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I saw that with some of the software we used. You had to be smart enough to know when the wrong answer came out. That could happen if you input the wrong information or the program actually had a bug in it that prevented it from doing the calculation correctly. If the software was working as advertised and you had your coffee with a good nights sleep you were way ahead of the game. If not, you lose. Fortunately most of us knew to have someone check our work with the idea that it was worth the time to prove yourself wrong. We had a saying that doctors buried their mistakes and surveyors recorded theirs for everyone to see.
Last edited by Borderland; 07-17-2021 at 01:53 PM.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
Oh weird, I only just started using grocery self-check out recently since was added to my local grocery store. It's like a Whole Foods but just slightly cheaper. And also I have been to Whole Foods self-checkout, I dont shop at WF regularly but on occasion and use the self-checkout.
It's faster than going through the regular line. There's no delay in the system to detect fraud. I wonder if that's a configuration set at the poor people grocery stores (no offense) because fraud is more likely there.
Ignoring the fact that the standard lanes have longer lines, which is the biggest time saver for using line-free self-checkout lanes. Here's why the standard lanes are slower in my experience:
1) Cashier isn't immediately ready when my time comes up to check out. Oh sorry, I need to change the receipt tape. Oh sorry, I'm changing with another cashier. Oh sorry, I need to break open this new roll of quarters.
2) Cashier having friendly discussion with customer in front of me instead of getting to my checkout. Spend 30 second finishing up the conversation they started while that customer was being checked out, and now I am waiting for my turn while they finish the conversation.
3) There is no bagger most of the times. Maybe your grocery store always has a bagger for each checkout lane. Mine tends to have one bagger that bounces between 3 different lanes, if they have a bagger at all. So the cashier is doing the bagging, too.
4) Cashier stops to bag my groceries to ask me how I want them bagged. Do you want paper or plastic? Should I wrap the meat separately? Do you want me to leave one of your drinks out for you to drink on the way home? Did you check your eggs for cracks? Did you find everything alright?
5) Cashier gets interrupted by another cashier in the middle or towards the end of my checkout to help them clear a code or something from their system.
I will say that it's likely faster to go through a regular checkout lane if you're buying 20+ different fresh produce items, because the cashiers have the PLUs memorized and you have to look them up in the computer.
Not infrequently I do self-checkout because I'm an introvert and sometimes I just don't want to interact with anyone.