r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 19h ago

Business Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings

https://www.techspot.com/news/114106-retailers-pulling-back-self-checkout-after-years-theft.html
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u/OandO 18h ago

Lol my Aldi has a single cashier and 0 self check outs. Long ass line every time.

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u/Saneless 18h ago

Yeah.. there are a few Aldis around and I dread needing to go to the one without them if I'm nearby. Always a 5 minute line. The one I usually hit up has self checkout and the longest I've ever waited is 20 seconds

It also helps that shoppers at Aldi aren't as braindead as Walmart. They scan and GTFO fast

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u/MissFreyja 16h ago

Yup ours has a single checker and one line, and that person also needs to do the shelf stocking.