On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 9:55:33 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Dec 2016 13:51:24 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
> > When Aldi and Lidl first came to UK, the combination of low price and
> > minimal service meant they were at first perceived as "low-end market".
> > Since then their fresh-foods quality and range has improved so much
> > (prices still low) that now they have captured a large chunk of upmarket
> > shoppers too.
>
> We don't have Aldi here, but they won't get my business if they insist
> on self checkout. We have Trader Joe's, which is an Aldi subsidiary
> (Aldi is following their model as far as going organic, non-GMO).
> TJ's has lots of checkers and they have my business.
>
>
> --
> Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

I'll use self-checkouts because I like doing things for myself rather than have others do it for me. Heck, I wish I could cook my own eggs at restaurants - I'm picky about eggs. OTOH, I wouldn't like doing the job of a butcher.