Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Endinggizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up152cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up152external-linkThe Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Endinggizmodo.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI hear it happen to a stranger almost every time at Lucky or Safeway. Happens to me if I try to scan even half as fast as they do at the real checkout scanners.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoSee my comment here for my recent revelation. In short: the problem isn’t with self checkouts, it’s that the stores you’re going to aren’t maintaining them well.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoTo shoppers, that is a distinction without difference.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoExcept that the big companies can use that misconception to shuffle the rightful blame around so you don’t focus it in the right place.
I hear it happen to a stranger almost every time at Lucky or Safeway.
Happens to me if I try to scan even half as fast as they do at the real checkout scanners.
See my comment here for my recent revelation. In short: the problem isn’t with self checkouts, it’s that the stores you’re going to aren’t maintaining them well.
To shoppers, that is a distinction without difference.
Except that the big companies can use that misconception to shuffle the rightful blame around so you don’t focus it in the right place.