Comments on: 7 Things You Need To Know About Using Self-Checkout

By: Randy Carey-Walden

Randy Carey-Walden — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:33:24 +0000

I never use self-checkout. I am not an employee of the store and if they cannot provide cashiers without long lines, I will shop elsewhere. A friend was recently arrested for shoplifting because something didn’t scan. She didn’t realize it, bagged it, and continued checking out. As she left the store, she was arrested. The found one item in her bag that was not on her receipt. It was an accident–the beep she heard was from a nearby machine as she scanned the item–and she was eventually released without charges. She spent a weekend in jail, though! She is now sueing the company and I hope she owns it when she gets done with them!

By: Sue Morton

Sue Morton — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:16:10 +0000

Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” and “Dash Cart” technologies hope to replace all or nearly all regular and self-checkout scanning. Like self-driving cars, there have been setbacks, but if there is a way to automate, someone will do it.

By: Susan Chadwick

Susan Chadwick — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:55:44 +0000

I am still using self checkout because I do like to handle my own groceries and pack things so that they are balanced and easy to transport. I also make sure that my egg carton is flat at the bottom of the bag! Never had an egg break, either. I can also make sure that frozen items are together and produce is not sitting on top of the ice cream. I do like controlling the pace of my checkout and not being concerned that others are in a rush waiting for me to complete my purchases. (AT this time there is never a line at the self check section as there was in 2020.)

By: Mary Wickett

Mary Wickett — Thu, 18 May 2023 07:45:51 +0000

I usually use the self checkout if it’s a small run in and out order. If I’m at Sams, then I do all of it on my mobile, it makes it so convenient. Military commissary shopping is done with a check out person because it is always a full basket. It’s more what is needed at the time of the shopping trip.

By: Wendy Rhodes

Wendy Rhodes — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:44:46 +0000

I signed up for Walmart+ and get 90% of my groceries delivered. The prices online can be less than if you shopped in the store. I not only have a personal shopper, but I also have a delivery driver. That’s a twofer folks LOL

Also, you personally using self check out DOES NOT take away jobs from people. The store already made that decision and standing in line waiting to check out with a cashier will not change that.

By: Aly

Aly — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:41:23 +0000

I use the scan and go at Sam’s Club, but other than that I always use a cashier.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:23:22 +0000

I almost ALWAYS use self-checkout. I’m in a college town and young people cant be bothered to scan or bag correctly, and go un-trained. I guess it’s difficult when taking care of customers interrupts screen time. And yes, kids DO stop to read messages during checkout.
I’d rather do it myself and pack bags correctly so nothing is damaged.