On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 09:09:05 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-01-05 10:57 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 1/5/2016 5:35 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>
>> That is not a problem according to a local store manager. He said it is
>> difficult to get people to fill the jobs he has available.
>>
>> I don't like using self check but sometimes it is faster for a few items.
>
>
>That becomes even more of a problem when they have few and fewer
>cashiers because they are pushing people to self checkout.

It wouldn't be efficient to have all customers self check. Albertsons
dropped the practice all together because it cost more to run. I
think the self serve is to keep everybody calm and occupied, sort of
like how the air hostess passes out drinks and nibbles on an airplane

Janet US