return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing themwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square357fedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down119
arrow-up1646arrow-down1external-linkWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing themwww.cnn.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square357fedilink
minus-squareThurstylark@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·11 months agoThat and age-gated items like alcohol and [some] medicines. If the one human managing the self-checkout horde is busy, you’re just left waiting.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agoSomehow Costco has managed this well (as has Sam’s Club). Costco always has sufficient ID checkers in the self-checkout, and Sam’s checks your ID as you leave the store if you do the Scan-as-You-Go feature. Quick and easy for both.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoThey really need to just pay for extra cashiers. And* can’t they also have “express lanes?” corrected
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoExactly. Seems Costco and Sam’s do just that.
That and age-gated items like alcohol and [some] medicines. If the one human managing the self-checkout horde is busy, you’re just left waiting.
Somehow Costco has managed this well (as has Sam’s Club).
Costco always has sufficient ID checkers in the self-checkout, and Sam’s checks your ID as you leave the store if you do the Scan-as-You-Go feature.
Quick and easy for both.
They really need to just pay for extra cashiers. And* can’t they also have “express lanes?”
Exactly. Seems Costco and Sam’s do just that.