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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)
submitted 11 months ago by ooli to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Meijers uses your own phone and their app as the scanner. GF loves it, but I find it's more of a pain in the ass than it's worth.

The only advantages I've seen are that you can use your own bags, and that nobody else uses it, so there are always 4 kiosks available to finalize your transaction.