Checking Out At A Grocery Store Yesterday- A First!

fmdog44

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I am scanning a bunch of yogurt cups @ 0.47 ea. and suddenly I see "Marinade $2.67". I did not buy any such item. I notified the person near the self checkout area and h cleared it. I have never seen that happen ever. This ever happen to anyone here?
 

Interesting. I do not usually use the self check out, so no have not seen it. Was there someone on another check out scanning as well? Wonder if there was some sort of glitch in the system? Did all the cups have the same scan code? Just wondering if the system "read" one incorrectly, or the one scan code had the wrong POS (point of sale) info registered to it.
I have always believed that the more you advance technology, the more can go hay wire
 
Nope!

I did have one that refused to give me my coins when I finished paying.

I assume that it was because the coin dispenser was empty but it became an ordeal explaining it twice to the overseer at the self-checkout station then being sent to the customer service window to stand in line etc....
 

I refuse to use self checkout. I walked out of Home Depot this past week when I was offered no option except doing the store's work for them. Lowes was happy to sell me what I wanted......checkout clerk and all.

Both Home Depot and Lowes here have those damned self checkouts. And they both do their best to force you to use them by never having enough lanes with cashiers open. So you're left with the option of waiting in line at the one checkout that has a cashier behind half a dozen people who also hate the self check-outs or going to one of the self checkouts that has no one waiting.
 
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This is one of the reasons I do most of my grocery shopping at Publix. So far they have resisted the move to those self check-outs. And they also make keeping their stores and their parking lots clean a priority. And they maintain their shopping carts. Sure, their prices are a little higher but it's worth it not to have to shop at someplace like Walmart where you feel like you're shopping in some third world country.
 
Lol...Trade, I’ve been going to the Wal-Mart supermarket for the last year, they don’t have self check out either I think it depends where you live what the store is like. I loved Publix when I lived in the south but moving back north we have Stop n Shop & Shaw’s in my area which are way more expensive then Publix.. I wish Costco was close to me I’d be a happy shopper! 😊
 
Both Home Depot and Lowes here have those damned self checkouts. And they both do their best to force you to use them by never having enough lanes with cashiers open. So you're left with the option of waiting in line at the one checkout that has a cashier behind half a dozen people who also hate the self check-outs or going to one of the self checkouts that has no one waiting.
precisely the same thing happens here.. very annoying..and then they wonder why we shop online... :rolleyes:
 
There's always two sides to the story. I prefer self checkout . I hate standing in line with a few items and there are carts ahead of me filled to the brim. The one without the self checkout has beer lanes and I have no choice.
Also. If I have remembered one item I can go back and get it without having to stand in line again. Walmart now. Self checkout no cash. Debit or credit card. Not a problem. I rarely carry much cash anymore.
Safeway is great. They have an attendant at the self checkout in case of a problem.
Shop online? Never for me. It's more difficult and time consuming than self checkout. Some people like chatting with the cashier. Join a social club.
 
I prefer going to a checkout person too and I like it if they have the speedy checkout line for 20 items or less that makes it better when I only have a few things. I’m not too keen on self check out because I’m not being paid the cashiers wages lol
 
I refuse to use self checkout. I walked out of Home Depot this past week when I was offered no option except doing the store's work for them. Lowes was happy to sell me what I wanted......checkout clerk and all.
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At our Home Depot you have a choice. I like a choice.
 
From my experience, I have to look at my receipt even if a human checks me out because a bar code may be scanned incorrectly by them. I, too, prefer the self-checkout. But if there is only the option to be checked out by a clerk, I really appreciate the cash registers that show you the price of each item that is scanned.
 
Interesting. I do not usually use the self check out, so no have not seen it. Was there someone on another check out scanning as well? Wonder if there was some sort of glitch in the system? Did all the cups have the same scan code? Just wondering if the system "read" one incorrectly, or the one scan code had the wrong POS (point of sale) info registered to it.
I have always believed that the more you advance technology, the more can go hay wire
Yes there was one other person scanning but that is nothing new especially on the weekends. All the yogurt cups were the same price.
 
I prefer going to a checkout person too and I like it if they have the speedy checkout line for 20 items or less that makes it better when I only have a few things. I’m not too keen on self check out because I’m not being paid the cashiers wages lol
You can accumulate money but you can't accumulate time. Standing in line waiting to be served looking at the magazines or waiting for someone to find that quarter isn't a fun day for me. 20 items or less? No one obeys that rule and the store will do nothing about it.
 
You can accumulate money but you can't accumulate time. Standing in line waiting to be served looking at the magazines or waiting for someone to find that quarter isn't a fun day for me. 20 items or less? No one obeys that rule and the store will do nothing about it

The majority of time so I don’t wait very long so it doesn’t bother me.
 
Don't use the self check out. But Kroger has a person there just to help those in line. She stays pretty busy as everybody seems to have a problem using it. I use the 15 or less line.
 
Don't use the self check out. But Kroger has a person there just to help those in line. She stays pretty busy as everybody seems to have a problem using it. I use the 15 or less line.
In my opinion and I have told the attendant not to jump in too quickly because you will never learn to use the self checkout. Just because I'm old doesn't mean I'm brain dead.
I have to tell them in a nice way, please, that I know how to use the system, so let me finish.
And the system asks how you want your receipt. Printed out or e mail to your computer. They try to get your e-mail address, so just go to cancel so you can finish.
It takes me awhile to adapt to the software on all the self checkouts around town.
Shoppers Drug Mart, Safeway, Walmart, Canadian Tire.

Now that everyone is catching on the lineups at Walmart for the self checkout are getting longer.
 
Another benefit of retirement is shopping during the day when there are less people.
Even then it depends on the quantity of what needs to be checked out so it's a matter of choice.

The only caveat is when I shop, I go in get what is needed. When my wife is there somehow things I never knew existed wind up in the shopping cart.
 
Another benefit of retirement is shopping during the day when there are less people.
Even then it depends on the quantity of what needs to be checked out so it's a matter of choice.

The only caveat is when I shop, I go in get what is needed. When my wife is there somehow things I never knew existed wind up in the shopping cart.
Saw this years ago, "Men go to buy. Women go to shop."
 
I have a list, get what I want and that's it. No need to shop around for me. My two grown daughters could always stay in stores looking. Not me. If there is something I am considering buying I will check it out online first. Being on a fixed retirement income I watch my purchases. Still trying to get rid of stuff. Finally making a dent in the books and collectibles. If it doesn't still mean something to me it is given to someone that loves it or to Salvation Army or Goodwill.
 
I don’t have any of the problems that all of you have. I change between self checkout and using the cashier. With everyone using scanners, it doesn’t take long to get through either line.
 
I don't mind self checkout as I can check the price and name as I scan but wish that Walmart would stop talking to me!
 


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