Self Checkouts - Supermarkets

[MR_Punk]

I noticed this on the BBC website this morning:

Tesco shopper's plea to bring back till staff

Pat McCarthy says there are not enough staffed tills for those who struggle with self-service machines.

www.bbc.co.uk

Just got me wondering why there is so much hate towards this. I don't understand nowadays why most people don't scan as they shop anyway as it stops you having to unload and pack your shopping at the till. All supermarkets I go to still have people on checkouts for those who don't want to but I can't see this as anything but a net positive.

 

[MR_Punk]

I got checked a 2-3 times when I first started using self scan and never missed anything and now I cannot remember the last time I was check. Maybe you build up some trust within the system?

 

[MR_Punk]

Truth is, I feel like it would be fine when I'm familiar, but am fairly sure it would slow me down the first time and I'd fail to get all my shopping done!

It is remarkably easy. Not many options to go wrong really.