Is This Thing On?
Stores have, too.
In recent years, chains like Costco and Albertsonspulled their self-checkouts and then brought them back.
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Big Y did the same.
It all must be pretty confusing for the robot cashiers.
Everyone isbeyond familiar with the occasional hiccups.
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The scanner doesn’t recognize an item or it recognizes an item too much and scans it seven times.
It tells you to put the item in the bag like the serial killer in Silence of the Lambs.
Then it insists there are unpurchased items there.
“You calling me a liar?”
you want to respond.
Because other machines are having breakdowns, too.
OK, OK, it’s not all that bad.
You Going to Pay for That?
Not even the “Unexpected item in the bagging area” alert would stop it.
Don’t you even think about doing any of that, young man.
Perhaps the store could have some kind of human employee scanning the groceries instead.
The Bellagio is more subtle with its security.
Many customers don’t appreciate the accusatory approach.
I was mostly fine with self-checkouts – glitches and all – until the cameras showed up.
Do I still reluctantly use them when I just have a few items?
Labor costs and the chance tohave customers do extra workare ensuring they’re here to stay.
What do you do?
You order pizza and go home, that’s what.
