Anyone else hate using these? I miss the days of customer service and getting to know cashiers at local stores.
I want MORE cashiers instead of self check out, I want the customer service. I want to have my stuff bagged, and get out.BrandoC said:
What?!? You enjoy waiting in line for what seems like days? You must either have alot of time on your hands or retired because I dont have that kind of time to spend in stores. Get in, get out.
...which is nice.Married an Aggie Lady said:The gas station that provides all those services in College Station is near the Post Office and next the WalMart that provides no service (AND makes everyone take their receipts out of their wallets again on the way out the door as an added hassle).Kitten With A Whip said:
I want good customer service or cheaper prices. If I have to do the shopping, unload the cart, ring up each item, bag them all then schlep it all out to my car and put it in the trunk, I damn well be paying A LOT less than I normally would.
Oh, and I want someone to pump my gas, check/refill my oil if necessary and clean my windshield like they did for my mom when I was a kid! I would happily tip for that kind of service!
I don't know if WalMart's alleged good prices are really worth their hassles but they pitch good prices to match their lousy shopping experience so maybe it's true. I also don't know if Sevcik's gas prices are worth it when getting gas and basic auto service. But the worst service around for groceries & junk is in proximity to the most complete service around for a gas station. That makes it very easy to be treated like both a prince and frog in the same ten minute period. So Aggieland has that going for it.
Self checkout lanes are not for people doing the weekly shopping. They are for people buying only a handful of items and don't want to wait in line with people with carts full of groceries. It shouldn't take more than a minute or two to be done checking out. Don't see how that convenience means you deserve drastically lower prices on your items.Kitten With A Whip said:
I want good customer service or cheaper prices. If I have to do the shopping, unload the cart, ring up each item, bag them all then schlep it all out to my car and put it in the trunk, I damn well be paying A LOT less than I normally would.
Sorry, but this is an incredibly shortsighted way to view automation. While, yes, machines such as self-checkout stations will eliminate many unskilled labor positions, it also creates many more jobs for engineers to design and create the machines, software developers to write the software that runs the machines, contractors to install and maintain the machines, etc.BrazosBull said:
Just another job eliminator. We need jobs in America and need to individually support jobs for real people . I refuse to go thru a self check line even if it may be quicker and more convenient by a bit. Each American taxpayer pays every time we eliminate someone else's
Job by our personal desires for convenience
I get that, but I really only go to the grocery store to do major, weekly shopping. The HEB closest to me only has self checkout lanes open late at night when I like to shop. Less crowded is a huge plus, but not so much self checkout.GiveEmHellBill said:Self checkout lanes are not for people doing the weekly shopping. They are for people buying only a handful of items and don't want to wait in line with people with carts full of groceries. It shouldn't take more than a minute or two to be done checking out. Don't see how that convenience means you deserve drastically lower prices on your items.Kitten With A Whip said:
I want good customer service or cheaper prices. If I have to do the shopping, unload the cart, ring up each item, bag them all then schlep it all out to my car and put it in the trunk, I damn well be paying A LOT less than I normally would.
Again, these self-checkout lanes are for people only buying a handful of items. Save the lanes with actual checkers for people with full baskets and/or large quantities of produce that have to be keyed in and weighed.BrazosBull said:
Just another job eliminator. We need jobs in America and need to individually support jobs for real people . I refuse to go thru a self check line even if it may be quicker and more convenient by a bit. Each American taxpayer pays every time we eliminate someone else's
Job by our personal desires for convenience