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pirate135246 t1_j6i8f8c wrote

Reply to comment by jeronisaurus in Target Checkout Lanes 1990s by Djf47021

It was like this back in the early 2010s if I remember correctly. Self checkout came out and very quickly wiped out cashier positions

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Whateveryousaydude7 t1_j6isi45 wrote

I’d always rather have a checker. And will willingly wait in line for one.

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Augen76 t1_j6jtedm wrote

The worst is they have a line "wrangler" and when I am content to wait in line for a cashier they go "sir, I have self check out lane right here available for you" and I'm like "I'm fine here, thank you" and they get oddly pushy about it.

I didn't design your shop to have capacity of 12 registers and then staff 3 of them and make the lines be so long they run back into the shopping aisles.

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Whateveryousaydude7 t1_j6jxs91 wrote

Plus you need a fuss made in the self checkout if you have alcohol in your cart. I’d rather just wait on line for a human being. Plus I actually enjoy talking with most of them and have known them for years.

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gateguard64 t1_j6jhvak wrote

I'm curious to see if the pendulum swings back again. Supposedly they are taking it in the shorts with shoplifting.

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