They have implemented them in all chains. Publix, Wd, HD, Lowes, DG, the only way around is to go hit the meat market and hit the vegetable stand.... I kind of think it's to make it easier to implement the cashless Society, and of course just plain old corporate greed like the Wef says " the 4th Industrial Revolution"
Home Depot isn't any better. They went to self check outs way before Lowe's did. Thank goodness that Walmart put in more check out lanes when they remodeled their stores. We ALL have the power to stop this foolishness by not using the self check outs. For years people went through check out lanes and now they are to busy, busy doing what? My job was nothing but overtime, any where from 50-70 a week and with 50 being the minimum and I always went through the check out lanes, went to the bank and cut my own grass, took the wife out, still seen family. I don't think it's that they are busy, lazy is more like it. Another thing that I didn't like was people going to the store on Thanksgiving, I remember being in the store a couple of days before Thanksgiving and the check out person was mad because she had to work Thanksgiving day and I said that anybody who comes in on Thanksgiving day should have to work their job on Thanksgiving day. Didn't mean to get away from the topic
There's another thing, people complain about the cashless society but yet they use debit cards, charge cards, smart phones to pay for things. I'm old school, I don't have a debit card or a atm card, I don't pay bills or bank online,or buy online and I have one charge card, I pay all of my bills by check and I use the post office. And I'm proud to say that the company I worked at for 27 years that I was the very last person to go direct deposit. It's sad that there are people in today's society who have a hard time counting money. I don't like it when they put your change in your hands any old way and don't count it back to you like they are suppose to.
I guess you could say since I mentioned the next president and his policy that is getting slightly in the political Arena appreciate the advice thanks Mike! Ps, somehow I thought this was already in N@Pit must be in general discussion
I can get into that, but in addition to the other good reasons to be cross about self-checkout, I resent being slowed down because even when it's working, the system is deliberately set to make…you…go…verrrrrrrryyyy…sllllllowwwwwwwwwwwllllllllllyyyyy. I'm not a moron, and this isn't difficult; if the system would let me, I could scan all my stuff and key in my produce codes almost as quickly and efficiently as a cashier. But no, I have to scan one item, wait for the system to say "…Thirteen…seventy…nine…Please…place the item…in the bag…", put that item in the bag, scan the next item, wait for "…Six…fifty…two…Please…place the item…in the bag…", put that item in the bag, etc. And that's when the system is working 100 per cent, which it never is. It's always full of "…Please…re-scan…last…item…" and "…Unauthorised…item…detected…in…bagging…area…" and "…Please…remove…last…item…from…bag…and…wait…for…attendant…" and "…Please…place…item…in…bag………please…place…item…in…bag………please…place…item…in…bag…".
Exactly! It's as if it was designed to be self defeating.
In my county there was a lady that stole a couple of snacks supposedly "to feed her kids" and took her to jail.
I thought I was too nice, too. Although, after the note I wrote to corporate, we got a call from the district manager Monday and got a coupon for $40 off our next visit.
We rarely and I mean RARELY write checks anymore. We wrote ONE the other day to the local gun store in Gray for a new firearm only because their card machine was down. I think that was the first one in a solid year at least. I'd have to look.
My problem with the self checkout isn't that it's slow.....well, it IS slow, but without fail EVERY SINGLE TIME, an associate has to come over and "unlock" the machine from some sort of error. That defeats the whole purpose, so we don't use them at all anymore.I don't mind the self check. I'm usually quicker than they are anyway and there's less of a wait. Win-win! Do you guys still write checks?
Would you actually WANT THAT?
I needa send one to Chili's myself
LOL no not at all
I stopped at Culver's last night for some food. The young lad at the cash regester short changed me so I pointed out his mistake. The kid had a rough time getting my change back with the numbers on the register. He opened his hand and counted 4 pennies by pointing at them with his other hand. Sad for sure.
I'm old school. I use cash most of the time, and if I should happen to be short on cash or buying a big ticket item, I write a paper check. I have an antenna for tv, have a flip phone that doesn't do text. and drive a car that doesn't have a computer. I have a lot of plastic cards, because that gives me a real good debt ratio, and credit score. I use each card about one per month on a rotating basis, to keep the accounts active, and haven't carried any balance in many years. I don't need the stores or government tracking everything I do. I will admit I do have a home computer, or you wouldn't be able to see this rant.I don't mind the self check. I'm usually quicker than they are anyway and there's less of a wait. Win-win! Do you guys still write checks?
I used to go through a box of checks a year. I have a box that I got 10 years ago. Like the energiser bunny it's still going.
Last I heard was RFID tags had a problem going through dense objects like a gallon of milk.
