I wish it were intended. I was just tired, mad, and disappointed and was not looking forward to going to the grocery store doing it all over again to make a point.

I am a divine being, you are an object. You have no right to speak in my holy tongue.

I'm split on this. On the one hand if they didn't have self checkout, they'd need more checkout people. On the other hand, before self checkout they didn't really give a fuck if you had to wait in line (especially Walmart holy shit that was one of the biggest reasons I never went there, the fucking checkout line).

I wish there were more bullshit jobs because I have no job.

They used to have that at a few grocery stores by me but don't any more. That was fuckin awesome, just used an app on my phone.

If im too exhausted to steal competently, ill just wait in front of a checkout line.

It's also kind of a labor issue.

To be fair, the indignity and fact the machine never works because its all calibrated so YOU CAN'T STEAL ANYTHING so every time i bag an item an employee has to run over and enter an override code makes it :ery difficult to not steal.

Not that i dobt on purpose, but i probably steal more on accident and frustration.

No, everything is securitized. Theres six securotu guys watching the labor saving four lanes of self checkout, along woth one employee to enter override codes.

Curbside seems great until some kid making poverty wages is picking out your produce and grabs whatever. Cant find red onions? Eh, red potatoes are close enough. Wanted bananas that would last a week? Heres a bunch that are almost to black for even banana bread.
It is a godsend for those with mobility issues though. A friend uses it because of that and its been a big help for her. (Though she does like to complain about the produce choices)

Of course I'll be alright. I order ahead all the time and get my groceries delivered, but that requires pre planning. Sometimes I just want to go to the grocery store and walk around and have 30 seconds of social interaction in the process because the cashiers enjoyed talking to someone pleasant for 30 seconds too. Self checkout is less convenient than ordering delivery groceries, so if a store wants to make me use self checkout, I guess I'll just use their competitor and skip the issue entirely?

Its not about getting mad for the sake of hating change or having to do more work. Why don't they offer me even just a one dollar discount for using a self checking? A fifty cents discount? Because it's all about the CEO firing their employees and pocketing the extra cash, to no benefit on my behalf or anyone elses. I guess aside from people who don't care to even question or think it through.

That is literally what I am talking about, though. "you doing more, the store doing less, prices increase anyway" is exactly the same thing as happened 100 years ago.

Stores where customers didn't have access to the back also don't need security cameras, so even that point is 1:1 the same (although that's way later than 1925 then).

We have lost most of the stores where a clerk will collect your items for you, they once were the only option. At this rate, we will lose most of the stores where a clerk will scan the items for you as well. Simply because 1 clerk and 20 cameras is cheaper than 15 clerks.

I'm not saying that you have to like or hate both developments equally, I just wanted to point out that we have had and lost this exact battle before.

Also fucking greeters who want check your receipt. I don't stop, my wife won't acknowledge them. If you don't trust me to scan and pack my shit then bring back cashiers. Fuck that noise. And yes we should get a discount.

At my local shop, some of the cashiers are extremely slow at bagging… Often I end up when bags that are way too heavy, and sometimes my bread is all smushed. I don’t fault them, I can’t imagine they’re being paid a reasonable wage.

I am absolutely faster doing it myself.

You must have some speedy cashiers at your local store!

Oh, I don't like fighting with the knife. I just enjoy poking people with it now and again to see if thought or anger emerges.

Oh, I don't like fighting with the knife. I just enjoy poking people with it now and then to see if it produces anger or genuine thought... I should probably find a more productive hobby.

100%. Veggies and any fresh produce is a gamble. When I order cilantro, there is literally a 10 fold difference in size from order to order sometimes. The employees do not care or not know how to pick out a decent onion and you'd better forget about getting a reasonable avocado ever haha

Solid reasoning, I could get behind this too.

Unfortunately, no one you will ever be able to talk to has any tangible control over staffing. It's an hours allotment determined by an equation and any deviation from it is met with more hours being cut and people being yelled at by someone who's never actually worked in a store

I hope you didn't have anything cold in that cart because doing what you did would directly contribute to the staffing issue.