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minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI prefer my self-scanned shopping over putting every single item in my cart twice at a conventional register. It sure takes longer because scanning while shopping is still slower. But the advantage of packing my stuff once the way I want it, makes it worth it.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoAren’t you still putting every item in your cart twice by using self check out?
minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNo, my favourite store has hand-held scan devices, so I can pack everything the way I want to from start to finish. Only when I buy a handful of things I use the stationary scanner at the self-checkout.
I prefer my self-scanned shopping over putting every single item in my cart twice at a conventional register.
It sure takes longer because scanning while shopping is still slower. But the advantage of packing my stuff once the way I want it, makes it worth it.
Aren’t you still putting every item in your cart twice by using self check out?
No, my favourite store has hand-held scan devices, so I can pack everything the way I want to from start to finish.
Only when I buy a handful of things I use the stationary scanner at the self-checkout.