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The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending (gizmodo.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s to c/technology

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The Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Ending::Self-checkout is a failed experiment, and a growing number of stores are backpedaling on these cursed machines.

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[–] AA5B 1 points 10 months ago

The weighing thing is really the biggest unsolved issue so far. Too often they freeze the process and call for a checker on any little bump where the weight appears to momentarily change.

Re-range the bag? Go directly to jail
bump an item while adding to the bag? Yes, jail
put a full bag aside to start a new one? That’s jail
Set up a fallen bag? Goto jail
start picking the bags up too early while waiting for the payment to go through? Yep, directly to jail