Except of course when you're stuck behind a long line of arseholes that can't figure out how to use the damn self-checkout kiosks.
True story, several years ago when they first put in self-checkouts in the Fred Meyer of my little college town, I actually had to wait to use one while the attendant helped some do the self check out. And I "helped" I mean "did everything for her."
The lady then said "I never like doing this myself."
It took all my will power and restraint to not just yell at her, "Then why the hell are you using the goddamned self checkout!?"
I saw this news report that was like "Self-Checkouts are being removed from some locations" and one guy they were interviewing says "It's slower than a regular checkout." THEN USE THE REGULAR CHECKOUT IF IT'S SO MUCH FASTER. THE EXISTENCE OF SELF CHECKOUT DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR LIFE EXCEPT THAT IT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THE LINE YOU SO DESPERATELY DESIRE
My local Wal-Mart still doesn't have self-checkout, probably because it's in the middle of I Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Nothin' County and there would be rioting
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Except of course when you're stuck behind a long line of arseholes that can't figure out how to use the damn self-checkout kiosks.
True story, several years ago when they first put in self-checkouts in the Fred Meyer of my little college town, I actually had to wait to use one while the attendant helped some do the self check out. And I "helped" I mean "did everything for her."
The lady then said "I never like doing this myself."
It took all my will power and restraint to not just yell at her, "Then why the hell are you using the goddamned self checkout!?"
I saw this news report that was like "Self-Checkouts are being removed from some locations" and one guy they were interviewing says "It's slower than a regular checkout." THEN USE THE REGULAR CHECKOUT IF IT'S SO MUCH FASTER. THE EXISTENCE OF SELF CHECKOUT DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR LIFE EXCEPT THAT IT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THE LINE YOU SO DESPERATELY DESIRE
I liked the idea of self checkout until some stores decided that certain times of the day would be self-checkout only. Then you've got a long line behind the self checkout, only one person to help everybody, and checkout stations having problems so the checkout person has to do everything manually anyway. So yeah, that takes longer, and makes me wish they kept just one line open with regular checkout, because I'd rather wait in line for someone who can in theory check me out 100% than going to a self checkout that thinks I'm trying to steal every item that I scanned because it doesn't understand how different things have different weights.
"If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
Except of course when you're stuck behind a long line of arseholes that can't figure out how to use the damn self-checkout kiosks.
True story, several years ago when they first put in self-checkouts in the Fred Meyer of my little college town, I actually had to wait to use one while the attendant helped some do the self check out. And I "helped" I mean "did everything for her."
The lady then said "I never like doing this myself."
It took all my will power and restraint to not just yell at her, "Then why the hell are you using the goddamned self checkout!?"
Translation: "I am a lazy fuck who doesn't want to do anything myself because I can't blame the cashier if something fucks up due to my own incompetence. And I can't walk the five feet to get in the regular line because I might shit my pants."
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My local Wal-Mart still doesn't have self-checkout, probably because it's in the middle of I Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Nothin' County and there would be rioting
My walmart had self checkouts, and I loved them.
Aside from the occasional person who had to call over the cashier a dozen times to finish their transaction, they really sped things up for me.
Then they removed them.
And installed 6 under 12 items cashiers.
Which always has a long line now.
Except of course when you're stuck behind a long line of arseholes that can't figure out how to use the damn self-checkout kiosks.
True story, several years ago when they first put in self-checkouts in the Fred Meyer of my little college town, I actually had to wait to use one while the attendant helped some do the self check out. And I "helped" I mean "did everything for her."
The lady then said "I never like doing this myself."
It took all my will power and restraint to not just yell at her, "Then why the hell are you using the goddamned self checkout!?"
I saw this news report that was like "Self-Checkouts are being removed from some locations" and one guy they were interviewing says "It's slower than a regular checkout." THEN USE THE REGULAR CHECKOUT IF IT'S SO MUCH FASTER. THE EXISTENCE OF SELF CHECKOUT DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR LIFE EXCEPT THAT IT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THE LINE YOU SO DESPERATELY DESIRE
I liked the idea of self checkout until some stores decided that certain times of the day would be self-checkout only. Then you've got a long line behind the self checkout, only one person to help everybody, and checkout stations having problems so the checkout person has to do everything manually anyway. So yeah, that takes longer, and makes me wish they kept just one line open with regular checkout, because I'd rather wait in line for someone who can in theory check me out 100% than going to a self checkout that thinks I'm trying to steal every item that I scanned because it doesn't understand how different things have different weights.
Places do this? That's nuts. Ours are usually the exact opposite with self-checkout being closed at night
where I live, everyone is quick and comfortable at self checkouts, even the older folks
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yo, for the record, I've walked into grocery stores that didn't have any standard checkout lines open
so this talk of ARGLE BARGLE IT HAS NO EFFECT ON YOU DON'T USE IT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT isn't always true
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The only place I've been with them is Wal*Mart and considering I usually go there at like 2am (night shift) I can't say I've had much in the way of line back-up.
yo, for the record, I've walked into grocery stores that didn't have any standard checkout lines open
so this talk of ARGLE BARGLE IT HAS NO EFFECT ON YOU DON'T USE IT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT isn't always true
Our local supermarkets all have self checkout lanes and regular checkouts.
The self checkout lanes were marketed as money saving installations for the supermarkets (five different members of my family have worked in supermarkets over the last 20 years), and the supermarket management fucking loved that, because there seems to be no greater pain in life for the management of national supermarket chains in Australia than paying wages.
So the supermarkets that I use most regularly went from having about half as many manned lanes open as required, to a single solitary lane and half a dozen self checkouts open at any time.
Consequently, the lines for the one lane and the self checkout back up and clog up the end of the store where the checkouts are, so then trolley traffic and flow gets completely fucked because you have to either go along the aisle you want until you get the product you desire, then turn around and head back the other way through the aisle, or leave your trolley at the end of each aisle and go get what you want and bring it back to your trolley.
Guess how well that works with 100+ people all trying to shop in 12 aisles, oh, and the deli is situated along the back wall where the trolley traffic is preventing anyone from approaching the counter.
Amy and I are lucky that with our work schedules (and now my no work schedule!), one of us was always free to go at a time when there would be less people there, like 10 a.m. on a Tuesday.
For people that work long hours though, you'd be stuck battling your way through an hour or so of grocery shopping on a Thursday night.
As one of the only cashiers under 60 I ended up being the de facto self checkout guy
Ostensibly that just means keeping an eye on the machines, refilling the receipt printers, making sure no one is trying to shoplift something
In reality it was pretty much the exact same thing as working a normal register except I got to deal with four dumbshit customers at a time instead of one
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The decision to use self checkout or regular checkout is a complex decision based off many variables.
1. Am I carry FRUIT? (Fruit is a self checkout nightmare!)
2. Is anyone in the self checkout line carrying FRUIT? (These people are even less competent than I am and probably look under b for brown onions)
3. How many people in the line are OLD? (This applies to both lines, although it gets even worse with the self checkouts as old people will pay in cash and probably will cry when the computer asks them a question as it's the closest they've had to human contact in months.
4. How many people can I superficially judge and class them as IDIOTS. (This is mostly determined with are they in a self checkout with trolleys)
Once these variables have been decided then you start working the numbers game.
First you figure out the actual wait number through the self checkout. This is given by, number of people in the line divided by number of self checkouts open, rounded up. This is you comparison number that you compare the other cues to.
Next you look at the other queues. One checkout chick will go through a persons stuff approximately 25% faster than a regular person. And trolley load of shopping is approximately equal to three to four regular baskets.
Then you do the maths and figure out where you should go.
And that's how you should make decisions if you're a fucking nerd.
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I saw this news report that was like "Self-Checkouts are being removed from some locations" and one guy they were interviewing says "It's slower than a regular checkout." THEN USE THE REGULAR CHECKOUT IF IT'S SO MUCH FASTER. THE EXISTENCE OF SELF CHECKOUT DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR LIFE EXCEPT THAT IT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THE LINE YOU SO DESPERATELY DESIRE
My local Wal-Mart still doesn't have self-checkout, probably because it's in the middle of I Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Nothin' County and there would be rioting
I liked the idea of self checkout until some stores decided that certain times of the day would be self-checkout only. Then you've got a long line behind the self checkout, only one person to help everybody, and checkout stations having problems so the checkout person has to do everything manually anyway. So yeah, that takes longer, and makes me wish they kept just one line open with regular checkout, because I'd rather wait in line for someone who can in theory check me out 100% than going to a self checkout that thinks I'm trying to steal every item that I scanned because it doesn't understand how different things have different weights.
and that's against my religion
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Translation: "I am a lazy fuck who doesn't want to do anything myself because I can't blame the cashier if something fucks up due to my own incompetence. And I can't walk the five feet to get in the regular line because I might shit my pants."
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My walmart had self checkouts, and I loved them.
Aside from the occasional person who had to call over the cashier a dozen times to finish their transaction, they really sped things up for me.
Then they removed them.
And installed 6 under 12 items cashiers.
Which always has a long line now.
I shop there a lot less now
Places do this? That's nuts. Ours are usually the exact opposite with self-checkout being closed at night
It is wonderful
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
so this talk of ARGLE BARGLE IT HAS NO EFFECT ON YOU DON'T USE IT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT isn't always true
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Our local supermarkets all have self checkout lanes and regular checkouts.
The self checkout lanes were marketed as money saving installations for the supermarkets (five different members of my family have worked in supermarkets over the last 20 years), and the supermarket management fucking loved that, because there seems to be no greater pain in life for the management of national supermarket chains in Australia than paying wages.
So the supermarkets that I use most regularly went from having about half as many manned lanes open as required, to a single solitary lane and half a dozen self checkouts open at any time.
Consequently, the lines for the one lane and the self checkout back up and clog up the end of the store where the checkouts are, so then trolley traffic and flow gets completely fucked because you have to either go along the aisle you want until you get the product you desire, then turn around and head back the other way through the aisle, or leave your trolley at the end of each aisle and go get what you want and bring it back to your trolley.
Guess how well that works with 100+ people all trying to shop in 12 aisles, oh, and the deli is situated along the back wall where the trolley traffic is preventing anyone from approaching the counter.
Amy and I are lucky that with our work schedules (and now my no work schedule!), one of us was always free to go at a time when there would be less people there, like 10 a.m. on a Tuesday.
For people that work long hours though, you'd be stuck battling your way through an hour or so of grocery shopping on a Thursday night.
How proud we have become, and how blind
It was pretty damn cool.
Totes jelly.
I thought that was because of the malevolent spirits?
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Just sayin'.
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(Thanks Ronnie! I still love this comic.)
I, for one, welcome our robot cashier overlords.
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As one of the only cashiers under 60 I ended up being the de facto self checkout guy
Ostensibly that just means keeping an eye on the machines, refilling the receipt printers, making sure no one is trying to shoplift something
In reality it was pretty much the exact same thing as working a normal register except I got to deal with four dumbshit customers at a time instead of one
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actual shopping experience at Wal-Mart, 2015:
That shoplifter totally got what it deserved.
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there is no excuse for this
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seriously it costs roughly as much as a bad sandwich, everyone deserves to experience it
I still recognized it just from how often people post it here.
It's probably got the highest comic-laugh ratio of any webcomic since I archived binged Penny Arcade a couple of years back.
It can be for two reasons!
Shut up!
The carrot skirt just seals the deal
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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1. Am I carry FRUIT? (Fruit is a self checkout nightmare!)
2. Is anyone in the self checkout line carrying FRUIT? (These people are even less competent than I am and probably look under b for brown onions)
3. How many people in the line are OLD? (This applies to both lines, although it gets even worse with the self checkouts as old people will pay in cash and probably will cry when the computer asks them a question as it's the closest they've had to human contact in months.
4. How many people can I superficially judge and class them as IDIOTS. (This is mostly determined with are they in a self checkout with trolleys)
Once these variables have been decided then you start working the numbers game.
First you figure out the actual wait number through the self checkout. This is given by, number of people in the line divided by number of self checkouts open, rounded up. This is you comparison number that you compare the other cues to.
Next you look at the other queues. One checkout chick will go through a persons stuff approximately 25% faster than a regular person. And trolley load of shopping is approximately equal to three to four regular baskets.
Then you do the maths and figure out where you should go.
And that's how you should make decisions if you're a fucking nerd.
Satans..... hints.....
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
Once you step into your line, you are in a race with them.
Satans..... hints.....