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Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them (www.cnn.com)

submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

and how long does it take you to find that thing or three?

lol kinda joking but kinda not. Every time I went in there for something, it had mysteriously moved halfway across the store and employees didn't seem to know where...

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

iirc that is deliberate. They move things around so you have to browse and hopefully buy more than what you came for.

[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

a common retail tactic, but I feel like costco is the worst.