Dr. Butane
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I went to a McDonalds recently and they have replaced cashiers with self-kiosks, following supermarket models of "do-it-yourself" self checkouts.
Sure it's nice not to interact with cashiers but it was better when they scanned and bagged your items a few years ago so you didn't have to.
And these self checkouts are shit anyways, the screens always freeze up and require employee assistance anyway.
Honestly, these stores are cutting costs as much as possible at the customer's expense, even though the government greatly funds them (Walmart accounts for roughly 24% of SNAP shoppers’ total spending which results in two billion monthly).
Therefore, plastic bag fees should be paid by the store and more lanes should be manned by wagies. No need for this lazy DIY crap model that only coin clippers would think of.
Sure it's nice not to interact with cashiers but it was better when they scanned and bagged your items a few years ago so you didn't have to.
And these self checkouts are shit anyways, the screens always freeze up and require employee assistance anyway.
Honestly, these stores are cutting costs as much as possible at the customer's expense, even though the government greatly funds them (Walmart accounts for roughly 24% of SNAP shoppers’ total spending which results in two billion monthly).
Therefore, plastic bag fees should be paid by the store and more lanes should be manned by wagies. No need for this lazy DIY crap model that only coin clippers would think of.





