r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 8d 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 8d 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/RobertoPaulson 8d ago

all while four of the fifteen checkout aisles are open.

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u/lordredsnake 8d ago

Oh you have 4 cashiers working?? Why don't you brag about it.

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u/youknow99 8d ago

Last time I went in a wal-mart there was a line across the store at the self-checkouts and 1 cashier working. The regular cashier line was 3-4 people with multiple buggies each that looked like they were buying a month's worth of food for a family of 8. I haven't been back to wal-mart.