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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

a queue of people, waiting to use a self-checkout kiosk

That's not how it works with the stores I frequent. Usually about half the self-checkout kiosks don't have anyone at them.

I'd shop somewhere else if they took self checkout away. It's so much faster.

[โ€“] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 10 months ago

Half of our self check stands around town are empty too, mainly because they are seemingly perma broken