Self-checkout. What is it, really? It’s like they’re saying, ‘Here, you do our job, and we’ll still charge you full price.’ And the voice! ‘UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA!’ What item? My hand? My dignity? I just scanned a box of cereal! And then the barcode won’t scan, so you have to wait for the one bewildered employee to come over and tap a button. It’s not self-checkout, it’s forced labor with a robotic overlord!
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