Posted on 02/26/2023 2:03:19 PM PST by PK1991
Excellent
Never say never.
“glitz and the glamour of self-checkout”
BS. There is NO “glitz and glamour” to self-checkout. I HATE doing that menial job that the store should be paying clerks and baggers to do. If I wanted to be a clerk/bagger, I would have chosen that as my profession. I did it ONCE in high school at Famous Barr in St. Louis and that was plenty enough for me.
If I have more than three items, the self-checkout ALWAYS says “Unrecognized item. Supervisor is on their way.” Then ten minutes later somebody shows up and resets the machine. I could have waited through three normal checkout lines by the time they come over and kick the machine.
I like this too. Publix seems to be trying to keep the checkers alive and I always go to them. For one thing, I actually like chatting and dealing with a human being. It doesn’t take any longer, provided they hire enough checkers, which they seem to do.
I read somewhere, btw, that some totally self-check places are considering reinstalling human beings because people steal so much by going through the automated lanes.
EVERY store in Santa Clara County and San Mateo County, CA were full of extreme mask nazis. No store was better or worse than any other. They were all scared to death that the health department was sending out anonymous people to write citations. One locally-owned market got about $20,000 in fines because a couple of people in the break room didn’t have masks on or didn’t wash their hands or maybe said “Ivermectin for me!”
After a year of the insane crap, I got a real devilish delight in going to Safeway without a mask and incurring the hateful looks from all the other people. I used to see how long before a Safeway Mask Nazi would catch me. Then I’d put it on for a few seconds and take it off again as soon as the nazi walked away. Even today, 5% to 10% of people at Safeway have the diaper on.
Ive got one of those properties. And my god is it a selling point on VRBO.
Trader Joe’s used to be a family favorite to shop at. Over time, as they’ve become more popular, those items we loved started disappearing. Right now, our closest TJs (about 20-25 minutes away) is losing product variety on the shelves. To be fair, this is happening with grocery stores in general, but for a niche store like TJs, it can’t be good.
I live in a small town. I NEVER wore a mask to Kroger even though they had a LARGE sign saying it was required by the governor (King Andy Beshear of KY). For several months I was the only person in the store mask-less. The governor’s henchmen were threatening local businesses with all kinds of BS code violations if they did not force customers to wear the diaper.
When I went to stores and was approached on it, I said I had a medical exclusion. Worked everytime. I HATE the mask Nazis.
What is Amazon One? I have Prime, and I’ve never had any trouble getting inside a Whole Foods when I’ve wanted to go in there. You don’t need a membership card or anything from what I can see.
I never use the self-checkout. Cashiers are a good entry level job.
I can teach you how to ring up your own produce. It’s not hard at all. And beer? Don’t they just send someone over to check your ID? That’s how it works here.
It’s fast and easy to sign up and use Amazon One, and we’re excited to hear feedback from customers as we begin to make it available as an option for them in a range of locations and for a variety of uses. We’ll start in select Amazon Go stores, where Amazon One will be added to the store’s entry gate as a convenient choice for customers to use to enter the store to shop. In most retail environments, Amazon One could become an alternate payment or loyalty card option with a device at the checkout counter next to a traditional point of sale system. Or, for entering a location like a stadium or badging into work, Amazon One could be part of an existing entry point to make accessing the location quicker and easier.
An Amazon One device. Text says “Enter, identify, pay with Amazon One. Sign up in seconds.
Starting today, customers can use Amazon One as an entry option at two of our Amazon Go stores in Seattle—our original Amazon Go store at 7th & Blanchard as well as our store in South Lake Union at 300 Boren Ave. North. It takes less than a minute to sign up at these Amazon Go stores using an Amazon One device. The first step is to insert your credit card. Next, hover your palm over the device and follow the prompts to associate that card with the unique palm signature being built for you by our computer vision technology in real time. You’ll have the option to enroll with just one palm or both. And that’s it—you’re now signed up. Once you’re enrolled, to use Amazon One to enter these Amazon Go stores, you’ll just hold your palm above the Amazon One device at entry for about a second or so, and be on your way. It’s that simple.
Beyond Amazon Go, we expect to add Amazon One as an option in additional Amazon stores in the coming months. And, we believe Amazon One has broad applicability beyond our retail stores, so we also plan to offer the service to third parties like retailers, stadiums, and office buildings so that more people can benefit from this ease and convenience in more places. Interested third parties can reach out through the email address provided on our Amazon One website.
Yes, self-checkout theft will be the end of it.
Woah, that seems pretty exclusive. Last I went into a WF here, there was nothing of the sort. That was probably 3-4 weeks ago, though. It’s a 50 minute drive for me, so don’t go often. And the closest Trader Joe’s is closer to an hour drive time.
I do have a smaller chain similar to those closer to me called Fresh Thyme. Not anywhere as big as either WF or TJ’s. The produce there is very good, similar to the other two.
“Today I tried to get into a Whole Foods with Amazon One. Couldn’t get through the door despite being an Amazon Prime Member.”
so are you saying you cannot even ENTER a Whole Foods unless your palm is first scanned outside the store?
I used to think that way. Now I dislike the mental midgets that pass as cashiers these days.
“ten minutes later somebody shows up.....”
This is why some people shoplift, haha. Who has time to wait? I don’t.
They have millions invested in Hawaiian shirts that don’t fit the checkout machines.
Amazon One will be added to the store’s entry gate as a convenient choice for customers to use to enter the store to shop...It used to be so hard to walk into a store through the open doors. The inconvenience was horrible. I'm glad they are realizing welcoming, open doors were a challenge and they've now provided us customers with a "convenient choice" to enter.
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