Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiOct 16
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Show threadDr. UnabartOct 16
Big fan of the self-checkout at the grocery store. And seeing this is Germany, 9 out of 10 shoppers would rather stand in the queue. Never a lineup at the self-check!
Show threadBCsvenOct 17
Its a trap though. If they had employees at all the lanes there wouldn’t be a lineup either. Our store has about 16 lanes and maybe 10 self checkout, the lanes are all closed except 2, so you ate forced to wait or self checkout. They are training you yo do your own labour for free.
Show threadHawkOct 17

Grab a scanner, scan while picking up items, pay and leave store.

It’s barely any extra “labor” and no need for useless jobs.

Show threadBCsvenOct 17
You are doing the useless job for free though. At our store items don’t scan so you have to wait while one person tries to help 10 people so it ends up taking longer that going through a checkout.
Show threadHawk

Stuff would he cheaper if we get rid of cashiers. So I would actually be earning money.

Maybe stores should introduce a self scan discount.

Oct 17 at 8:49amWeb
Show threadsigezayaqOct 17
Maybe, but there’s no guarantee. The price could stay the same and the difference could go to shareholders instead
Show threadWorldsDumbestManOct 17
Maybe we should just stop having human employees, and wait for our AI overlords to turn us into Soylent green?
Show threadBCsvenOct 17

It won’t be, the store will just make more profit. Our dollar stores have gone full self checkout and prices have gone up.

But self scan discount makes sense