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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] mundane@feddit.nu 9 points 10 months ago (17 children)

I don't recognize these pain points. I always use the self checkout and it's usually quick and painless. My experience is.

  1. Collect your wares, placing them directly into the bags along the way.
  2. Blip your id (card or qr code on phone)
  3. Blip your payment card.
  4. Walk out

Every once in a while I get caught in a random check, which is kind of a pain, but it's so infrequent that it is acceptable.

Is this not how it usually works?

[โ€“] lemmytellyousomething@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Is this not how it usually works?

I want to shop without them generating a profile of me. I want to pay with cash. I don't even want them to know who I am. And I don't want random checks....

Fortunately, I have never seen your scenario in Germany where I'm living.....

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