Self-checkout (5)
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Mar 13, 2006
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I know I've said this about other things in the past, but I found the 1 or 2 awesomest words in the English language: Self-checkout. There's nothing better than buying your stuff at a grocery, hardware, or miscellaneous store and going through the self-checkout. It's just so liberating. And here's why: - You can prove to yourself that you can use simple electronics.
- You don't have to talk to or interact with anyone.
- You don't have to listen to some facetious teenager ask you if you found everything you were looking and if you'd be interested in applying for a credit card.
- You don't have to watch some disgruntled employee bang your apples around like they own them.
- You don't have to let someone put your ice cream, your bread, and your eggs in the same bag.
- You don't have to deal with someone looking at you thinking, "Do you even know how to use caulk?"
- You don't have to try to think of a rationalization for buying $20 worth of candy and Little Debbie products.
- You don't have to feel weird about buying colored underwear.
- You don't have to pretend you're buying a nose hair trimmer for "your friend".
- You get the satisfaction of knowing you could do these peoples' jobs. Sorry, but it's true.
#business
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Comments:
2006-03-14 08:26:09
While I agree with some of your posts...#10 really stood out to me. I mean, Dave, a trained monkey could do my job at times...but for some reason or another they don't hire monkeys to do my job (they might eat all of the candy). What I am trying to say is: We're all replace-able.
2006-03-14 08:55:22
You're right, Wendy. We're replaceable. But our jobs look and sound complicated, so most people/monkeys would be discouraged from trying to replace us.
On another monkey-related note, people say I look like that guy in the commercials who works with a bunch of monkeys.
2006-03-27 15:41:22
You know what though? Sometimes those damn self-checkouts aren't as wonderful as you think...for instance, buying alcohol is a total pain, especially if there isn't an employee there to check your ID...and not only that, but I find that I break the damn thing every time I use it, but not because I'm half retarded...just because the machine is! :) If you put your stuff in the bag too quickly or not quickly enough you get yelled at by the machine and I find it infuriating.
2006-03-28 12:07:03
Yeah the machine breaks sometimes, but I've found that it's very helpful to just yell back at it. "Item has been removed from the bagging area..." No it hasn't, stupid electronic lady! Yelling at inanimate objects solves all problems.
2006-03-29 10:08:05
I will definitely have to try that next time. Thanks!
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