Do You Use Regular Checkout or Self-Checkout?

Because I was raised not to let chain retailers cop-out like that to remove those jobs, especially in this economy. I'll run through the self-checkout if I'm in a hurry and the cashiers are facing huge lineups and it's completely free, and I have less than five items. Which is about once a year or so.

This was new to me, I had to try it and since I've always gone to the regular checkout. I find the self checkout a clever idea but its not for me.

I won't use self checkout because it eliminates jobs.

No one has self-checkout lines where I live.

If the lines are long and I have only a few items, I'll go through the self-checkout lanes. Where I used to live, they had no cashiers after 10 p.m., so if I went shopping late I'd have to go through self-checkout. I'd rather have someone else take care of it so if there's a problem (e.g., wrong price), I can get it fixed more readily.

As much as possible -- it's MUCH faster, and I hate waiting in line, especially when people behave like idiots (I can't find my credit card... I know the coupon is expired, but can't you honor it anyway?... and so on).

Bingo! I always seem to get that person in front of me too.

I don't know why, since it does seem faster, but I just don't like the self-checkout. I tried it a couple times, but it's not for me. I also don't really like automated "help" when I call at the bank or my phone carrier company. Maybe it's that I like the personal touch and someone there to answer questions (phone/bank). As for the grocery checkout, I already go to a place where I bag my own groceries (I did that job as a kid and I guarantee I'm quicker...lol), but for ringing things up (which I also did as a kid), I'd prefer someone else to do it - it takes the guesswork out of it. Sure, they may double ring a few items here and there, but that's what my receipt is for, and it almost never happens.

I prefer real people to machines.

I need a human being on the other side just like a phone.

I'll use regular checkout if the cashier is cute.

Because I am not so brainless that I can't see it is taking jobs away if i use the self checkout.

Right on!!!

Why would I want to help more people in my community become unemployed?!

I agree.

I prfer the self checkout

Just the regular checkout. Most stores here don't have a self-checkout

if i'm in a hurry other wise regular but late at night must are self check out only like krogers.
and some walmarts at 12am

easier

I neither need to train for a part-time job or take away from the job that someone else is already being paid to do. Part of the reasoning behind implementing a self-check out approach to the retail environment is "workforce optimization", meaning, stores can plugin checkout clerks to "inventory management" (restocking shelves). The other part of it is reduction of resource capital demand/human resources/bottom-line/paychecks. Checkout automation translates to one employee overseeing 4-10 checkout lanes as opposed to 1-1 which translates to the "need" for paid positions.

Long story short, it comes down to simple economics. This has everything to do with stores reducing capital (money) "demand" (paying out) for the purposes of increasing a profit margin. They're not making groceries any cheaper which means that self-checkout is directly contributing to higher profits for the CEO and stakeholders than it is helping customers, employees or the economy. Its a fine example of the many ways business makes sense on paper and is a complete flop in reality.

Grace to you, Glory to God!

If I am shopping alone, hubby does not like to use it at all : )

I usually have too many items to deal with self, but I use it when I can.

Both....

Self-checkout isn't an option where I currently am located, but back home, almost exclusively. My grocery runs tend to be short and brief. I can't stand grocery shopping. It's an assault on all of my senses. I like to get in, get my stuff, and get out. Sorry cashiers, but you make for boring conversation anyway and half of you can't count back change.

We will use self checkout if we just have a few items which I think is what it was designed for. The bagging platform is usually small and the computer really isn't setup for a person to check, bag and move to a cart at the same time. When we go to do our weekly major shopping we also go and get an empty shopping cart before we check out as the bagging area just doesn't have enough room for everything and the empty cart gives the bagger someplace to put all the items while we are still unloading the shopping cart for checkout.

I love it!



I can bag my own groceries which is the biggest plus, I understand the reasons behind it, but it drives me nuts to watch cashiers/baggers using twice as many bags as needed. We like to re-use whatever we can, but we really can't store 100 perfectly good plastic bags.



Also I don't wait for price checks. If it does not want to scan, it does not get to come home with me.

goes faster otherwise id use regular checkout

Self checkout if it's open/available. But since I like to go shopping in the middle of the night, I usually just have to use the regular checkout.

That's a different animal. I used to work graveyard shifts and we nocturnal mutants enjoy each other's company.

Both, If a self checkout lane is open I will take it, but not if I have a ton of groceries.

depends on how much I have...

I wil use the self-checkout line if I don't have that many groceries.

It really depends on how much I'm buying. If it's only a basket full I'll use the self-checkout. If I'm buying a lot i use the regular checkout.

If I wanted to check out groceries, etc....I would have gotten a job at that store.

Half the time I do self check out the damn machine malfunctions.

Not a big fan of him, he's not just that talented.

Uh... A big fan of whom?

Most of the stores I shop at don't offer self checkout, but I prefer to use it when they do.

I don't go self check-out unless there is nothing open or too many people lined up. Seldom do I do self check-out, very seldom. I keep thinking about people having jobs and machines taking over...putting people out of work, which is not right.

Machines taking over isn't always bad. John Henry died trying to protect an obsolete job.