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This is us to a T. I've only gone inside a grocery store maybe 6-7 times in the last year. If I have to go inside it's either because the personal shoppers couldn't find an item, or we forgot to put something on the list, etc. I'm never checking out more than what I can carry in my two hands, so always just use the self-checkout since it's quicker.
We have some self-checkout-only groceries around here. If a patron is truly lost and cannot do self-checkout, they basically have to wait for an employee to come do the self-checkout for them. At the self-checkout station -- no cashier line to go into.
With the rise in shoplifting recently, my closest grocery store (walking distance from my house, so I got here quite a bit) turned their bagging scales back on so I have to set every item down on the scale after scanning it before scanning the next item. It's annoying. I haven't noticed other stores doing that, though. Also, I never buy a lot of items at one time, so it's still pretty easy. It was just frustrating when they first turned that feature back on because everyone was getting errors and employees had to continually go to each self check-out station to reset the system.
Same.
Yeah, my Wal Mart has a long self check out line, but they also have a lot of self check out registers. If there's 15 registers and 15 people in line, you're basically 2nd in line at a register.Judging by the scorecards a lot of folks don't "usually" use self checkout, not in my area at least.
They do it once in a while but judging by the lines and such, most seem to prefer not to work for the grocery store and pay high prices for food
But this is the FBG and they would prefer to eliminate all cashiers from their slave labor to places like Walmart
I want there to come a day where I can just walk thru and the cart sends a signal to my bank and bing I'm done but we're not there yet apparently.
Publix-Nobody wants to use them
Walmarts-when I rarely visit them the options are self scheckout which is always 15 people deep waiting because nobody knows how to actually work the registers OR you wait forever in line as every cart is filled to max capacity, there is like 1 check out woman/man whatever and you might as well stand in self check out at that point...well **** it if you're me you and just place the can of tennis balls down and that tube of Creamo in rich leatherwood scent that drives my wife crazy when I shave on Sundays and you just walk out of the store empty handed
Such is life
Luckily during covid (because everyone was doing self check out) all the grocery stores in my area stopped this and so far, havent turned it back on yet.
My wife uses them all the time. The expired/wrong thing happens incredibly rarely. If there's a mistake it's usually in the amount (e.g. 1/2 gallon of milk versus one whole gallon).
If you want to try a lot of varieties, this is a great innovation.
I appreciate your point of view here. I see grocery stores and bars/restaurants very differently. I want my grocery store experience to be as utilitarian as possible, which is why I love self check-out. But I want some level of socialization at a bar, and my reaction to a self-serve tap would be the same as yours.
