so they're riffing on the paul-is-dead thing then

I hate self-check out, since I like the convenience of being checked out by someone who knows what they're doing. But I just read an article about how (not at all surprisingly) lots of people give themselves big discounts using self checkout. Now, I know this isn't exactly moral behavior, and I would never do so on purpose, but I really do hope lots of other people do it, and thus eliminate self-check out.

pretty sure they weight theft/discounting vs paying several employees

The Dude wrote:pretty sure they weight theft/discounting vs paying several employees

Sure, but if level of theft increases, then the calculation changes.

unless tbey keep making more and more self-checkouts. But honestly, they can pretty easy counterbalance the theft if tehy really care

Sometimes I'll weigh apples as regular when they're really the organic ones

One thing Target did is have a camera on you while checking out and there is a screen showing it to you. There’s probably some study that shows people steal less when they can see themselves doing it

CalvinBall wrote:Sometimes I'll weigh apples as regular when they're really the organic ones

Pretty scummy.

I like self checkout. One of my greatest life skills is without fail picking the slowest moving line or the worst cashier.

The self checkout line limits my ability to fail in that fashion.

jerseyhoya wrote:I like self checkout. One of my greatest life skills is without fail picking the slowest moving line or the worst cashier.

The self checkout line limits my ability to fail in that fashion.

You and me both. Also always get stuck behind the one woman who still writes checks.

momadance wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:I like self checkout. One of my greatest life skills is without fail picking the slowest moving line or the worst cashier.

The self checkout line limits my ability to fail in that fashion.

You and me both. Also always get stuck behind the one woman who still writes checks.

don't you recognize her by now?

Parties where grown adults watch another grown adult open presents are weird

CalvinBall wrote:Parties where grown adults watch another grown adult open presents are weird

Are you going to a baby shower today too?

No. Just saw photos a bridal shower.

Bridal showers are some fucked up scammy double dipping shit.

jerseyhoya wrote:I like self checkout. One of my greatest life skills is without fail picking the slowest moving line or the worst cashier.

The self checkout line limits my ability to fail in that fashion.

When you go through self checkout you become the worst cashier.

The best are the people with obviously 50+ items, lots of produce and of course alcohol. Seriously, get a damn professional to check you out. I don’t care if the regular checkout line is 5 people deep. You’ll still be doing the self checkout 20 minutes after that fourth person already got home. The self checkout should be the similar to the express line.

I hate the self checkout lanes. I also hate when the employees try to get you to use them. Yes, I see them. I choose not to use them. Thank you.

azrider wrote:The best are the people with obviously 50+ items, lots of produce and of course alcohol. Seriously, get a damn professional to check you out. I don’t care if the regular checkout line is 5 people deep. You’ll still be doing the self checkout 20 minutes after that fourth person already got home. The self checkout should be the similar to the express line.

Yeah. If I have a cart, I'm not using self checkout because I think it's inconsiderate. Not to mention, most of them are barely wide enough to fit a cart. If the person in front of you also has one it clogs up the line and no one can get through to an available register. Luckily, my girlfriend does the big weekly food shopping trip. I do all of the cooking so I'm usually only getting a few things I need for the meal.

Massive brawl on cruise ship

From another tweet by Richard Gaisford (not included in the article):

One witness, part of a group involved in the trouble, explained to staff that things kicked off when another passenger appeared dressed as a clown. This upset one of their party because they’d specifically booked a cruise with no fancy dress. It led to a violent confrontation.