She got sick and tired of self-checkout, so she did something about it

[GURPS]

Yet Cotter decided she was fed up with this naked technological takeover. Fortunately, for her at least, she's Democratic State Representative Megan Cotter.

So she found two Republican state senators who'd support her quest. (It really does seem as if self-checkout is a splendidly bipartisan issue.)

They have created a bill that would prevent any Rhode Island store from having more than eight self-checkout lanes open at one time.

That doesn't seem like much, does it? Only the very biggest stores will be affected, surely. Yet there's another provision of the bill that bathes in a certain deliciousness.

Cotter and the two other state senators want the likes of Walmart to give shoppers a 10% discount if they scan 10 or more items at self-checkout.

"Self-checkout is a way grocery stores are avoiding paying employees by getting customers to do cashiers' jobs for free. It seems only fair that if they are going to take on cashiers' work, the customer should get something in return," Cotter explained to the Journal.

She got sick and tired of self-checkout, so she did something about it

In a fascinating twist, someone who loathes self-checkout at Walmart uses her power to try and effect change.

www.zdnet.com

 

[TPD]

The same thing some have proposed on this forum, though I0% seems a bit took much.

 

[OccamsRazor]

Now the people who are manning the check out stations will get little to no customers and the self check outs will be backed up so people can get $5.60 off their bill.

 

[PrchJrkr]

When did it become the government's business to tell private companies how to man their businesses? Are we going to set quotas? Will they dictate the number of cashiers per square feet of store?

 

[GURPS]

When did it become the government's business to tell private companies how to man their businesses?

mandatory min wage

 

[Sneakers]

Cotter and the two other state senators want the likes of Walmart to give shoppers a 10% discount if they scan 10 or more items at self-checkout.

There are those who are getting a 50-100% discount at the Walmart self-checkout lines.

 

[Gilligan]

When did it become the government's business to tell private companies how to man their businesses? Are we going to set quotas? Will they dictate the number of cashiers per square feet of store?

That ^.

 

[Hijinx]

I agree they are sticking their nose where it doesn't belong, but I like it.

I thought I had an appointment with my Doctor, but i got a text message over my phone, asking me a ton of personal information and informing me that it wasn't a real appointment, but a Virtual visual appointment.
Did you ever try to tell a computer that you don't do virtual visual appointments.?
So I went to my primary's office to inform them that I wanted a real appointment. I am old I don't do virtual-visual, I don't know how and don't care to learn.

That was yesterday I got an appointment for March 27th. a month from now.
Now I am supposed to believe that this Doctor is so busy that I cannot be seen for a month.?
Tell me about how bad the Medical practices are in other countries.
WTF good is a primary?

 

[kom526]

When did it become the government's business to tell private companies how to man their businesses? Are we going to set quotas? Will they dictate the number of cashiers per square feet of store?

The Maryland General Assembly has your answers!

The Right to Sit Act
Fair Scheduling
4 Day Work Week (pilot) *Improved with tax incentives!

 

[SamSpade]

I realize that I thought the answer would be massively clogged stores. Lines going down the aisles and people just leaving their carts.

Except - that’s happening and nothing’s changed. I was in Target the other day and you would have thought it was Black Friday. Line going almost to the grocery section.

Walmart is often that way and ALWAYS during Christmas season. I hate self checkout most times but I definitely hate waiting in long lines just for the privilege of doing it myself.

If you’re lucky, you might catch ALDI on a day where they DON’T have lines down each aisle.

Whatever happened to express lanes? Too many customers just ignoring the limit?

 

[vraiblonde]

When did it become the government's business to tell private companies how to man their businesses? Are we going to set quotas? Will they dictate the number of cashiers per square feet of store?

If these people succeed in eliminating self-checkout I'm going to be seriously pissed. How many times have you gotten home to check your register tape and find that you didn't get a sale price or BOGO you should have? That doesn't happen with self-checkout because you're in control and can see it on the screen before it whizzes by.

This just seems like a silly thing to spend time on when there are so many more important issues.

 

[RoseRed]

I realize that I thought the answer would be massively clogged stores. Lines going down the aisles and people just leaving their carts.

Except - that’s happening and nothing’s changed. I was in Target the other day and you would have thought it was Black Friday. Line going almost to the grocery section.

Walmart is often that way and ALWAYS during Christmas season. I hate self checkout most times but I definitely hate waiting in long lines just for the privilege of doing it myself.

If you’re lucky, you might catch ALDI on a day where they DON’T have lines down each aisle.

Whatever happened to express lanes? Too many customers just ignoring the limit?

I do find that they move pretty quickly.

 

[ArkRescue]

I end up having a fight with the self-checkout. If I make an unexpected move it tells me what to do and I say "shut up" and then it talks again and I try to scan the next item and it tells me I have to get help and I say "shut up" again. I'm not stupid but these things are programmed to suspect everyone of stealing and I don't steal. I was merely moving the full bag to start filling a new bag. They are programmed to nag people - don't NAG ME.

 

[herb749]

I realize that I thought the answer would be massively clogged stores. Lines going down the aisles and people just leaving their carts.

Except - that’s happening and nothing’s changed. I was in Target the other day and you would have thought it was Black Friday. Line going almost to the grocery section.

Walmart is often that way and ALWAYS during Christmas season. I hate self checkout most times but I definitely hate waiting in long lines just for the privilege of doing it myself.

If you’re lucky, you might catch ALDI on a day where they DON’T have lines down each aisle.

Whatever happened to express lanes? Too many customers just ignoring the limit?

Problem with express lanes is there are people in them that don't know how to use them.

 

[OccamsRazor]

Ringing up your 15 items in self checkout only to find that the CC reader doesn't work on that machine

 

[herb749]

I end up having a fight with the self-checkout. If I make an unexpected move it tells me what to do and I say "shut up" and then it talks again and I try to scan the next item and it tells me I have to get help and I say "shut up" again. I'm not stupid but these things are programmed to suspect everyone of stealing and I don't steal. I was merely moving the full bag to start filling a new bag. They are programmed to nag people - don't NAG ME.

I find other people are just like me who respond to the self checkout. Please replace the last item in the bagging area. Me- its still there .

 

[ArkRescue]

I feel ridicu

I find other people are just like me who respond to the self checkout. Please replace the last item in the bagging area. Me- its still there .

I feel ridicules arguing with an algorithm!

 

[GURPS]

I end up having a fight with the self-checkout.

IMHO technology should be maximized .... RFID tags on everything, you drive your cart through a scanner - all items are tallyed, you then swipe a card or auto pay is setup ... you walk right out

 

[SamSpade]

I do find that they move pretty quickly.

That hasn’t been my experience IF I shop during “normal” shopping times. THEN I have to wait for people with two carts brimming with groceries. Only time is on off hours like just before closing.

 

[RoseRed]

That hasn’t been my experience IF I shop during “normal” shopping times. THEN I have to wait for people with two carts brimming with groceries. Only time is on off hours like just before closing.

People have 2 carts? I've never seen that. I usually go on Sunday mid-afternoon, and it isn't too bad. I have also seen them open more registers when the lines get too long.