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Do you prefer self- serve checkouts?

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I had the choice about an hour ago of either waiting for a self-serve checkout to become available or immediately dealing face-to-face with a human performing the same function. I hope the young lady didn't take my decision personally.

by Sagacious in Six Words Questions on Mar 19, 2013 | | T-shirt

Comments

MO_Thoughts2 says,

The only place with self serve here is Home Depot. It depends what I'm purchasing; however, I tend to go through the person line. The self serve always seems to glitch and ultimately takes longer.

Wench says,

I lost my grocery store card forever ago so if I'm buying a lot of stuff on sale, I go to a person so they can enter my phone number. If it's something small and not on sale, I usually do self-checkout.

Dragonflower says,

Self checkouts if I have simple stuff. Sadly, these days prefer the machines. Customer service has declined so much, I'd rather have a machine talk to me. They don't ask me how I am and then ignore me! Love the Home Depot self check. Worked good when I used it. I was orob just lucky that day! Safeway selfcheck (grocery store) seems to glitch because of the bagging. I think I wrote a six about self check once a while back. At least it was about the self check human person, I think. The one who is "supposed" to help!

marymc says,

I will always self check where possible. I'm faster and the lines are shorter.

KharisJo says,

I hate the whole concept, it's another way that people are becoming redundant. Our local IGA supermarket does not have them and employs staff to operate express lanes.

TeaTopper says,

I usually opt for self check-out when it's available. When it isn't, I have to shift gears and remember to be friendly to the clerk. Speaking of gears, Oregon is the only state in the US where you can't pump your own gas (as far as I know). When I'm there, it's strange at first to sit in the car and wait for the attendant take care of it.

Steve__Anthony says,

Face to face I love personal impersonal interaction.

Dragonflower says,

Face to face personal impersonal interaction! That is it exactly! I had some of that today with the Fed Ex store guy, when picking up my online printing order. Great six, Steve_A!

lillybrook says,

I usually go through the face to face checkout and rarely regret it.

kathi_wright says,

self-check lines remind me of being in automated-voice-limbo on the phone. i greatly dislike both. almost as much as having the last word. : )