If you saw Kristen, the new summer check out person at the Randall's in Town and Country, you would not vote for the souless machines.
I checked "I don't use 'em" but really it's more like "I try not to use 'em." I think they steal jobs.
I mean it took them long enough to think of how to do it but seriously it's the best things now. Forget waiting in those long lines and stuff. just get in and get out..best thing
This explains a few things. In the past, I have encountered problems occasionally when tried to purchase something small, and haven't wanted to put it in a bag. If it's a pack of gum, or a flower, or something, there's no reason to put it in a bag - I figured I could just hang on to it, pay for it, and then put it in my pocket. I didn't realize that the scale is for everything - not just for fruit.
The self checkouts don't steal or take away jobs. The only thing the self checkout machines do is allow for probably one less cashier during the day. That's hardly taking away a job. The worse that could happen is that immediately after the machines are installed, a few cashiers might lose a few hours per week. The turnover for those jobs is so high, though, that once people start quitting, the store will just higher cashiers at a slower rate than before the machines. I doubt that a grocery store cashier has been "outsourced" because a new self checkout machine was built. This isn't an automobile plant... Heck, maybe one day we'll get our groceries checked out via computer by some guy in India.
I use them every now and then at Albertson's. They are fine until they start saying (for no reason): "UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA!" "PLEASE PLACE ITEM IN BAGGING AREA!" It's maddening. I usually, for grins, start to argue with the machine. It will tell me that there is an unexpected item in the bagging area, and I'll yell at it, "NO THERE'S NOT!!" People like that. They laugh. I had a self scanner once tell me the above two statements back to back, one in a female voice, the other in a male voice. I told it to make up its damn mind. The cashier was rolling. Good times.
Okay, so here's the scam at the "U-Scans" at HEB. Pick out 3 cases of your favorite beer, put two of said cases on the bottom rack of your cart, and U-Scan the only case left. As you walk out and before you get to the final gate where there's that guy that says thank you; put the nonpaidfor cases of beer in the top area of your cart. Then walk out and drink them. -pro self checkout.
I had a 30 Days experience at Albertsons last year...that's about how long I worked there to earn some extra dough as a cashier. I have gained respect for that position. For every polite customer, there are 3 rude customers...from rich snobs who look down on you to poor folks on welfare who want to tell you how to do your job. F that BS. The Asst. Mgrs would manage the self-checkouts cause it's easy to hit the reset button than deal with people.
