Some stores are doing away with self checkouts

[Anonymous]

Gosh I hope so! Besides never getting a 1099 for working for a store, I started using staffed checkout lanes more and more.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/13/business/self-checkout-stores-shopping/index.html

[Anonymous]

I absolutely love self checkout. I have no idea why people hate it so much. I want more of it, not less.

[Anonymous]

I would much rather use self-checkout. I only go to a cashier if I need to exchange 5 gal water bottles or buy gift cards.

[Anonymous]

I love self checkout! Unless I’m getting a billion items or something doesn’t have a label, it’s so much easier/faster.

[Anonymous]

I would just like to have the option. I like self checkout for if I only have a bag or two worth of items. I wouldn’t mind using the regular checkout but they have to be adequately staffed and that seems to be a problem for the stores. Looking at you, Target.

[Anonymous]

Target, the Wheaton one at any rate, now has a limit of 10 items at self-checkout. So annoying. And the Giant ones have a limit of 20, but they malfunction so often I go to the regular lines if I have more than a few things.

[Anonymous]

The sooner the better! Amen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Target, the Wheaton one at any rate, now has a limit of 10 items at self-checkout. So annoying. And the Giant ones have a limit of 20, but they malfunction so often I go to the regular lines if I have more than a few things.

Yeah I love when they put a “limit” on self check but then have literally NO cashier lanes open at all!

[Anonymous]

Hate self check so much! Mostly because it is inevitable that the machine malfunctions and then I am left having to explain to the store clerk that I must need to attend another training or be fired because this checker job just is not working out for me…

[Anonymous]

The handheld scanner with self-checkout is even better.

[Anonymous]

I like self check out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hate self check so much! Mostly because it is inevitable that the machine malfunctions and then I am left having to explain to the store clerk that I must need to attend another training or be fired because this checker job just is not working out for me…

Every single time I am in a CVS near me, the self check-out malfunctions and they make an announcement about waiting for help, and the person trying to use the self check-out (which is never me, because I have learned not to use it) has to wait longer than it takes me to go through the staffed line, and gets exasperated.

I hate self check-outs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The handheld scanner with self-checkout is even better.

Yes, I like these. You can leave heavy items in the cart, which speeds things up. In general, I always opt for self scan, unless I have too many items.

[Anonymous]

I prefer self-checkout unless I have a very large order, which is rare.

[Anonymous]

I like the manned checkout if I’m with my little kid(s) in the store. It’s too much to try to bag my own groceries while dealing with little kids. If I don’t keep my eye on them, they will do something stupid.