ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technologywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square426fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down186cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareObinice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down4·6 months agoHasn’t it? They’re always faster than the queue for the cashiers, and they work fine. The only issue I’ve had recently is they stopped taking cash for some reason, and I pay in cash. But besides that, they’re fast and work great.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 months agoMy favorite thing about some self checkouts is one big line for like 8 checkouts. You don’t have to gamble with who you get in line behind.
minus-squaredaq@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down11·6 months agoFound the drug dealer.
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoI pay in cash because it helps me visualize how much I spend. Also all the delicious street food takes cash.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 months agoReally I haven’t come across one in awhile that doesn’t take debit or credit. In Canada though
minus-squaredaq@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoIn US most street vendors will take CCs, but I was mostly joking anyway. I don’t use cash, but do what works for you.
Hasn’t it?
They’re always faster than the queue for the cashiers, and they work fine.
The only issue I’ve had recently is they stopped taking cash for some reason, and I pay in cash. But besides that, they’re fast and work great.
My favorite thing about some self checkouts is one big line for like 8 checkouts. You don’t have to gamble with who you get in line behind.
Found the drug dealer.
I pay in cash because it helps me visualize how much I spend. Also all the delicious street food takes cash.
You, I like.
Really I haven’t come across one in awhile that doesn’t take debit or credit. In Canada though
In US most street vendors will take CCs, but I was mostly joking anyway. I don’t use cash, but do what works for you.
Or stripper.
…or builder.