Am I the only one who gets to the self checkout and is compelled to finish as soon as humanly possible?

Imagine if there was a speedrun timer on them and a leaderboard

Would make boring everyday life a little more interesting

  • intensely_human ( intensely_human@lemm.ee ) Banned
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    2 years ago

    I’m just annoyed that I’ve been using self checkout for thirty years, it was dead obvious how it worked the very first time I used it, but I still have to hear instructions like “place your APPLES in the bag”.

    Yes. I know.

    • jkrtn ( jkrtn@lemmy.ml ) 
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      2 years ago

      Place your item in the bagging area.

      Unexpected item in the bagging area.

      Place your item in the bagging area.

      Unexpected item in the bagging area.

    • It’s loss prevention. People enter the wrong products that cost less, so it alerts the one cashier what was supposed to be weighed. Not super likely they’ll catch it watching 9 registers, but it increases the risk to the thief.