Re: Supermarkets lose billions from self serve checkouts

From	felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.cars, aus.tv, aus.politics, aus.computers
Subject	Re: Supermarkets lose billions from self serve checkouts
Date	2016-07-27 01:03 +1000
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On 27-July-2016 12:32 AM, BruceS wrote:
> On 07/25/2016 07:54 PM, felix wrote:
>> On 26-July-2016 5:28 AM, BruceS wrote:
> <snip>
>>> Congratulations.  You've managed to make your situation sound even
>>> sadder.
>>
>> so what do you plan to be doing when you're that age? (if you ever are)
>> climbing mount Everest?
>
> You may be amazed to learn this, but there are opportunities for social
> interaction, as well as personal enjoyment, that don't require *quite*
> the effort of climbing mountains.

yes, you could play bowls or bingo. won't that be fun!

>
>> and if you can't bother being nice to a checkout
>> person, and enjoy a friendly conversation, no matter what age, then
>> there's something wrong with you, which does appear to be the case
>
> Can you point to a single piece of evidence that I "can't bother being
> nice to a checkout person"?  Of course you can't.  I'm perfectly nice
> and polite to them, I just don't make a point of spending all my time
> with them.  I strongly suspect that most of them prefer customers like
> me, who go efficiently through the process, to those who waste their
> time and try to force them into pretending they're interested in
> whatever nonsense you feel like discussing while they're trying to do
> their jobs.  I shudder to think how you must treat wait staff at
> restaurants.

yes I'm sure they must prefer standing there all day just processing 
groceries without any interaction with the customers or speaking to 
them. duh! FYI, invariably the checkout persons here initiate conversation

>
> <snip>
>>> A self-checkout station is easier, and it's not necessary to deal with
>>> a human cashier.
>>
>> so there we have it. it's all about avoiding ppl. that's the truth of
>> the matter isn't it.
>
> It's about avoiding wasting time and effort.  I can then spend my time
> with people who aren't being forced into conversation with me, the way
> those poor cashiers are forced to with you.

I don't force anyone to converse with me. it's obvious by their 
responses and manner if ppl want to talk or not.

>
>>
>>> How is this any different?
>>
>> because it's necessary to shop for groceries, but not necessary to pay
>> bills in person
>
> It's necessary to pay your bills, but not necessary to pay for your
> groceries with a person.

not all supermarkets have self serve checkouts. Aldi doesn't

>
>>> You could have nice
>>> face-to-face contact with every bill payment, just as you do when at
>>> a store.  Why are you denying these people the valuable interaction
>>> you could be providing?
>>
>> I'll admit, it's a great loss to them not to be able to talk to me. but
>> I think they'll manage to survive, perhaps with a little help from
>> family and friends, or if necessary, with some counseling. (and speaking
>> of counseling, some ppl here in aus.cars would be well advised to seek
>> help with their hate and anger issues)
>
> Ah, the old passive aggressive approach.  Since you're keeping it
> vague, I'll be clear that I for one don't have "hate and anger issues".

I wasn't referring to you

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