tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post7217646725440343001..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: On having to ring up your own groceries but pay "full price"The Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-48262083214341645082012-03-06T10:24:36.091-06:002012-03-06T10:24:36.091-06:00wow. Good Call Nick!
I totally agree.
If they wou...wow. Good Call Nick!<br />I totally agree. <br />If they would make the registers less smart it might help. Stop trying to weigh and verify that I placed the item in the bag. Just beep to tell me it registered and show me how much you charged me for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-59152971193184321572011-07-23T11:51:29.618-05:002011-07-23T11:51:29.618-05:00I agree with Harper. Self checkout is more proof t...I agree with Harper. Self checkout is more proof that no human should be allowed to use any machine that is smarter than they are.<br /><br />I will stand in a line with 10 people before I go to a self-checkout lane with 2 people. The stupidest person on the planet is always in front of me.<br /><br />Whether I'm in line at a store or at airport security, if I see an old woman in front of me,Hot Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848778804406692799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-36987199929422235962011-07-23T07:48:48.427-05:002011-07-23T07:48:48.427-05:00I am with TWS here, I am good with the self checko...I am with TWS here, I am good with the self checkouts and since they tend to have 2 or 3 self checkout machines in a row versus one traditional checkout, I find them to be much faster, especially when I tend to buy only a few items for dinner at any given time.Festerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282789796125211475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-64619189856165760242011-07-22T16:27:39.775-05:002011-07-22T16:27:39.775-05:00Haper, CenTex,
It could be that you've mentio...Haper, CenTex,<br /><br />It could be that you've mentioned the exception which (almost) proves my point:<br /><br />I'm a cashiering/scanning Jedi. I can ring up my stuff in record time. Others cannot. <br /><br />If the general public starts voting with their feet, and prefers the cashiered checkout line, they'll be eliminated. Quickly. <br /><br />Too bad the same standard canThe Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-61887495942552539052011-07-22T11:07:47.050-05:002011-07-22T11:07:47.050-05:00Perhaps this process falls under Joseph Schumpeter...Perhaps this process falls under Joseph Schumpeter's term 'creative destruction'.<br /><br />My father's latest vehicle has OnStar. The daily trip still takes as much time,because he doesn't drive faster than he did (with the previous limo), but the inconveniences of a broken fan belt or being a stranger in a strange land are much lessened.<br /><br />Grocery store joke - That Damn Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593683565110597070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-82508456225817494172011-07-22T10:14:34.764-05:002011-07-22T10:14:34.764-05:00"It makes getting out of the store much, much..."It makes getting out of the store much, much faster..."<br /><br />Ditto what Harper said. In my experience, it takes longer to navigate a self-service lane, especially when I buy beer or wine (which is often) because a manager has to come over and verify that I am indeed over 21, even though I'm plainly on the downhill side of 50.<br /><br />"...and it saves a lot of money CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-42430823584657980722011-07-22T09:56:44.523-05:002011-07-22T09:56:44.523-05:00Does anyone else remember the stores that eliminat...Does anyone else remember the stores that eliminated the price stickers (before bar codes) requiring the customer to write the price on the item with a grease pencil as they put it in the cart? They were also among the first bag your own stores when I was growing up in Kansas. I think they were called Food 4 Less.<br /><br />I must disagree with the notion that self checkouts allow the JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991106665854663069noreply@blogger.com