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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't mind there being a self-checkout, but for the love of everything good in this world, these companies need to stop asking 21 questions when you use one! "Do you want to apply to a credit card?", "Do you want to donate?", "Did you want a receipt emailed?", "Did you want to fill out a survey?", "How many bags did you use?", etc.

And if it's a self-checkout at Walmart, expect to have 10 available, but only 2 working and three staff overlooking them...

[–] idunnololz 3 points 1 year ago

Omfg I ran into this at shoppers. Its usually fine at grocery stores but shoppers self checkout is the worst. I think I counted 8 prompts when I used it last time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ironically, the local Walmart has been closing them all later in the day so that people must use cashier's, presumably due to increased theft etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At the self-checkout at the Walmart near me a little man would go around asking if we want to save on groceries by signing up for their credit card.

The fourth or fifth trip there that he did this I had to get a bit ruder until he finally grabbed the self-checkout and clicked the credit card opt-in and I had to tell him to fuck off. He acted shocked but dude I go to self-checkout to avoid human interaction, not be sold a bullshit credit card only a teenager would fall for.

[–] dangblingus 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I know it sounds like a /r/thathappened but it was one of those situations where it built up over several trips to the store of this guy harrassing me to the point where I didn't want to shop at Walmart anymore. I am averse to confrontation so when he took over my self-checkout to sign up for the credit card I was like, dude fuck off, go away. And he was a bit shocked and acted like I was being dramatic but it was because I hadn't been more politely forceful in our earlier trips.