BillionaireStew@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoRetailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savingswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square492linkfedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down114
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minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoThe machines have cameras and are recording you. Yes I know they also have cameras around the cashier’s place, but not staring you in the fucking face. Also I can pay in cash.
minus-squareDoc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoUh you can pay in cash at the self checkout as well? I’ve never had an issue doing so.
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoMany do not have that option. Some do. But others don’t.
minus-squarewillington@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoOften enough to be annoying there is only one checkout machine of many that accepts cash, and a bunch of people are lining up for that one machine.
The machines have cameras and are recording you. Yes I know they also have cameras around the cashier’s place, but not staring you in the fucking face. Also I can pay in cash.
Uh you can pay in cash at the self checkout as well? I’ve never had an issue doing so.
Many do not have that option. Some do. But others don’t.
Often enough to be annoying there is only one checkout machine of many that accepts cash, and a bunch of people are lining up for that one machine.