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The failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I prefer my self-scanned shopping over putting every single item in my cart twice at a conventional register.

It sure takes longer because scanning while shopping is still slower. But the advantage of packing my stuff once the way I want it, makes it worth it.

[–] FireRetardant 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Aren't you still putting every item in your cart twice by using self check out?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

No, my favourite store has hand-held scan devices, so I can pack everything the way I want to from start to finish.

Only when I buy a handful of things I use the stationary scanner at the self-checkout.