Have you ever been so annoyed...

[Generic]

I never do self-checkout. Never.
I feel like if HomeDepot, the grocery store, the drug store, or anywhere else wants me to do a checkout clerk's job, they should pay me to do it.
I'm not doing their work for them, taking away a job from an American so some corporation can throw an extra half penny to its stockholders.
/rant.

Rant On!
Well don't go to Menards then...the cashier rings up the item and thats it!!!
You load it in the cart while you shop, you put it on the conveyor belt, they ring it up, you swipe/insert credit card details, then you have to load all your purchases back in the cart or bag it...while they start ringing up the next customer! Then they stand there and watch me, annoyed that the next customer's stuff is now bumping into mine at the end of the conveyor...which only makes me bag and load my cart the much S-L-O-W-E-R!!!
I am not sure what they are getting paid for, but I am doing most of their job now as all they do is "stand & scan"
OK, just wanted to add my 2 cents!
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That annoys me when the start putting the next customers things down before you've finished.
We have a discount supermarket aldi here (we have two in the area now, plus a Lidl), they sell very few big brands, but you save quite a bit of money over the big supermarket and on the whole I've always been happy with the things I've bought there. They also stock a lot of Scottish products which I prefer to buy and give to my guests.
They have a system where you put all your items on the conveyor then you back your trolley up next to the assistant and they ring it through and chuck it back in your trolley. They're super fast and you're expected to then take your trolley to the counter behind the tills and bag up there. I guess it helps them keep their staff costs down by allowing people to get through the checkouts faster. They're also super efficient at opening new tills when required, which is great.
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Aldi is famous for understaffing.

 

[Jcam]

I love self check-out because I can almost always walk right up to an empty terminal and I'm gone in seconds. That's because of all the people in the long lines at the regular check-outs, wanting someone else to do the scanning for them.
Same with the bank drive through. I almost always drive up to one of the tubes available, and my business is done in seconds, vs. waiting in the long line of cars who are afraid of the tubes and wanting to go to the window with a teller sitting there.
Then there are the people who won't leave a message on answering machines, so they have to call and call to get a human. I love the technology. Works great for me..

I love self check-out because I can almost always walk right up to an empty terminal and I'm gone in seconds. I love the technology. Works great for me.

I don't like waiting in line so works for me as well if I have a few items, but with a couple of carts of stuff it doesn't work that well for me.
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...with a couple of carts of stuff it doesn't work that well for me.

Right. Those self-serve kiosks are set up for smaller purchases, I guess so it's easier for one employee to monitor 7 kiosks at once.
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Our Asda has self checkout lanes with a belt, so set up for large loads, but I want a real person if I have a trolley full, especially if I'm on my own.
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We do the hand scanner at waitrose - you scan as you go, get to the till scan a barcoad which says Im finished and then pay with card and you are off - you can bag as you go if you want or we bag at the car - in and out - zip

 

[Morticia]

I never do self-checkout. Never.
I feel like if HomeDepot, the grocery store, the drug store, or anywhere else wants me to do a checkout clerk's job, they should pay me to do it.
I'm not doing their work for them, taking away a job from an American so some corporation can throw an extra half penny to its stockholders.
/rant.

Rant On!
Well don't go to Menards then...the cashier rings up the item and thats it!!!
You load it in the cart while you shop, you put it on the conveyor belt, they ring it up, you swipe/insert credit card details, then you have to load all your purchases back in the cart or bag it...while they start ringing up the next customer! Then they stand there and watch me, annoyed that the next customer's stuff is now bumping into mine at the end of the conveyor...which only makes me bag and load my cart the much S-L-O-W-E-R!!!
I am not sure what they are getting paid for, but I am doing most of their job now as all they do is "stand & scan"
OK, just wanted to add my 2 cents!
.

That annoys me when the start putting the next customers things down before you've finished.
We have a discount supermarket aldi here (we have two in the area now, plus a Lidl), they sell very few big brands, but you save quite a bit of money over the big supermarket and on the whole I've always been happy with the things I've bought there. They also stock a lot of Scottish products which I prefer to buy and give to my guests.
They have a system where you put all your items on the conveyor then you back your trolley up next to the assistant and they ring it through and chuck it back in your trolley. They're super fast and you're expected to then take your trolley to the counter behind the tills and bag up there. I guess it helps them keep their staff costs down by allowing people to get through the checkouts faster. They're also super efficient at opening new tills when required, which is great.
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I think we're getting Aldi here.

 

[gillumhouse]

I never do self-checkout. Never.
I feel like if HomeDepot, the grocery store, the drug store, or anywhere else wants me to do a checkout clerk's job, they should pay me to do it.
I'm not doing their work for them, taking away a job from an American so some corporation can throw an extra half penny to its stockholders.
/rant.

Rant On!
Well don't go to Menards then...the cashier rings up the item and thats it!!!
You load it in the cart while you shop, you put it on the conveyor belt, they ring it up, you swipe/insert credit card details, then you have to load all your purchases back in the cart or bag it...while they start ringing up the next customer! Then they stand there and watch me, annoyed that the next customer's stuff is now bumping into mine at the end of the conveyor...which only makes me bag and load my cart the much S-L-O-W-E-R!!!
I am not sure what they are getting paid for, but I am doing most of their job now as all they do is "stand & scan"
OK, just wanted to add my 2 cents!
.

That annoys me when the start putting the next customers things down before you've finished.
We have a discount supermarket aldi here (we have two in the area now, plus a Lidl), they sell very few big brands, but you save quite a bit of money over the big supermarket and on the whole I've always been happy with the things I've bought there. They also stock a lot of Scottish products which I prefer to buy and give to my guests.
They have a system where you put all your items on the conveyor then you back your trolley up next to the assistant and they ring it through and chuck it back in your trolley. They're super fast and you're expected to then take your trolley to the counter behind the tills and bag up there. I guess it helps them keep their staff costs down by allowing people to get through the checkouts faster. They're also super efficient at opening new tills when required, which is great.
.

Aldi is famous for understaffing.
.

Aldi has alway been bag your own - in your own bags or find a box.

 

[Northern Dreamer]

I never do self-checkout. Never.
I feel like if HomeDepot, the grocery store, the drug store, or anywhere else wants me to do a checkout clerk's job, they should pay me to do it.
I'm not doing their work for them, taking away a job from an American so some corporation can throw an extra half penny to its stockholders.
/rant.

Rant On!
Well don't go to Menards then...the cashier rings up the item and thats it!!!
You load it in the cart while you shop, you put it on the conveyor belt, they ring it up, you swipe/insert credit card details, then you have to load all your purchases back in the cart or bag it...while they start ringing up the next customer! Then they stand there and watch me, annoyed that the next customer's stuff is now bumping into mine at the end of the conveyor...which only makes me bag and load my cart the much S-L-O-W-E-R!!!
I am not sure what they are getting paid for, but I am doing most of their job now as all they do is "stand & scan"
OK, just wanted to add my 2 cents!
.

That annoys me when the start putting the next customers things down before you've finished.
We have a discount supermarket aldi here (we have two in the area now, plus a Lidl), they sell very few big brands, but you save quite a bit of money over the big supermarket and on the whole I've always been happy with the things I've bought there. They also stock a lot of Scottish products which I prefer to buy and give to my guests.
They have a system where you put all your items on the conveyor then you back your trolley up next to the assistant and they ring it through and chuck it back in your trolley. They're super fast and you're expected to then take your trolley to the counter behind the tills and bag up there. I guess it helps them keep their staff costs down by allowing people to get through the checkouts faster. They're also super efficient at opening new tills when required, which is great.
.

Aldi is famous for understaffing.
.

Aldi has alway been bag your own - in your own bags or find a box.
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And don't EVER forget your quarter - for the cart!

 

[Anon Inn]

I love self check-out because I can almost always walk right up to an empty terminal and I'm gone in seconds. That's because of all the people in the long lines at the regular check-outs, wanting someone else to do the scanning for them.
Same with the bank drive through. I almost always drive up to one of the tubes available, and my business is done in seconds, vs. waiting in the long line of cars who are afraid of the tubes and wanting to go to the window with a teller sitting there.
Then there are the people who won't leave a message on answering machines, so they have to call and call to get a human. I love the technology. Works great for me..

Same here.
Same at the petrol station, do I want to queue behind other people who then have to go into the shop to pay or drive straight up to the empty automatic pumps, fill up and drive off.
Some Tesco supermarkets over here have "scan as you shop" which we love. You pick up a hand set at the door of the store, you scan your items as you put them in your trolley as you go round, which means you can also pack your bags as you go too. You then walk past all the tills with people queuing and unloading all their shopping on to the belt so then can then load it all back into the trolley again. Walk up to the "scan-as-you-shop" tills which invariably are empty, scan the code on the till, pay and leave, sometimes a member of staff has to do a random scan of a few items. It's brilliant.
The cash-and-carry/wholesaler has this system now too.
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you can also pack your bags as you go too.

I would so use this!

 

[Lee2014]

I never do self-checkout. Never.
I feel like if HomeDepot, the grocery store, the drug store, or anywhere else wants me to do a checkout clerk's job, they should pay me to do it.
I'm not doing their work for them, taking away a job from an American so some corporation can throw an extra half penny to its stockholders.
/rant.

I never do self-checkout. Never.
I feel like if HomeDepot, the grocery store, the drug store, or anywhere else wants me to do a checkout clerk's job, they should pay me to do it.
I'm not doing their work for them, taking away a job from an American so some corporation can throw an extra half penny to its stockholders.
/rant

Same here!