I Don't Want to Use Self Checkout Walmart
By Mary Guice
@Elizaby (6902)
Pensacola, Florida
September 23, 2018 1:50pm CST
Walmart is working towards doing away with their cashiers as locally they are shrinking the number of regular checkout lanes and putting in more self checkout ones (which the old amount were rarely used to my observation).
Today a we were getting ready to check out there were employee (cashier) trying to direct customers into the self check areas which many customers including my sister and I refused to to do opting instead to stand in line to check out at one of the 8 regular checkouts (use to be 20) and only 3 were opened and they all ended up with long lines It would not surprise me if the garden center register where I go often when alone as it was rarely busy will now have long lines too as there are many of us that don.t like the frustration of dealing with self checkout.
I don't think Walmart will be listening to the customers on this issue as if by observation before, that self checkout is not popular (especially if you got a lot as there is no room to unload your groceries so that you have your cart empty tload your groceries after you scan and bagged) and they added more, it wouldn't surprise me if one day we go in and there is nothing but self check outs which I believe will cause Walmart to lose many customer in the long run.
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17 responses
@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
23 Sep 18
@just4him There are expecting it to be big here as they got 8 prime parking spots up front that can no only be used by those who order on line and I have yet seen one use one of them. I would have thought they would have had a spot along the front near the grocery side door.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
23 Sep 18
I do not like the idea of ordering groceries online especially for fresh meat and produce as I want to make sure there is not too much fat in the meat and the produce is fresh without any rot on it and I don't trust the employes picking out my food to give me the best.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
23 Sep 18
I do not like self checkouts, I always manage to cause it to have a problem. Sometimes it is such a big problem that the CSM and even the head customer service person do not know what to do. They are also promoting the idea of you scanning the items you buy with an app on your phone as you pick them up. Not gonna do it.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
24 Sep 18
I am not that crazy about self check outs. I go to a regular cashier as long as the lines aren't too long.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Sep 18
Walmart will do anything to cut costs, they will keep the self checkout so they don't have to hire and pay as many cashiers.
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@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
23 Sep 18
I never shop at Walmart, but we have a very large grocery store that also chooses to offer self scanning check-outs. And I will use them if I am in a huge hurry, and only have a limited amount of time and the rest of the check outs are all lined up. The downside to using that service at the grocery store is that you cannot use cash, only debit or credit, so it has to be a big enough purchase for me to do that because just using that machine will slow me down.
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
24 Sep 18
I hate using those things. The automated voice nags you and something usually goes wrong and staff have to be called, which does the opposite of saving time. They are only useful if you have a load of small change to get rid of and it's too much to hand over at a checkout.
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Sep 18
We never use a self checkout if we can help it. It's just doing away with someone's employment and the world doesn't really need more people unemployed.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Sep 18
When I go shopping to my local supermarket or any other store that has self-checkout I usually always do that. I enjoy doing that.
The only thing I hate is when the items are rung up at a price that's different from what's displayed on the shelf or something is not working and you have to call for help, which may require you to wait a while before someone gets to you to actual help you.
There is no Walmart near me, so I never shop there...
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Sep 18
I hate them but I will say, if I got a loaf of bread I will use it, I am not waiting 30 minutes to buy one item.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
23 Sep 18
I do not mind.beat waiting in line.I do not buy groceries there.The one here looks unhealthy to me.
