Get better self-checkouts. The ones that try to simulate how a traditional checkout works are stupid, the same way a mechanical messenger pigeon would be stupid but email is pretty good.
A friend of mine has several serious problems. He much prefers the self-checkout. No human interactions, which means no need to try to figure out what the other person thought they were communicating.
It was much better during the worst of lockdown too. I go in, I pick up items I want, I scan them and place them in my backpack, I go to the checkout, I hold the same device I used to scan items near the checkout, it acknowledges that I agreed to pay for the items I scanned, I put the backpack onto my back and I walk out of the store. Minimal contact, no human interaction, very low risk. Nice.
Get better self-checkouts. The ones that try to simulate how a traditional checkout works are stupid, the same way a mechanical messenger pigeon would be stupid but email is pretty good.
A friend of mine has several serious problems. He much prefers the self-checkout. No human interactions, which means no need to try to figure out what the other person thought they were communicating.
It was much better during the worst of lockdown too. I go in, I pick up items I want, I scan them and place them in my backpack, I go to the checkout, I hold the same device I used to scan items near the checkout, it acknowledges that I agreed to pay for the items I scanned, I put the backpack onto my back and I walk out of the store. Minimal contact, no human interaction, very low risk. Nice.