Unstaffed tills were supposed to revolutionise shopping. Now, both retailers and customers are bagging many self-checkout kiosks.

‘It hasn’t delivered’: The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology::Unstaffed tills were supposed to revolutionise shopping. Now, both retailers and customers are bagging many self-checkout kiosks.

  • @lovesickoysterEnglish
    1•10 months ago

    looks like the majority of the complains are related to the weight sensors, and you can’t scrap those if you have people stealing - that does just not happen here in any significant amount.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•10 months ago

      Eh. The weight sensors don’t seem to be doing much to prevent stealing, companies are still complaining about it; they just make the things a pain in the ass to use