I keep seeing these memes about how terrible self checkout is - checkers don't get paid, etc etc etc.
I love self checkout and use it whenever it's available. I don't mind the checker people most of the time but I'm usually a lot more efficient than they are. And I always want to bag my own groceries or have Monello do it if he's with me. To the point that I'll politely tell the bagger that I brought my own personal bag boy and s/he should go help someone else.
Some checkers and baggers are awesome, but mostly they're blithering idiots who put raw meat in with my produce. I don't need some rocket scientist scanning my groceries. I don't even need them to be friendly. I just want them to be at least semi-capable, otherwise I'm okay with self checking and putting them out of a job. And I don't feel bad one speck for that.
I almost posted this diatribe on my friend's FB after she posted the "don't use self checkout" meme, but I came here to gripe instead.
I love self checkout and use it whenever it's available. I don't mind the checker people most of the time but I'm usually a lot more efficient than they are. And I always want to bag my own groceries or have Monello do it if he's with me. To the point that I'll politely tell the bagger that I brought my own personal bag boy and s/he should go help someone else.
Some checkers and baggers are awesome, but mostly they're blithering idiots who put raw meat in with my produce. I don't need some rocket scientist scanning my groceries. I don't even need them to be friendly. I just want them to be at least semi-capable, otherwise I'm okay with self checking and putting them out of a job. And I don't feel bad one speck for that.
I almost posted this diatribe on my friend's FB after she posted the "don't use self checkout" meme, but I came here to gripe instead.