Let's talk about shopping....

@Fleura It makes me feel incompetent.

Me too, they drive me mad! Using one makes me so angry it spoils my entire day!

I agree. The few times I did try it there were always items that wouldnt scan and then you have to wait for helo anyway.

@Fleura I should have mentioned too that I will only bother going to the self checkout if I have a few items that are no hassle items. At the grocery store, I don't want to have to weigh my produce or look up item numbers and such . . . I know a cashier can do it way faster than I ever could. Overall, it feels "clumsy" and also I feel pressured to hurry up if there are more people waiting to use the self checkout.

@much2say Those machines hate me as much as I hate them. They always claim I have an 'unexpected item in the bagging area' or tell me to scan things again or put them down in a different place or whatever. It always ends up with a staff member standing beside me putting in their control key to over-ride every step of the way. I tried a couple of times, then I thought perhaps the problems occurred when I had a reduced item or something, but no, they just set out to be patronising and treat me like an idiot. Trying to use one makes me so mad it spoils my entire day, I swear I will never use ne ever again, even if I live to be 100!

I hate those self-check machines with a passion. If it gets to the point where there are no cashiers then I will just have to go to a different shop, I hate them so much!

@Happy2BeMe Yes they do! Too many people need work so bad and can't find it. So sad.

Exactly people need those jobs

@LovingMyBabies yes it is the same way here

That is good. I would do the same thing.

@EddieHands I don't think that but I don't want to put people who need the cashier jobs out of a job

@EddieHands i agree!!

@NJChicaa I agree..people need these jobs

Yes they are and i think it is terrible

I wonder if stores will ever get to a point where all that will remain is self checkout lanes. It might save them a great deal of money as they won't have to hire cashiers anymore. But then it takes jobs away from people who need it. And that's not a good thing.

@lovebuglena They don't care about jobs just the profit line. The bigger job killer is online shopping.

There is one person working the self checkout area that has about 10 machines. That is 10 cashiers out of a job.

I feel the same way. In like being ablento talk to the cashier while i am checking out.

That is good that they have cashiers

I feel the same way

That is great

That is true.

Make the most of it - before you get 'unexpected item in bagging area'!

That is great. Wish more places were like that.

I think it is too. I go to the speedy cashes when I have a few items

@Happy2BeMe yes it saves time

You're right, but at least those machines don't sneeze or cough while I'm standing there @Happy2BeMe

I have never run into the problem and sick people are touching the self checkouts too. Germs are everywhere.

@rebelann very true

@Happy2BeMe they put them some places I noticed and then took them out again. People want faster checkouts I suppose

Good point too.

@Happy2BeMe Perhaps nobody will create a self checkout; even Pizza companies were not able to keep their 30 minutes or free Pizza schemes.

That is good that your country has not started using self checkouts

@yugocean they tried that here too and it did not work.

@Happy2BeMe yeah but most around here are slow.

They can be depending on how busy the store is

@Happy2BeMe We have one like that Laurel and we also have one that is 10 or less items and then the ones inbetween you can go to if there are clerks. My favorite clerk retired and there are some that are still there that I like and then there is a very nasty one and I do not want to go her at all.

@Hannihar yes we have a few like that at the grocery i go to and I always avood them

Some of them are like that here too but some take cash