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[self checkout] Not freaking worth it....

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Drewdog, Oct 17, 2007.

  1. Drewdog

    Drewdog Member

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    Whats the point of checking out yourself when all you hear is this over and over and over again?

    "Please place your item in the bagging area"

    "Unexpected item in the bagging area"

    "Please wait for cashier assistance." (the cashier is NEVER at the station when you look up for help - and they NEVER acknowledge your existence)

    Then you turn around and notice people staring at you waiting in line like you are the dumbest person ever.

    UGH! :mad:
     
  2. SWTsig

    SWTsig Member

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    i just steal the stuff.

    paying is for chumps.
     
  3. OldManBernie

    OldManBernie Old Fogey

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    If you weren't so dumb, maybe you wouldn't be getting those messages. :D

    I only do the self-checkout when I have less than 15 items. Also, a lot of times they don't list the veggies I'm buying on the self check-out machines, so that's a pain in the butt.
     
  4. Smokey

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    I only do self-checkout if all my items fit in one bag. Otherwise it is a pain the ass if the weight is off.
     
  5. heypartner

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    I like it because you can ring up fruits n veggies as conventional when they are actually organic. It's not really stealing if you pretend to be stupid. I mean, why should stupid people get away with it completely naive to the fact they bought organic veggies, but not me.

    j/k
     
  6. finalsbound

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    you gotta have skillz.
     
  7. Oski2005

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    It's not for your convienence. The auto checkout doesn't need health insurance.
     
  8. RocketMan Tex

    RocketMan Tex Member

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    I hate buying beer or wine in the self checkout. One of the cashiers has to verify your ID, and when I'm checking out, they're usually on their pee-pee break.
     
  9. rrj_gamz

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    To me, this is an absolute last resort...

    Kroger and Lowes, IMHO are the worst...Walmart is ok...
     
  10. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    Well, if you're going to be annoyed by a machine telling you how to do things over and over, then don't go, cabron, don't go... :D
    finals, would you do my shopping for me? :(
     
  11. finalsbound

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    Sure, if you do my spanish homework for me.
     
  12. BigSherv

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    lol i thought only i did that. 1.99 for a large avacodo or 2 for 1 for small. These look pretty small to me.
     
  13. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    I get the "please wait for cashier assistance" after the first thing I scan every single mfing time. But it's typically worth not having to wait in the longer lines.

    What I really hate are the people doing their entire grocery shopping for the week who use the self-checkout. Completely freaking annoying.
     
  14. WildSweet&Cool

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    This is actually true. It takes a while to get used to the self-checkout.

    But once you're mastered it, you'll swear by it. When I have just a few items, I can zing through the self-checkout very quickly...

    ...unless, of course, there's some doofus in front of me who hasn't figured out how to do the self-checkout and is taking forever.
     
  15. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

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    I like them. It's still faster than regular checkout. I'll only skip it if I have a lot of produce.
     
  16. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Not anymore now that you know how easy it is to steal!
     
  17. thadeus

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    I like the Kroger's U-Scan. It has a sexy voice. I want to scan my genitals and hear it say 'please place the item in the bag,' and then I'll be all like, 'hell, yeah, I wanna put the item the bag,' and then U-Scan will say 'please place the item in the bag,' and all that dirty talk will make me just say, 'yeah U-Scan, you want it in the bag? do ya? I'm gonna put it in the bag!' and the U-Scan will say, with increasing sauciness, 'please put the item in the bag' and then I'm gonna DO IT.
    OH YEAH.
     
  18. WildSweet&Cool

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    ....funny..as...hell
     
  19. Lady_Di

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    Amazing how a guy can turn anything in a sexual object.
     
  20. danny317

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    yeah sometimes i wanna drop kick the machine :mad:
     

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