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[โ€“] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yesterday this mf brought a whole shopping cart full of groceries to the self-checkout. Three of the checkouts were down so there were only 3 open. Not the spiciest, but like, damn.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if paying for your groceries makes you entitled.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're technically supposed to use a human cashier lane if you have a lot of groceries. At least in the USA, it's pretty common for self-checkout lanes to have "15 items or fewer" signs.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Depends on the stores these days, in my experience. Some stores are scheduling fewer cashiers after installing more self checkout lanes and have removed signage about item limits in self checkout. If you want a human cashier, you have to wait a while because there might only be one on shift so you get a line.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Not in my area. Stores have both regular self-checkout lanes and express (<15 item) self-checkout lanes.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

i mean, he could have just used the non-self checkout

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Using the self checkout for larger shopping is ok in my book. But what sucks is using the SCO and buying an age restricted item (e.g. beer). The checkout locks down and summons an employee to verify the age and unlock the station again. If you buy age restricted items, go to the normal checkout where your greying hair is accepted as age verification!