Fucking Amen to that, tired of the machine telling me something is on the checkout spot and needs to be removed before proceeding, tired of buying something that needs an attendant to come over with their code to approve the sale, tired of fucking security always wanting to check your receipt because THEY DON'T HAVE A FUCKING CASHIER DOING THE JOB!
Last time I went there, the door security was right in front of my machine watching me do the fucking work (that's right, doing the work and where does it show me saving the money doing that) and she still wanted to check my receipt. I said "all good" she said yes, then I turned around to the service desk and returned everything for a refund and said "I won't be back". Fuck that shit!
Obviously the self checkouts need to work better and they probably will in the not so distant future.
I have no problem with the age thing. Mainly because a cashier is going to have to go through it. Does the customer look over 40? For a six pack of beer. Is the customer over 18? For white out. These are societal issues and not really store issues. Thank your fellow members of society for it.
There are places like Costco that have cashiers and still check your receipt. Some people do have a problem with it. In the end it’s a win for me if they decide not to shop there. One less person taking up good space in the store. Secondly it’s not that intrusive and doesn’t take up to much time. Probably less than 30 seconds. So if that time is so valuable to you there’s bigger issues. Can’t speak to many Costco stores but in our local town when things get busy they add more people at the door to help. The ones who complain are usually the slower ones to begin with.
The real problem I have with self checkout is produce and if you’re at the store early 5AM (before work) they have them blocked off. Have to look for the checkout line that is open not close to the door and the cashier is pulling double duty and usually have to wait while they take their time figuring out they have customers that want to give the store money.
First world problems.....