Oregon: Pump Your Own Gas Crisis

[Fife]

What is your time worth?

Only the state legislature knows for sure.

[doc_loliday]

Any problems that used to exist with self checkout are gone, at least at all the stores I go to now. People know how to use them. The software issues are mostly gone. When something does come up, there is an employee waiting to fix it. I save so much goddamn time at the store now, I don't ever want to go back. Every time I have to go to a store with a cashier, I end up waiting in some long ass line. Fuck that.


There are two grocery stores by my house. I have Savemart, with one or two cashiers, sometimes three during Thanksgiving or Christmas, where I am guaranteed a long wait, and then there is the Walmart Neighborhood Market with self checkouts, 15 sentinels dutifully waiting 24 hours a day to get me in and out. Its a no brainier.

[Speaker to Animals]

What is your time worth?

Only the state legislature knows for sure.

The important question: what is your state legislator's time worth?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Any problems that used to exist with self checkout are gone, at least at all the stores I go to now. People know how to use them. The software issues are mostly gone. When something does come up, there is an employee waiting to fix it. I save so much goddamn time at the store now, I don't ever want to go back. Every time I have to go to a store with a cashier, I end up waiting in some long ass line. Fuck that.


There are two grocery stores by my house. I have Savemart, with one or two cashiers, sometimes three during Thanksgiving or Christmas, where I am guaranteed a long wait, and then there is the Walmart Neighborhood Market with self checkouts, 15 sentinels dutifully waiting 24 hours a day to get me in and out. Its a no brainier.

Tried to buy some Ny-Quil at self checkout last week. It kept giving me some bullshit about a customer card, and wouldn’t let me buy the stuff without one.

I dropped it and walked out.

There is a downside to this, that you’ll be required to provide your personal info for tracking and advertising, and no human to complain to.

[Speaker to Animals]

Any problems that used to exist with self checkout are gone, at least at all the stores I go to now. People know how to use them. The software issues are mostly gone. When something does come up, there is an employee waiting to fix it. I save so much goddamn time at the store now, I don't ever want to go back. Every time I have to go to a store with a cashier, I end up waiting in some long ass line. Fuck that.


There are two grocery stores by my house. I have Savemart, with one or two cashiers, sometimes three during Thanksgiving or Christmas, where I am guaranteed a long wait, and then there is the Walmart Neighborhood Market with self checkouts, 15 sentinels dutifully waiting 24 hours a day to get me in and out. Its a no brainier.

Tried to buy some Ny-Quil at self checkout last week. It kept giving me some bullshit about a customer card, and wouldn’t let me buy the stuff without one.

I dropped it and walked out.

There is a downside to this, that you’ll be required to provide your personal info for tracking and advertising, and no human to complain to.

Those are state laws now. Protect the children and all.

[doc_loliday]

Pseudoephedrine, dextromethorphan, alcohol, and tobacco are all on the naughty list, but I don't blame self checkout for that.

[SuburbanFarmer]

It didn’t want my license, or age, it wanted all of my personal info.

[doc_loliday]

I have never been asked for any of that at Walmart, but at Savemart and Walgreens, I'm asked for my loyalty card every time.

[Fife]

Have any of you tried the online shopping / pickup some places are offering now?

Buy it online, drive through and get your stuff without even getting out of the car. Pretty sweet.

https://www.kroger.com/topic/clicklist

[doc_loliday]

Have any of you tried the online shopping / pickup some places are offering now?

Buy it online, drive through and get your stuff without even getting out of the car. Pretty sweet.

https://www.kroger.com/topic/clicklist- ... your-store

That looks kinda cool, and if I had a family I could see it being useful for big hauls.

But I'm actually going the other way. I probably hit the grocery store 3-5 times a week now. I live about 2 minutes away and just pick up a few things as needed and self checkout has made this possible. I'm already home before my wife can text me with the stuff she forgot.