For an impatient geek there is nothing…NOTHING more annoying than standing behind someone in a grocery store that has the audacity to write a check in the 21st century. That is why I head for the self-checkout lines. Generally, only those brave enough to tackle the machine and handle the pressure of nerds staring them down choose this option (athough I have seen people use checks in self-checkout—the ultimate horror). Even when I have quite a few purchases, I would rather scan it myself and avoid any unnecessary human interaction. But what about you? Do you prefer self-checkout over manned registers?
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thewinchester
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 12:26 AMMore, more of them I say. I am sick of going into stores and waiting for dumbarses in line who don’t have their payment ready, have rambuncsious kids with them, or have enough stuff requiring the entire GDP of a small impoverished nation as a down payment.
Its not that I don’t want the human interaction (particularly when a rather stunning chick is playing register jockey), I just like to get in there, get my stuff, and get on with everything else I have to do. The good thing is most of the dullards generally avoid them like a plague, so it makes the process even quicker.