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Monday Night "Total Loss" Open Thread

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Decatur Deb11/10/2015 6:20:03 am PST

re: #240 lawhawk

Because it’s faster to have a cashier who knows how to process the items for checkout than for someone to futz over a machine and requires assistance in trying to get something to scan or manually enter the SKU or ISBN or other code. And in the grocery store business, speed to process at the front end is critical to keeping store flow going. Costco actually has a metric at their stores showing how fast/accurate their cashiers/staffers are, and rewards those who do a better job.

Here in Baja Alabama, any purchase of alcohol or tobacco brings self-checkout to a screeching halt until an over-21 manager keys the sale. (Same thing if your register clerk is under 21.)