I "pay" for it by not having to interact with someone when I'm not in the mood to, and I get to pack my groceries in my reusable bags the way I want it, which is often much more efficient and sturdy than the worker would do. I don't mind scanning my groceries myself when I get the benefits I listed above, and I much more prefer self checkout and them letting me do what I want.
I do. I have to admit I like the self-checkout too. And for the same reasons. I can see that each thing scans right, I can use my own bags & pack it the way I want it so that icecream isn't bagged with laundry detergent, and I can scan my own coupons. AND I don't have to make nice with someone and I can keep listening to the X22 report in my ears, lol
One of my first jobs was a bagger at a grocery store. Great job, so I know how to bag properly. But today, laundry detergent and ice cream are packaged pretty well, the risk is pretty low that's really an issue anymore. Pretty sure I had headphones in during my last grocery run, just pause it when you talk to the checkout person. shrug
You're a four-leaf clover, today's baggers (when you can find one) have not been trained to bag properly & I like to bag my items depending on where in the house I'm taking those items. And clearly baggers don't know where I put my stuff so it's better and easier to do it myself
I "pay" for it by not having to interact with someone when I'm not in the mood to, and I get to pack my groceries in my reusable bags the way I want it, which is often much more efficient and sturdy than the worker would do. I don't mind scanning my groceries myself when I get the benefits I listed above, and I much more prefer self checkout and them letting me do what I want.
Do you bag an entire cart of groceries? Like $300 worth? Hard pass.
At the rate we're going $300 worth of groceries is going to cost $3,000 - and fit in a single bag.
I do. I have to admit I like the self-checkout too. And for the same reasons. I can see that each thing scans right, I can use my own bags & pack it the way I want it so that icecream isn't bagged with laundry detergent, and I can scan my own coupons. AND I don't have to make nice with someone and I can keep listening to the X22 report in my ears, lol
One of my first jobs was a bagger at a grocery store. Great job, so I know how to bag properly. But today, laundry detergent and ice cream are packaged pretty well, the risk is pretty low that's really an issue anymore. Pretty sure I had headphones in during my last grocery run, just pause it when you talk to the checkout person. shrug
You're a four-leaf clover, today's baggers (when you can find one) have not been trained to bag properly & I like to bag my items depending on where in the house I'm taking those items. And clearly baggers don't know where I put my stuff so it's better and easier to do it myself
Lol. That's like 3 bags.
Good point.