I use the self check out counters because I think they are easy to use and I hate cashiers.
I never boycott companies over some sort of moral grounds when they offer merchandise for quality cheap!
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Originally Posted by Sue
You talk to the cashier?
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Originally Posted by twistedmosaic
... Finally, I feel the need to point at the Luddite attitudes in the first post. I am morally in favor of any technological advancements that reduce jobs. This is how society progresses.
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But twisted, that means that there'll be less stupid people ... ohh yeah thats right, never mind.
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Originally Posted by braisler
... Another thing that no one has chimed in on is the issue of self-checkout 'shrinkage' as they refer to it in the industry. Not that I do it myself, or endorse doing it, but I have read blog posts from people who wring up all of their produce as 'bananas', which is usually substantially less than say apples or grapes by weight. Or stack 2-3 candy bars on the one that you ring through, etc. ...
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People steal from convenient stores ... *drops voice down to whisper* noooooo
I very much doubt stores will ever feel the pain of shrinkage, ... unless they had piss poor planning.