• EntertainedRUNot@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Self checkout disappearing? Only America where we are too lazy to move items from one conveyor belt to another conveyor belt six inches away, so we pay someone to do it for us then complain about how expensive food has gotten these days.

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      1 year ago

      That’s not the stated reason they’re disappearing? Self checkout leads to an increase of shrink. Probably not nearly as much as the stores report, but sure let’s just keep up with the “Durr, All Americans are fat and lazy” narrative.

    • sweetloveilumination@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      The main retailer in the news stories about this who stated they’re removing all their self checkouts is UK-based grocery chain Booths…