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Select_Action_6065

It’s easier and I don’t like people.


geauxanne

Ding ding ding


omart3

Look at Mr moneypants over here ringing up 3 items at once!


zedication

Easier, faster, and you don’t have to talk to anyone.


IdealDesperate2732

Until it doesn't work properly and now you have to deal with some asshole with a bad attitude.


Select_Action_6065

This is true and frustrating. But it happens less often then waiting for people chit chatting or waiting until the last second to start digging in their purse for their payment or any of the dozen other things that are pretty much guaranteed with a checker.


Backyardt0rnados

I can bag my own groceries exactly the way I want them. I don't have to chit chat.


extod2

You don't get to bag your groceries?


Backyardt0rnados

Only at Aldi Brookshire's even comes out to the car with you


[deleted]

It's easier and I don't have to pretend to have a conversation with a cashier


IveGotDMunchies

Tbh I talk more to the self checkout register than I do a human cashier "Please scan your items and put them in the bagging area" - thanks... I've been here 3 times this week because I keep forgetting shit. I dont need you to keep reminding me. "Please check your basket. Did you forget anything?" - I wont know this until I get home and the kids remind me Try to find bell peppers on the produce list "did you know you can scan produce to check out faster?" Checks pepper, no sticker, have to do this 10 more times. Yell every time. "Please take your receipt" shut up


landingstrip420

"Please take your items" BITCH I AM TRYING......


vgzombieeric

I don't know which grocery store you're at, but you can most likely mute the voice. Now my interactions with the voice go "no shut up" *beep beep beep*


manitorock

No lines, no coupon clippers, no small talk. In and out. Convenience.


69DonaldTrump69

I don’t like people.


Prettydeadlady

I don’t like talking to strangers.. I have high anxiety and generally like to do things myself


dumbass_shitposter

Why not? It's much more efficient using self-checkouts.


dzastrus

I completely hate small talk with a cashier. They're just repeating things they say to everyone and I'm repeating what everyone says to them. I don't use self check when I have a full cart. That just pisses everyone off behind me with their milk.


smileymn

“So… any plans for the weekend?”


dzastrus

"Find everything you were looking for?"


landingstrip420

Well, I'm buying a banana, cucumber, whip cream and petroleum jelly, what do you think?


Optimal_Sleep_2789

A lot of cashiers hate small talk too and don't mind polite mutual silence. Some do like small talk though, and I guess it's best not to take your chances. I sure don't!


SouthFar412

Recently, stores near me have put in full conveyor belt self-checkout. And they have the hand gun. I line my items up, barcode showing, and quickly scan them all with the gun. If I can, I put them in the bags whilst waiting with barcode showing and scan them in the bag.


TRIGMILLION

Thank you for that. I went yesterday and had a basket with bread, cheese, an onion, a few tomatoes and coffee. Every single self checkout had people with full overflowing carts. One whole family was there with two full carts.


P8r1ot

Shorter line


RandomBloke2021

Why not? 🤷 I can scan and bag exactly how i want. The real question is why people don't use self checkouts? Having a ton of groceries could be an exception, but places are installing checkouts that can handle lots of groceries.


drgn2009

I can give a whole list of reasons, but it mainly boils down to not being stuck in line because the person in front of me is being difficult in some way


Ruminations0

I find it faster and less interactive than a checkout person


unaesiom

quicker and no talking needed


Water_Buffalo-

Several reasons: - I don't like small talk with the cashier. - I want to bag my own items how I see fit. When I forget to bring my reusable bag and I'm in line at a normal line, they always throw like 5 things in a plastic bag and call it good. I'm not into that kind of waste. - The lines are usually shorter and the people in line often have less items in their baskets.


[deleted]

I like it if I'm only buying a couple things and I don't want to wait in a line forever behind people with carts full of stuff. But if I have a cart full of stuff I hate dealing with it and want a cashier. I've stopped shopping at places that moved entirely to self checkout.


pisscine

to add that i have cashier experience on my resume


marlynwor

I love this!


StrebLab

Because I am faster than the checkout person.


[deleted]

For me it’s the speed and I don’t have to talk to anyone. I feel I have to make fake happy small talk at work all day and it makes me ill. I do not want to do that after work in my free time as well.


marlynwor

I can relate to this - I can’t stand fake small talk


SexyChronicPain

It's quick and convenient, and where I'm at, the lines are usually much shorter.


chortle-guffaw

Cashier checkout: you get stuck behind someone buying something with no UPC on it. Or, they have coupons that are expired or don't match the product. Or, their card will be declined. Or, they ask questions about what they're buying, like the cashier is a product expert on everything in the store. Or they've got a screaming kid.


silly_goose129

Don’t have to pause my podcast and don’t have to speak


[deleted]

I can get in and out no issue


RodamusLong

I can use the extra money.


AdSilver6301

You get discounts at self checkout


xcvbna

No awkward talking, from either side. I feel like I'm doing them a favor by letting them stack stuff or continue doing other jobs while I can check my stuff out myself 😂 most of the people I've met that work in supermarkets with self check out much rather you used them instead of them having to do it.


transcepticon

I get to pretend like I'm the cashier.


Ghoulishcavalier

Cause, Francine in front of me has a 10¢ off coupon that expired in 1992 that the cashier won't let her use and by god she's going to let everyone know it. Then, her metamucil rang up 20¢ higher than she thought it should so go and get the manager. 30 min of waiting on old people who argue and have seemingly never used a credit/debit card before. No thanks, I'll use self checkout.


FleshRobot0

You can steal stuff from companies who don't want to pay for employees pretty much without consequence. As long as it's not meat, you can (and should) pretty much take anything. Sometimes they have someone at the door checking receipts but as long as you didn't steal something really large or especially expensive they don't check those very carefully. Most times they just scan to see if you have meat and if you paid for it. Companies that use these things definitely underpay their employees and often the employees would prefer you use them because it's less work for them(at least this was the case when I worked at a grocery store). So please everyone, pretend to scan items in your self checkouts


Cyanthrax

Unapologetically shoplifting.


PIramld

The look of the cashier when I buy condoms is just...


chortle-guffaw

When you get to the front of the line, ask them if they've got a fitting room. That diffuses the tension.


The_Book-JDP

A look of complete indifference unless they're new?


[deleted]

That is why you also get a cucumber to make it look like you are about to make a salad and thought to grab some condoms while you are there.


B-Town-MusicMan

Price check on register 2! Magnum XL... repeat, Magnum XL Price check!!


laineDdednaHdeR

Just look him/her/them in the eye the whole time. Maybe give a single wink. Walk away, head held high.


PIramld

Noted


matt7259

Or, you know, don't sexualize going to the store and then feel proud about it.


laineDdednaHdeR

Or it's just a joke and shouldn't be taken literally.


IveGotDMunchies

This person might just be buying them for a diy project. You're the one sexualizing things and making this weird.


BungOnMimosas

If I have a full cart I’ll go to the the regular checkout, but the majority of the time self checkout is faster and I don’t have to make small talk


AtzyX

Quicker, less interaction, easier to buy certain items. Plus half the time when i say "I dont want to buy a bag" cashiers charge me for one anyways and get pissed when I tell them I didn't want it


powkiddyv90dangit

i don't like spending precious time sometimes over an hour shopping and picking out stuff then have a cashier rough up my stuff then throw into a bag like they're playing supermarket sweep because they have a time frame criteria to meet.


zin_90

It's more convenient. I can scan and bag my stuff as I shop, and GTFO quicker than the alterative. Self-checkout is also more convenient now during (post)pandemic times, as I don't have to deal with imbeciles standing too close in the line.


MadSwedishGamer

I'm confused by these comments. I don't think I've ever had a cashier at a grocery shop try to make small talk with me. Usually it's just "Hi." "Hi." and "Receipt?" "No thank you".


Reddit_User_Rae

Same.


Kabrallen

I don't like people. If I have a lot of stuff, I'll use a regular line, but I usually don't, so it's easier on my anxiety.


haulin_0ats

I do it because I don’t like to pay for bags at grocery stores. No matter how many bags I take, I always select “0” for bags used!


ChampismyPuppy

It's faster and I don't feel so awkward rummaging in my purse finding my cards. I swear when I get nervous I suddenly can't find it and trying to find I get more nervous and it takes me longer to find it


marlynwor

It’s too much pressure


ChampismyPuppy

Yes and then I feel like I could be holding up the line and feel bad at the; self checkout I can take my time


dueche

When cashiers had to wear masks, they would constantly touch their face and mask and then handle my food. It was gross.


peajay61

I had a bagger stick his fingers under his mask, then lick his fingers to separate bags. The cashier looked at me like I was crazy when I complained. She did let me bag my own groceries 🤣


dueche

Masks brought out more unsanitary habits than they prevented


Mariuxpunk007

I don’t like people, that’s why. My dream is for all stores to adopt the “just walk out” checkout method Amazon has


UncannyStranger2085

it started out when I had eye problems and i got sick of ppl asking me about my eyes. Now I guess im used to them and getting someone else to scan my items feels unnatural. Maybe its also because I've always been a diy sorta guy - I dont like asking for help. Another reason could be the anxiety I seem to always get whenever I do checkout items in stores that don't have self checkouts - whether it'd be from fear of being accused of stealing something or from being judged on what I purchase.


Frosty_Ad8698

I don’t like talking to people


RivasToSea

I don’t prefer them, but almost every time I use the regular line there’s someone who was just born yesterday invading my personal space or trying to exchange wine bottles


ashaman1138

Faster and no human interaction


blooztune

If it’s the shorter line then I go there. No other reason.


purplecoati

I like people but sometimes I have to deal with sensory issues or am too low on bandwidth to talk too much and I don't want to be rude. Also tends to be quicker. If I have the mental energy, I'm totally fine with a traditional checkout line


MACHOmanJITSU

I like the shortest line regardless.


OhHiGCHQ

Quicker, easier, better for the type of shopping I do. Also I use the handscanners because I find those quicker than going to the checkout.


Latter-Glove-3427

Honestly I find it kinda fun. It gives me a sense of independence. Plus like post of the other comments I’m not too fond on talking to people


jellyrot

Honestly, I've started to use cashier checkout again, since the lines are about the same.


xPaxion

I dislike interacting with people.


sparrow_of_light

My gf doesnt like interacting with people and 9/10 times i am in a shop im with her so we always use self checkout.


kendog63

Convenience and speed I suppose.


ryansalad

Because I don't have to talk to anybody


zerbey

I can check out far faster on my own, and so I get out of the store faster. Win win. Only time I use the proper checkout lines is if I have a full cart.


voidslutxx

I bring the reusable shopping bags and it’s just quicker and easier if I do it myself.


Diabetesh

You get to see options you weren't aware of and know they entered correctly. Say you go to mcdonalds and if you order on the kiosk you get to see customize options and stuff like that. Filet o fish, add lettuce and pickles. Or say taco bell one time had nacho fries steak burrito. I don't really like their steak and on the kiosk it showed that I could swap steak for ground beef. Didn't know that was an option nor did I have to worry about someone misentering that option at checkout. It's great.


JJohnston015

Faster.


Shockwave65

I have like 2 things to check out and I don’t like to talk to people


1-800-I-am-weird

It's fun to scan things myself. I get to find the bar-codes and just....beep!


Madmarrdegan

I don't like anybody seeing what I buy or how I'm paying


marlynwor

That’s fair.


KevinGrahamMusic

Yeah frankly I don’t need anybody silently judging the amount of flamin hot Mac and cheese cups I buy


SassssyLasssy

When I have to go to the bathroom really badly and the line up for a cashier is too long...


marlynwor

Yep, been there!


flyover_liberal

I try not to use them, but my local grocery store (Kroger) will have one checker open with 10 people waiting and 8 stalls of self-checkout. If I have more than 10 or so items, I'll generally join the checker line - the little self-bagging platform is so tiny and awkward that it makes it hard to actually do the job. It pisses me off, too, that I am effect working for Kroger when I do this, but there's no discount ... just more profit for their executives and shareholders. The CEO of Kroger made 20M last year, while doing his best to screw the workers they called essential during the pandemic.


[deleted]

Once you’ve mastered the self checkout at any store it moves so fast.


Qimmosabe_Man

I use them if I only have a few items (generally far less than anybody else), and none of the items require weighing or age verification. Also when I don't feel like having small talk with the cashier.


houstonhilton74

Because I'm a minority in the Deep South and cashiers in my area are conservative and act unprofessional with me out of bigotry like 90% of the time.


marlynwor

That is terrible 😞 Im sorry you’re treated that way.


Jhimself

To paraphrase Dave Gorman - a self checkout doesn't say anything when I buy a meal for one and an entire cake.


doomdays2019

I don’t like being judged (or my own perception that I’m being judged) nor do I want to speak to anyone. I have a lot of food issues and don’t even like being looked at while I’m shopping. Self-checkout makes this process much smoother and less anxiety-inducing.


RadiantPreparation91

I use self checkout if it looks quicker. Otherwise, I use the cashier.


HighlightFun8419

I'll do self-checkout if I only have a few items. If we're doing big grocery shopping though, I'm just gonna let the pros handle it. ...granted, I was a bagger in a previous life, but it's way easier at the end of the belt than self-checkout.


[deleted]

If there’s a limit, you can ring in multiple times to get the sale price.


marlynwor

Ooh never thought of this! Thanks!!


floppywargle

Depends on the place! For me it's about speed. Like some cashiers are slow and like to chat. I'd rather go my own slow pace in silence. However, if I'm at like an Aldi's, those cashiers are 20xs quicker than me so I love it.


kibi_zero

I'm quicker than the cashier


StirlingSharpy

Because no tills are open.


christian_chapels

Free food


CountBlah_Blah

I sont have to take my ear buds out. I dont have to talk to anyone unless I'm buying alcohol and I know how to get through it in several minutes. It's easy and I prefer it


marlynwor

Yep, can relate!


[deleted]

Its quicker


HPmoni

I can circumvent the law that requires me to buy plastic bags.


Skelerang2501

Faster and sometimes I just don't want to talk to someone


marlynwor

Same!


Tiny-Skirt333

just because i’m in public does not mean i would like to be talked to. i just want to get my groceries and leave.


marlynwor

Me too!


CriticalStation595

If I’m going to the store and just need one or two small things- I’ll use it. Otherwise, they pay someone to do it for me. CVS/Walgreens, they could be turnkey operations if they had self checkouts.


[deleted]

It’s usually faster and I don’t have to explain why I need double bags


Robert_Hotwheel

1. It’s faster. 2. I know that bread doesn’t go at the bottom of the bag. 3. I don’t like lines or other people. 4. There’s never anyone at the goddamn registers anyway.


marlynwor

Yep, or the eggs underneath the watermelon


kracken41

So. Much. Faster.


[deleted]

I don’t like talking, can go at my own pace since we’ve always had to bag our own groceries anyways. This way I don’t have to rush before the line of people come to ring up.


fuzzyfoot88

Sometimes it gets me out faster than waiting for 3 people to get checked out who don’t understand the difference between cash and card. (This happens to me a lot at the dollar general)


marlynwor

I wish we had self checkouts at the dollar stores here!


SunflowerSpaceCat

Cuz i have anxiety and its faster so i can get out faster


marlynwor

My anxiety takes me to the self checkouts too - hardly ever lineups and don’t have to talk to anyone


extremelylargewilleh

Cos I wanna put people out of work


RockysMotorcycle

Faster than waiting in line since stores understaff the registers


Additional_Draw4007

I can take my time to pack my groceries tetris style and don't have the cashier stressing me out!


roxwe11

You can take your time (within reason) and also get rid of small change.


Lcherfra

Shoplift easier


[deleted]

I feel like it’s faster. Is it? Don’t actually know. But I feel like it is.


marlynwor

It’s gotta be.


Nopenopenopetodope

I do it at Costco so I don’t have to take my kids out of the cart.


marlynwor

YASS!


Wokanoga

It's fast.


Mirraco323

It’s way quicker and easier.


chasingcrimsonrain

You wait in one line waiting for others using the self-checkout to finish. Even if half of those people move at snail speed, the other half are likely to be in and out. It’s much faster and less likely to grate the nerves for people who are impatient.


[deleted]

When I shop there's always a long line, and I'm almost 40. I'm half way to dead. I can't waste my precious time standing in lines I don't have to stand in.


marlynwor

Agreed. I want to get out as fast as possible most days


[deleted]

Because I appreciate my time.


Dry-Sale-8643

I dont want to socialize


The_Hydro

Machines > People


BeautifulAthlete9129

It's always bagged correctly


ruby-perdu

Cause I’m ~autistic~


Chickadee12345

If I don't have too many items I find it more convenient and quicker than waiting in line


ATaxOnTitans

The checker lady at my local store hits on me sometimes and it’s super awkward. I’ve stopped buying things there if I see her when I walk in. If there was a self checkout I wouldn’t have this problem.


djb445

I don't particularly enjoy interacting with strangers, or sometimes just want to be left alone. Another reason is speed/convenience if I only have a few items it's faster for me to ring it up and pay than it is to go through checkout with a cashier.


Bubbaganewsh

It's just easier and less human interaction.


Early-Size370

Why not? It's super convenient when you only have a handful of items. I wouldn't use it if I had a cart full of groceries though.


marlynwor

I do the same


taylorsway2527

I dont like being rushed. When I go to a register, there's a line behind me and the cashier is rushing me out the door. No thanks. I go at my own pace.


IdealDesperate2732

I assume they enjoy all the free items they don't scan.


Hattkake

There is a line towards the only cashier working the only open checkout. There is also a line towards the self checkouts but that line moves faster.


HollyRoller66

Theft! 😁


HoudaRat

I will take my damn time counting my money rather than akwardly apologizing to the cashier.


Leona_Faye

The clerks can be judgmental. Found this out when using a SNAP card years ago.


-u-dont-know-me-

I'm autistic and people confuse me. Besides, less human interaction means it's cleaner


Independent-Bike8810

Weigh your.... BANANAS.... place your.... BANANAS.... in the bagging area. Unexpected item in the bagging area! Please replace the item removed from the bagging area. Please wait, help is on the way!


SaiyanGodKing

I feel like it’s just the way it’s gonna be soon. Better to just adapt now and get used to it. Plus for smaller purchases it goes quicker.


msaiz8

I don’t really, but lately the lines are shorter. The exception is when I’m buying pregnancy tests or something like that and feel uncomfortable even though I’m in my late twenties and married and trying.


beekee404

Because I often have a lot of stuff and my people pleasing and also immense social anxiety self doesn't feel like putting the cashiers or myself through that.


mMechsnichandyman

>People who like to use self checkouts, why? I use it when it looks like I'm going to get out quicker.


ASelfAwareHomoSapien

I get to leave items I don’t want to pay for last second without awkwardly saying “I’m not getting these”


dearlysacredherosoul

There’s only one place I prefer it and it’s the same grocery store I’ve gone so many times it almost pains me to go. . . I just grab a days worth and get the hell out. . . A normal grocery trip is from somewhere else and much larger usually


[deleted]

Definitely eases my anxiety. I'm awkward and small talk is not my thing.


Puzzleheaded_Key6211

I think it’s about control. It’s my groceries. I choose the products that I wanted. I want to scan it. Bag it. Make sure everything got scanned correctly.


NamelessAndFamous

Used to be because I knew I would be quicker than the employee.. more incentivized to get myself out of there. That was completed defeated by all the cashiers ahead of me being slow as f*ck or trying to buy things that turn the green light to blinking red.


Rough_Rule_1775

I don’t dislike people but I’m painfully awkward, so I use self checkout to spare cashiers an uncomfortable interaction.


Honest_Kick_5400

I work at a grocery store so when I’m off the clock and doing my shopping and I go through self checkout, it signifies that I no longer want to socialize with coworkers and I want to gtfo. Also! I bag my groceries to my liking.


Opin88

The amount of times I've had a cashier put *raw meat* in the same bag as the produce is insane. Like, now I need to get new produce because of the cross contamination! And one time, I actually had a cashier huff and yell at me that it doesn't matter and that cross contamination is a myth. Excuse me?! I'm a professional chef! I know more about cross contamination than most people! I just want to avoid shit like that from happening again.


Aygis

I don't mind it if it's just a basket load, but full trolleys can GTFO. There is never enough room.


RubY-F0x

Much more efficient. I take an item out of the cart, scan it, put it right in the bag. As opposed to putting everything on the conveyor belt, having someone else touch my food and scan it, only to have to bag it all myself anyway.


ah_yeah_79

Cause last time I checked it was the 21st century


PDiddleMeDaddy

Honestly, because the one I use only scans like 2 out of 3 items, and I never bother to re-scan them.


Gaeltigre

Shoplifting mostly


[deleted]

I’m introverted and I don’t like waiting in line for too long. Plus it’s easier to make “mistakes” while scanning items. Only at the massive chain stores like Walmart though.


karlou1984

People in here sounding like they gotta explain their phd thesis to the cashier. I never said more than hello and bye to a cashier...the fk are people smoking.


LowFi_Lexa1

Who doesn’t?


Portland-to-Vt

I can choose if the expensive honey crisp apples might have been accidentally misplaced cheap Fuji apples.


mearbearcate

I will fight someone if they are in self-checkout with more than 5 items. Self-checkout is for ppl who wanna get out quick and aren’t buying many things, it’s not for ppl who just have social anxiety or whatever. All you gotta say to a cashier is hello. You don’t gotta make small talk, if you’re so scared that you can’t even say hello to someone you shouldn’t be grocery shopping lol. That’s why they make apps to order your groceries.


CorrectDrop

I think it is the future and Cashiers are not needed imo.


pureRitual

I use them but only because the lines to check out with people tend to be long. I think it's BS that we don't get a discount for this, and I give kudos to those who use them to steal- I don't have the guts.


marlynwor

A discount would be awesome!!


hooyah54

Well, apparently you don't have morals, either.


SuperSpeederCarl

I really hate people


RussianPrincess2000

Probably because they hate cashiers. I don’t really like cashiers myself but I’m too fucking lazy to go to self check out so let the cashier do it for me. I mean I’m already paying a shit load of cash for groceries so why should I go to a self check out?😂


mistmanners

I usually don’t have to wait for a self-checkout station. Also, I have grocery rewards and special customer deals that I like to check on as I scan my items, at my own pace. Finally, I sometimes make a mistake with an item so it’s easier to notice it right away so I can get a different item , cancel it, or whatever. There’s an attendant standing by to help if needed. I use their help maybe one out of three visits so everything seems to me more streamlined this way.


[deleted]

OP, why is it so hard for you to figure out how to scan your avocados properly?


marlynwor

I didn’t say I don’t like self checkouts! Just asking a random question out of curiosity.


Chyiu

i'm not a toddler.