $0.65/hr someplace.
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May 21, 2023 01:28
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Just have the Panopticon charge me for whatever it sees me putting into my bags as I grocery shop and let me skip the checkout entirely.
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