Sheldon wrote:
<snip>
ith a store's
> discount policy, or anything, shop elsewhere.
>
> Competition is mostly what holds prices down. U-scanits are not
> necessarily to keep costs down... decent checkout employees have become
> exceedingly more difficult to locate. The machines may even cost more
> dollars than check-out employees but the machines are there everyday
> and they don't bitch and moan.

And they don't mess up orders, don't give away free food to their
buddies and don't damage produce. I'd much rather scan and bag my
groceries myself - especially when the other check-out lines are long.
Pople seem to be afraid of the U-scan lines. But I only do it at
stores where I know the prices scan correctly most of the time.

-L.