This thread has turned so weird to me.
I can see definitely see how people are not good with self-checkout for a myriad of reasons. But never did it even enter my mind that it was due to the interaction between cashier and shopper would be missed. And to all of those people that are saying it's to save jobs, okay, I get that, but I drive around my town and a ton of places have help wanted signs out there all the time - especially at restaurants (not just fast food). It's not as if a cashier has some skill set that is irreplaceable.
And as far as pumping gas, put me in the camp of I'd rather pump my own. I have no problem washing off my own windshield thank you very much. Honestly, it makes me a little uncomfortable sitting in my car while someone is doing something so menial that a 7 year old could do it. If grandma over there in the Lincoln doesn't want to get out of her car for 2 minutes because it's misting outside, so be it.
eta - there was talk about places having apps to order your own food, eliminate servers, etc... and I can absolutely understand the mentality to avoid those places. But, I've been to quite a few places since the old Covid hit that I needed to order by app, and so far, they have messed up my order 0 times. Whereas I've lost count of the times a server whiffed on an order, in particular the ones that are above writing down the tables orders on a pad or something because they can remember everything.
But that's probably another thread entirely.
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