"Are you kidding me?" / Facepalm Thread (pt 2)

[jamil]

Self-checkout is good. At least someone finds me attractive.

 

[Dead Duck]

Self-checkout is good. At least someone finds me attractive.

You go girl.
And don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.

 

[2A_Tom]

The big store in the area, that is more expensive but has a wider selection than other stores, had 4 self checkouts for about a year.

I usually only buy specialty items there. I could get through the self-checks in very little time.

They have replaced them with 4 express lanes and 4 checkers. Now it takes at least twice as long and I know prices have increased.

 

[hopper68]

Between cashiers trying to force me to take the "senior discount" at age 48 and then judging my food purchases by saying: "that isn't what you're having for dinner is it?", I can do without the interaction.

The next cashier who gets judgy about my purchases may get a: "so you're over 50, and working the WalMart check out on a Saturday evening, life didn't quite work out like you expected, did it."

If you do this you must get video!

 

[actaeon277]

Personally I'm not a big fan of the self checkout either, but they are able to keep prices lower by having a lower labor cost. So really, you are getting a discount.

Are they keeping them lower?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So you wasted your own time to teach them a lesson.

That'll show 'em.

C'mon man. Having to move your hand and wrist that 6" across the scanner is a HUGE inconvenience. I personally prefer going to the self-checkout. I'm usually faster than the cashier at the regular checkout lanes and I know I bag my own groceries more logically.

ETA: I will concede that there are people that have no business using the self-checkout lanes. You know the ones... they stare at it for about 5 minutes before they ever attempt their first scan, then they have to get the cashier on duty because they don't understand why the "discount" from their loyalty card didn't come off right away (it comes off at the end), etc..

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean who killed a woman by shooting through a window has been arrested and charged with murder

 

[Dead Duck]

What kind of a world are we living in.
You can't even shoot women in their own house anymore.

 

[rhino]

Between cashiers trying to force me to take the "senior discount" at age 48 and then judging my food purchases by saying: "that isn't what you're having for dinner is it?", I can do without the interaction.

The next cashier who gets judgy about my purchases may get a: "so you're over 50, and working the WalMart check out on a Saturday evening, life didn't quite work out like you expected, did it."

Oh, my! Is someone a tad bit defensive, hmm?

 

[Cameramonkey]

For those that REALLY want a "no peopling" experience, use the Little Caesars app and/or online ordering. (they now make pizzas to order, not just making 5 types you have to choose from.)

When you order and pay online they give you a code. You go in, walk STRAIGHT to the big pizza warmer at the end of the counter, type in your access code, and the little door where your order is opens automatically. You take out your food, turn around and walk out. No peopling involved.

And dont expect to just walk in and grab a pizza like you used to. They dont make nearly as many and every time I go there are people standing around for 10 minutes (or more) waiting for stock pizzas to be replenished.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

For those that REALLY want a "no peopling" experience, use the Little Caesars app and/or online ordering. (they now make pizzas to order, not just making 5 types you have to choose from.)

When you order and pay online they give you a code. You go in, walk STRAIGHT to the big pizza warmer at the end of the counter, type in your access code, and the little door where your order is opens automatically. You take out your food, turn around and walk out. No peopling involved.

And dont expect to just walk in and grab a pizza like you used to. They dont make nearly as many and every time I go there are people standing around for 10 minutes (or more) waiting for stock pizzas to be replenished.

My boy just graduated ISU this spring. He said him and the guys at the frat house would order uber eats to get stupid mcdonalds food so they wouldn't miss any Game of Thrones... This is the kind of people that Vigo County Sheriff Dept hires... lol.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

C'mon man. Having to move your hand and wrist that 6" across the scanner is a HUGE inconvenience. I personally prefer going to the self-checkout. I'm usually faster than the cashier at the regular checkout lanes and I know I bag my own groceries more logically.

ETA: I will concede that there are people that have no business using the self-checkout lanes. You know the ones... they stare at it for about 5 minutes before they ever attempt their first scan, then they have to get the cashier on duty because they don't understand why the "discount" from their loyalty card didn't come off right away (it comes off at the end), etc..

It's very easy for me to check my own stuff at the machine, but it's the principal of it all. They are saving money not hiring people. People have less jobs to apply for, but I've seen no reduction in prices. Not only that, but a society where people are replace by machines isn't good for us. Machines should work FOR us... not REPLACE us. If they REPLACE us, we won't be able to get a job, to earn our keep. There's no personal interaction. I know a lady at the walmart (not a super walmart) at home where if I don't go in for a while she'll say "Haven't seen you two (I have a service dog) in a while." and I always chat with the greeter, a WWII vet. I'm anti-social to a degree, but I'm small town, so people matter.

 

[Dead Duck]

I mean.. Really. Who hasn't?


'Bored' Wisconsin security guard handcuffs himself, forgets key at home'


https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-bored-security-guard-handcuffs

 

[Dr.Midnight]

For those that REALLY want a "no peopling" experience, use the Little Caesars app and/or online ordering. (they now make pizzas to order, not just making 5 types you have to choose from.)

When you order and pay online they give you a code. You go in, walk STRAIGHT to the big pizza warmer at the end of the counter, type in your access code, and the little door where your order is opens automatically. You take out your food, turn around and walk out. No peopling involved.

And dont expect to just walk in and grab a pizza like you used to. They dont make nearly as many and every time I go there are people standing around for 10 minutes (or more) waiting for stock pizzas to be replenished.

They have a sweet system in place, now if they could just improve their doo-doo tasting pizza.

 

[JettaKnight]

My boy just graduated ISU this spring. He said him and the guys at the frat house would order uber eats to get stupid mcdonalds food so they wouldn't miss any Game of Thrones... This is the kind of people that Vigo County Sheriff Dept hires... lol.

I'd much rather them hire people who aren't thrifty (and have bad tastes in food) than hiring gun happy shooters, a la DFW.

 

[JettaKnight]

It's very easy for me to check my own stuff at the machine, but it's the principal of it all. They are saving money not hiring people. People have less jobs to apply for, but I've seen no reduction in prices. Not only that, but a society where people are replace by machines isn't good for us. Machines should work FOR us... not REPLACE us. If they REPLACE us, we won't be able to get a job, to earn our keep. There's no personal interaction. I know a lady at the walmart (not a super walmart) at home where if I don't go in for a while she'll say "Haven't seen you two (I have a service dog) in a while." and I always chat with the greeter, a WWII vet. I'm anti-social to a degree, but I'm small town, so people matter.

Less jobs? Have you seen the job market for that income level? Gotta pulse and drug free and you're hired.

Have you thought about all the higher wage jobs designing, producing and maintaining those machines? That's exactly how worker productivity (and wages, and living standards, etc.) goes up - more can be done with less people, thus freeing up labor to move to more productive jobs.

I wonder if you complained when UPC barcodes replaced the price gun stickers.


Besides, I thought we weren't going to "those" stores because they hate the 2A.

 

[JollyMon]

 

[rvb]

Less jobs? Have you seen the job market for that income level? Gotta pulse and drug free and you're hired.

Have you thought about all the higher wage jobs designing, producing and maintaining those machines? That's exactly how worker productivity (and wages, and living standards, etc.) goes up - more can be done with less people, thus freeing up labor to move to more productive jobs.

I wonder if you complained when UPC barcodes replaced the price gun stickers.


Besides, I thought we weren't going to "those" stores because they hate the 2A.

That's always my thought when I see these rants.... who is designing / building / installing / maintaining / upgrading all these job-stealing machines? Probably some good jobs in the lifecycle of that equipment.

Soon even the self-serve check-out lane will be obsolete. The Kroger near us was prototyping a system where you scanned items as you shopped and when you were done you tapped check-out and you could head to your car. Not to mention the buy-on-line option and they bring it out to your car. Getting rid of the check-out line all together is the next step.

-rvb

 

[HoughMade]

Oh, my! Is someone a tad bit defensive, hmm?

You should hear what I have chambered when I'm checking out at Walgreen with my Valtrex.

 

[HoughMade]

...Machines should work FOR us... not REPLACE us...

Note to self- have a job that a machine cannot do better or cheaper. Granted, this involves making a plan and executing it.

Sure, there are a lot of things machines can, technically, do...but humans still do them better or the cost of a machine to do it is much more than human workers. Being a cashier is not one of those things because pretty much no human thought or skill is required. The handwriting was on the wall 30 years ago when they went from keying in prices to simply sliding a UPC over a scanner.