Anyone else totally fed up with the self check out machines at grocery stores?

The newer ones are better. You get fewer of the "Please place the item in the bagging area" and "Item removed from bagging area" errors.

You can also type in the name of your produce item versus having to look up the picture if you don't know the code.

the older ones are a pain.

Being able to properly use a self scanner is an IQ test. If you can't do it, then you are an idiot.

And you always wondered why you made McDonald's a career. Well, now you know.

the produce scales are handy if you want to weigh your #2

Carlos Danger wrote:

Being able to properly use a self scanner is an IQ test. If you can't do it, then you are an idiot.

And you always wondered why you made McDonald's a career. Well, now you know.

This.

Just take a quick look at those in the self-checkout lanes vs. the regular lanes. A quick glance will confirm the above.

Glad to see more self-checkout devices across all types of retail. A great response to the ridiculously overpriced minimum wage buffoons.

Thanks Democrats for (unwittingly) helping make America great again!

I ONLY use self checkouts. Stopped going to stores that don't have them.

Also, I usually shop at about 6am. No one in the aisles. No lines. No problems.

User error is the biggest thing with self checkouts. Some people simply don't understand the concept of the scale.

Some have an option -- put this item in cart. Push that and it doesn't have to go on the scale.

Many have a scale above the bagging area. Put your milk there, and you don't have to put it in a bag.

I even bring my own bags and it's no problem. Some people just can't learn.

moanswers wrote:

The newer ones are better. You get fewer of the "Please place the item in the bagging area" and "Item removed from bagging area" errors.

You can also type in the name of your produce item versus having to look up the picture if you don't know the code.

the older ones are a pain.

And some of the newer ones have a "sexy" type computer voice. And for a lonely dude like me...I like it! 🙄

teenage wasteland-the-real-one wrote:

Timely thread. This week I was at a self check out. I scan item, place in bag on scale, and hear...PLEASE PLACE ITEM IN BAGGING AREA. So I take it out, place it there again, and the stupid thing yelled at me again to wait for assistance.

So I stand there. And stand there. And stand there. The guy at the machine behind me is doing the same. Seeing that no one was interested in clearing the issue, I finally left the items and walked out. Went to the store down the road and used a manned check out line.

I despise self check out. Never again.

So instead of taking your already-picked-out items to a human operated line in that store, you LEAVE and go to a DIFFERENT store and RE-PICK all of the items again?!?!? You sir, sound like the dummy here. Or you could have found an employee in a different register or just stocking the shelves and ASKED for help. Why do you need to feel so entitled that help must just appear to be at your every beck and call. You're not the important.

ekw wrote:

Why do you need to feel so entitled that help must just appear to be at your every beck and call. You're not the important.

Actually, if he is a customer he is important and he should not have to wait all day for someone to help him. I don't really care if I have to use the self-check out or the regular line, but I should not have to wait a long time.

I stopped going to the grocery store closest to me because both the self-check and regular lines were always long. That's not a good way to run any business.

Great for grabbing extra bags for dog crap. My "pay" as the bagger, since I get no discount on the goods.

I hate 'em. You use them if you're in a hurry and it seems like some old ree-tard cant figure it out in front of ya and stands there helplessly looking around for help. Some old lady a few weeks ago had a ton of stuff that took forever and then got pissed it wouldn't take a check.

Went to a Home Depot after work once for two minor items, the lines were long, but then all the self checkouts were closed. WTF? I walked out. They suck.

Check whose in line in front of you before going to a self check-out. If there is a senior citizen, woman, or immigrant in line ahead of you, your best bet is to get in line to get checked out by a person.

no patience wrote:

ekw wrote:

Why do you need to feel so entitled that help must just appear to be at your every beck and call. You're not the important.

Actually, if he is a customer he is important and he should not have to wait all day for someone to help him. I don't really care if I have to use the self-check out or the regular line, but I should not have to wait a long time.

I stopped going to the grocery store closest to me because both the self-check and regular lines were always long. That's not a good way to run any business.

I would say while it might not be a great way to run a business, obviously business is good. Now, if it's the Walmart example of having 30 registers but only 6 open (to save money) then yes I see your frustration!! Obviously what they are doing is working because certain people will willingly stand in those long ass lines to save money. Me, no way.

They are job killers. My fearless leader Trump will smite them all. All.

Lol at all the antisocial runners who are too scared to talk to a real person. "Self checkout is easy and I prefer it".

They're much faster than the regular lines, and the attendants have always been super helpful and fast. There's no reason to wait in long lines, when you can go right to an empty machine and check out yourself.

I like them in theory but having to scroll through countless screens to find the right code for produce is a bit much. Also, why don't these stores offer a discount for using self check-out? A a compete aside I am always amazed at how crappy grocery stores are in the NYC area compared to every other part of the country. I once saw a rat at a D-agostinos in the city.

truth bomb wrote:

Check whose in line in front of you before going to a self check-out. If there is a senior citizen, woman, or immigrant in line ahead of you, your best bet is to get in line to get checked out by a person.

THIS. Every f'ing time. Old person, woman, non-English speaker. Go to a different line. Even with manned checkout lines I have to balance the need for fewest people ahead of me vs how many dam women are up there (counting out their pennies, writing checks, sorting through their coupons for just the right one).

That is all.

well wrote:

Mostly I'm fed up with the other people in line who don't know how to operate the self check out machines and slow the rest of us down. I would use the manned check out lines but those lines take even longer than the self check out.

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