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Pistol_Pete posted:I've noticed that Americans seem very down on the concept of self-checkouts, people mostly accept them in the UK? Personally, I can live with their quirks and annoyances, as it eliminates the much bigger annoyance of putting all your stuff down on the conveyer, then the person in front of you turns out to be a moron or troublemaker that holds the line up forever and you're trapped there now 'cos you've already put your stuff down. Maybe because you guys in the UK know how to queue up and treat each other with respect... even if it is that cold respect with seething disgust under the surface. Self check out in the US gives me anxiety because people are dicks about respecting the line, and I feel like if I take too long, someone is just going shoot my rear end.
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Having been to the UK, there’s a lot more thought put into self checkout there. It’s kind of a weird free for all in the US that also can get you put in jail if you’re black and make any kind of mistake
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Nov 21, 2023 17:32
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Nov 21, 2023 17:33
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The self checks themselves aren't the problem (assuming they have their bagging scales and scanning rate throttling turned off), it's just that when combined with unsustainable understaffing and spitting on worker dignity they're another symptom of quarterly profit chasing while assuming the economy is a frictionless sphere in a perfect vacuum
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Nov 21, 2023 17:33
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Wegmans is not as poo poo tier as these places you all are describing Yet
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Nov 21, 2023 17:34
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Big Bowie Bonanza posted:Having been to the UK, there’s a lot more thought put into self checkout there. It’s kind of a weird free for all in the US that also can get you put in jail if you’re black and make any kind of mistake And it doesn't even have to be *your* mistake. "Unrecognized item in the bagging area - remove this item before continuing. Item removed from the bagging area - return this item before continuing. Unrecognized item in the bagging area - remove this item before continuing. Item removed..."
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Nov 21, 2023 17:34
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shazbot posted:Man I hope so. They phased out the "scan all your items as you shop" handheld deal real quick. I assume people just stole them all. The IKEA here just lets you scan poo poo as you walk around and chuck it in your bag, then you just scan the app as you leave. It's great, you could nick so much poo poo if you wanted to. I've been through it like six times now and I've never been checked.
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Nov 21, 2023 17:36
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You can't buy alcohol at the self checkout either, which seems like an issue that would continually slow things down.
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euphronius posted:How much do they pay or reimburse you for scanning everything 1 out of every 7 items free is the standard rate for contractor scanning and bagging. It tends to set off the UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA alert, but hey that's what happens when people aren't properly trained on the self-checkout.
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Nov 21, 2023 18:02
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self-checkout is good because keeping menial jobs around just to force people to work is bullshit self-checkout + UBI for the people no longer forced to scan our poo poo for us is the future I dream of StrangersInTheNight fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Nov 21, 2023 |
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Nov 21, 2023 18:10
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Pistol_Pete posted:I've noticed that Americans seem very down on the concept of self-checkouts, people mostly accept them in the UK? Personally, I can live with their quirks and annoyances, as it eliminates the much bigger annoyance of putting all your stuff down on the conveyer, then the person in front of you turns out to be a moron or troublemaker that holds the line up forever and you're trapped there now 'cos you've already put your stuff down. Self checkout was pretty good when it was first introduced like 20 years ago but, well, *points to thread title*
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Nov 21, 2023 18:18
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Aldis is somehow the worst of all possible scenarios
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euphronius posted:Aldis is somehow the worst of all possible scenarios very german.
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StrangersInTheNight posted:self-checkout is good because keeping menial jobs around just to force people to work is bullshit Sure, but you need the UBI first, then you implement the labour saving devices.
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bitterandtwisted posted:The self-service checkout area at my supermarket now has barriers that won't let you out until you scan your receipt My local Walmart has these automatic gates about ten feet past the entrance of the store. You walk up to them and they open. That's it. I've never understood their purpose, but maybe they're training their customers on them for when they put them in front of the exits. I could see these being a major liability in emergencies requiring evacuation.
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Sentient Data posted:Skeleton crewed self check stores are just the ali express drop shippers of the grocery world, and they should all be shuttered in albuquerque those are called "every single location owned by albertson's or kroger" so I don't think that's happening any time soon
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whoa, just noticed something that got un-shittified: which wich lets you customize subs again like the old days. it looks almost like a complete menu revert E: literally happened today, I just happened to remember them for the first time in 6 months https://www.chewboom.com/2023/11/21/which-wich-launches-new-menu-with-more-than-50-sandwich-options/ AARD VARKMAN fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Nov 21, 2023 |
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Nov 21, 2023 19:21
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Self Checkout that just lets you scan and go is awesome and I vastly prefer it. Self Checkout that demands you 'place item in bagging area' before continuing to next item is dogshit and is actually slower then the slowest cashier. UBI cannot come fast enough. UBI is coming...right...?
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Serious_Cyclone posted:And it doesn't even have to be *your* mistake. "Unrecognized item in the bagging area - remove this item before continuing. Item removed from the bagging area - return this item before continuing. Unrecognized item in the bagging area - remove this item before continuing. Item removed..." Unrecognized item in the bagging area, please return item to the bagging area, your scanning metrics have slowed down, why are you so slow?
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shazbot posted:Man I hope so. They phased out the "scan all your items as you shop" handheld deal real quick. I assume people just stole them all. I saw someone do that last monday when shopping. I think the self checkouts there have the receipt thing, never tried them though. But I ran into it in another store when I had just one item and I threw the receipt away at once, had to fish it back out the bin to leave. Last time I use the self check out there.
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AARD VARKMAN posted:whoa, just noticed something that got un-shittified: which wich lets you customize subs again like the old days. it looks almost like a complete menu revert This is just a glitch in the matrix. They changed something. Quick!--go check in the mirror to see if you have any extra organs. Enshittification knows no bounds.
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skooma512 posted:Unrecognized item in the bagging area, please return item to the bagging area, your scanning metrics have slowed down, why are you so slow? the machine flipping out when you scan more than 20 items and requiring an attendant unlock because the self-checks were supposed to be express lanes before they just stopped having checkout lanes staffed is real cool too
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I want to complain about Salad and Go which is an AZ/TX chain that basically lets you build your own giant salad for 6 bucks. It was amazing. It still is pretty good. But over the last year they are showing the signs of enshitifcation and it makes me very sad. Also rip the breakfast burrito, salad, and drink for $10 combo. All days worth of food for 
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The problem with self checkout is it's lovely. The bagging area is small, some of the times it has a weight sensor so if you can't fit poo poo on it it'll complain, the scanning is picky so you're spending time finding the bar code, if you use those price scan guns Stop and Shop has they might not be sufficiently charged. I'm on team really big vending machine.
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Canine Blues Arooo posted:Self Checkout that just lets you scan and go is awesome and I vastly prefer it.
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*checks out self* *steals multiple items* It's like a reward.wav
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I refuse to use self check out for anything more than like two things. I'm not gonna subsidize corporate labor costs while they charge the prices they do, gently caress them.
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Saganlives posted:I refuse to use self check out for anything more than like two things. I'm not gonna subsidize corporate labor costs while they charge the prices they do, gently caress them. My local grocery store literally has no cashiers after like 3pm, it's all self-checkout.
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Modal Auxiliary posted:My local grocery store literally has no cashiers after like 3pm, it's all self-checkout. yeah, in my neck of the woods the I WILL NEVER USE SELF-CHECKOUT gambit means that after 3-4pm you're either going to TJ's or Whole Foods, then
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TJs does not have self checkout at all afaict
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doctorfrog posted:My local Walmart has these automatic gates about ten feet past the entrance of the store. You walk up to them and they open. That's it. If it's like the ones at home depot and king soopers near me, they beep if you go the wrong way through them. I try to hit them with my cart every time to accelerate their demise. They seem like poorly made devices and I see the stuck open sometimes.
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StormDrain posted:If it's like the ones at home depot and king soopers near me, they beep if you go the wrong way through them. I try to hit them with my cart every time to accelerate their demise. They seem like poorly made devices and I see the stuck open sometimes. I see the ones at the Smith's by my house catch booze runners trying to power through them on occasion
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shazbot posted:I want to complain about Salad and Go which is an AZ/TX chain that basically lets you build your own giant salad for 6 bucks. It was amazing. It still is pretty good. But over the last year they are showing the signs of enshitifcation and it makes me very sad. They own Angie’s lobster which is the new cheap good food place for now, got one up the street from me in AZ and it rules
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Big Bowie Bonanza posted:They own Angie’s lobster which is the new cheap good food place for now, got one up the street from me in AZ and it rules nice will have to check that out theres one a mile from me
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It's really weird seeing the (what i assume are) americans complain about things that are perfectly functional and unintrusive like the little gates at the entrance. They've been in close to all supermarkets for 30 years here. The goal is to prevent people from walking out with a full trolley of food, or trying to exit through the entrance ruining crowdflow. The ones here are decently strong but can be pushed open in case of emergency. They used to just buzz really loudly when you did that, some now have little sirens.
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I got autobilled by Curiositystream. I think I even turned off the renewal earlier this year too but of course, no way to confirm. I do the live chat... and the agent is replying to me in loving Swedish, the chat window translated it inline. But like  you can't even translate it before you send it?
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At least in my local supermarkets in the UK, self checkouts have got better in the last 10 years I reckon. Bigger packing areas, more responsive screens, fewer “unexpected item” warnings. My local Tesco even has ones designed for trolleys rather than baskets, with a parking spot for the trolley and enough space in the bagging area for a whole trolley worth.
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LimaBiker posted:It's really weird seeing the (what i assume are) americans complain about things that are perfectly functional and unintrusive like the little gates at the entrance. They've been in close to all supermarkets for 30 years here. The goal is to prevent people from walking out with a full trolley of food, or trying to exit through the entrance ruining crowdflow. Because it's a waste of money and resources when society should reduce the desire to steal in the first place. And they are intrusive? They're literal gates. Walk in and change your mind that you need a cart, it's in the way.
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StormDrain posted:Because it's a waste of money and resources when society should reduce the desire to steal in the first place. they've eliminated that in the stores in town by only offering shopping carts, so if you walk in to buy a bunch of groceries without one it's on you
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Improbable Lobster posted:Wow, it takes effort to be this dumb and wrong yea honestly i was really wrong, its like my brain did a full dumbass mandela effect on itself, i accept the shade
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