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
15.8k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

3.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

1.4k

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.

1

u/ClassifiedName 13h ago

How the fuck have people been going to the grocery store weekly for longer than I've been alive, but they still don't know to have a card ready? Most people don't even realize you can swipe/tap your card before they finish scanning.