I believe that self-checkout will be remebered as a great innovation

[royalfan5]

Short lines and not dealing with cashiers is great. It's about time the cashier was rendered superflous.

[SoonerInKCMO]

I always get stuck behind the nimrods that can't figure out the scanner.

[TopDaugIn2000]

my biggest gripe with albertson's is that if I run in before work to grab something in the morning (we meet there to carpool) they have ONE lane open and EVERY self checkout closed. SUCKS. And I always get behind some person getting a week's worth of groceries, and I have one freakin item. I want to

[sooner n houston]

But what about all the lost jobs! Think about the children who will starve because you don't want to pay someone to scan your groceries for you!!! You cold, heartless capitalist!!!

[jk the sooner fan]

I always get stuck behind the nimrods that can't figure out the scanner.

heh, you and me both.......it can be very entertaining at times

[colleyvillesooner]

my biggest gripe with albertson's is that if I run in before work to grab something in the morning (we meet there to carpool) they have ONE lane open and EVERY self checkout closed. SUCKS. And I always get behind some person getting a week's worth of groceries, and I have one freakin item. I want to

When I used to be a saturday morning checker, I had people come in like you. Sometimes, they would just get two of whatever they were buying, leave one with me and a whole dollar amount just over the price. I didn't really care.

[Okla-homey]

my biggest gripe with albertson's is that if I run in before work to grab something in the morning (we meet there to carpool) they have ONE lane open and EVERY self checkout closed. SUCKS. And I always get behind some person getting a week's worth of groceries, and I have one freakin item. I want to

If you were shopping at Wal-mart, you could just walk out with it if its under $25.00.

[royalfan5]

But what about all the lost jobs! Think about the children who will starve because you don't want to pay someone to scan your groceries for you!!! You cold, heartless capitalist!!!

If you are trying to support a family off a Wal-Mart cashier's pay, your probably already pretty far up a creek.

[etouffee]

The tardz are ruining self checkout around here. Used to be that if you only had a few items, you could skip the long cashier lines and breeze thru self-checkout in under a minute. Now we get eeeediots with buggies full of 200 items, half of which are produce that needs to be both properly identified and then weighed, in the freakin self-checkout lines. And on top of that, they lack the mental capacity to use the thing, so they have to call an attendant for help at least 3 or 4 times. These buttwipes are ruining a good thing for people.

[Boomer.....]

It's ok 'cept for the constant: "put the item back in the bag"

I hate when it says that. It is in the damn bag!

[etouffee]

I hate when it says that. It is in the damn bag!

Item removed from bagging area. Please replace item.

or

Unknown item in bagging area. Please wait for attendant.

[TopDaugIn2000]

or "unidentified item. please remove item from bag and blah blah blah".

I learned NOT to use a paper bag though, it's a little heavier than a plastic one and throws the thing ALL OFF.

[etouffee]

When I used to be a saturday morning checker, I had people come in like you. Sometimes, they would just get two of whatever they were buying, leave one with me and a whole dollar amount just over the price. I didn't really care.

[Pricetag]

The customer leaves one of said items with you plus cash in excess of the total price of said item, and takes the other item with him or her. After the huge basket has been checked out, the cashier scans the item, and the store (theoretically) keeps the change. The item is then replaced on the shelf.

[Hatfield]

Short lines and not dealing with cashiers is great. It's about time the cashier was rendered superflous.

self-checkout is the devil. have you tried buying beer??

[1stTimeCaller]

self-checkout is the devil. have you tried buying beer??

it's probably as difficult to do as buying Rain-X windshield warsher fluid is.

I noticed that you didn't say anything about bacon. Why do you hate bacon?

[Pricetag]

The tardz are ruining self checkout around here. Used to be that if you only had a few items, you could skip the long cashier lines and breeze thru self-checkout in under a minute. Now we get eeeediots with buggies full of 200 items, half of which are produce that needs to be both properly identified and then weighed, in the freakin self-checkout lines. And on top of that, they lack the mental capacity to use the thing, so they have to call an attendant for help at least 3 or 4 times. These buttwipes are ruining a good thing for people.

Yes. I would change the title of this thread to "a failed experiment" for all the reasons you've just mentioned.

[royalfan5]

self-checkout is the devil. have you tried buying beer??

No through self-checkout. I live near a wonderful little liquor store, and go there instead buying my beer at the same time as groceries.

[Hatfield]

it's probably as difficult to do as buying Rain-X windshield warsher fluid is.

I noticed that you didn't say anything about bacon. Why do you hate bacon?

for the same reason you like bacon...PIG KILLER.

and why do you have more love for bacon than petunias?

[jeremy885]

my biggest gripe with albertson's is that if I run in before work to grab something in the morning (we meet there to carpool) they have ONE lane open and EVERY self checkout closed. SUCKS. And I always get behind some person getting a week's worth of groceries, and I have one freakin item. I want to

Maybe you should buy your one item at a convience store or bring it from home instead of using a full service grocery store.

Just a thought.