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My grocery store recently got rid of their self checkout machines, and I'm actually upset by it. It went from having 6 self checkout lines plus the cashiers to only the cashiers, and now it takes like three times longer to buy my shit.
Also I'm team self check out because I dont want to talk to people
The dollar store near me recently did the same. Almost.
The self checkout machine is still physically there. Presumably all the internals are as well. It's just turned off and now, as you said, it takes three times longer to buy things.
The grocery store here got rid of 2 out of 5 cashier lines to introduce self-checkout stations. They were in full operation for two months or so. Since then they've been mostly closed for whatever reason. Now half of the self-checkouts are back open, but they hung up a sign that you're only supposed to use them, if you have 10 items or less. Who goes to a grocery store to buy only 10 items? Yeah, I really don't know what they're doing. Were they experiencing a massive spike in theft or why did they introduce these self-checkouts only to then nerf them out of usefulness?
I do that all the time. I have 4 super markets I can easily walk to, so I usually just get the stuff I need for whatever I'm gonna cook. Don't usually do the whole "weekly shopping" thing. Makes it more annoying to plan for when you need fresh stuff, and how long you can store it.
If I already have some of the ingredients I need, it isn't that uncommon that it's less than 10 items total.