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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] endhits@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I see you've never had to use Kroger self checkouts. It's almost like they're purpose built to slow you down.

[–] shuzuko@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They got worse recently, too, at least locally. You can't even turn off the insistent voice anymore, so now I have to hear it repeat "please scan your next item and place it in the bag" a dozen times, usually cut off because it takes longer for the damn machine to say that than it does for me to actually scan shit. And now they've added cameras which get easily confused if you, like me, usually just hold your few items in your hands while you're scanning, thinking you're trying to "dupe" the scanner.