Self Scan Checkouts

[fizzwheel]

I like to use the self scan, the majority of the time I find it quicker especially if the shop is quiet and I dont have to put up with making small talk with the cashier. Hint just scan my stuff and take my money I dont want to have a conversation with you.

Morrisions self scan software seem to have been written by some kind of moron with fat fingers. Out of a basket of 7 things 3 of which had to be approved / problems sorted out by the supervisor. One till was broken and the customers at the other two tills were having the same problems that I did. Also the supervisor kept wandering off and ignoring the red attention lights that were blinking faster than some kind of 90's throw back open air rave.

Self Scan is it the future ? or is it some kind of gimmick into kidding us into thinking we are getting through the checkout process faster because we are scanning our own stuff ?

[carelesschucca]

I love self scan checkouts.

Scan all your fruit and veg as Carrots, your weekly shopping becomes very cheap...

Having said that a side salad in Glasgow = chips...

I reckon those working on the tills need the money so I'm quite happy to keep them in a job and have a small amount of social interaction at the same time

Besides, the self service checkouts **** me off, and it doesn't look good to have a falling out with a machine.

Ive heard they can be very economic

[keith_d]

In my local supermarket the basket only till is frequently quicker than the self-scan.

I see several reasons for this:

* The regular till operators can scan stuff faster than I can pack it

* There's always at least one self-scan waiting for the supervisor to clear an item.

* The customers using self-scan have three tasks, scan, pack and dither about.

[DarrenSV650S]

I just refuse when the employee tries to get me to use them. They do my head in. Just buying a dairy milk or something and I've got to place it in the bagging area. Then something flags up and I've got to wait for them to come over and put their password in. The normal human checkouts are usually quicker I find

[SoulKiss]

My after school job 20 odd years ago was a checkout operator.

This involved about 8 hours training, just sitting there scanning stuff.

So to then say to random customer - "go on then, you do it" is kind of funny.

Even now, I can still outscan the system, including packing the stuff into bags.

Oh well.

I just hate the plastic bags.

self scan if only a few items, when at a cashier i hate it when they say, do you need help with your packing, Durr well i managed to put it all in the trolley, recon i can put it in bags as well, and faster than you can put it down the shute.

I'm still in shock that this shopping thread has 1) been posted by a bloke and 2) had 8 men reply to it. Good on ya fellas