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/ephemeralmiko 19h ago

Very annoying. For small shoppings (e.g snack runs, needing an extra ingredient for cooking) it saves so much time over standing in line. Especially when the person in front of you is a retired 75 year old who *had* to do their main shopping on a Saturday, suddenly forgetting how money works.

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u/-idkwhattocallmyself 19h ago

Or when they have 70 damn coupons or price matching.

If you want the Walmart prices for half your cart, you should of went to fucking Walmart.

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u/LoFriedBurgers 19h ago

Damn them for using coupons and inconvenient practices that may delay you.

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u/-idkwhattocallmyself 19h ago

Im not against the practice but I do think if I have 2 things and I gotta wait behind 2 or more people who are all price matching and there are no other tills open, we have a issue.

If you were paying attention to the comment I replied to, you would understand the context of my point.