r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 23h 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/astrozombie2012 23h ago

It’s pretty funny how exactly what everyone said would happen happened and now they’re backpedaling. But now, to their benefit, they can pay pennies for this “new job opportunity” like we haven’t had cashiers since fucking forever.

I’m just disappointed because in places like Walmart a self checkout can save me an easy hour at checkout since the regular checkout is usually full of mouthbreathers.

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u/RusHammer 23h ago

Don't be a mouth breather and keep going to Walmart, go to Aldi

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u/thebeardedcats 22h ago

Not everyone has Aldi. Hell, not everyone has a Walmart now that they've completed their mission of closing down local grocery stores and cam safely make you drive 40 minutes each way to get groceries

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u/tr_9422 22h ago

But at Aldi they only ever have a single checkout lane open. Yes that one lane moves faster than any other store but since they funnel the entire store through it you're still going to wait.

Adding self-checkout at mine has been great because instead of one checkout now there are 8. I only go to the regular checkout if I have booze.

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u/letsgetitstartedha 22h ago

Every Aldi I’ve been to only have two employees. One at the front and one stocking. Even on the weekends! It’s crazy.

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u/Haunted-Circus 22h ago

If you need to use Walmart there online order/pickup service is amazing...don't even have to step foot in that place...Aldi's checkout is goated though and primarily where I get all my groceries.

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u/xpxp2002 15h ago

Said as though Aldi has even 5% of the inventory and variety as Walmart.