In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> I know; nothing, really, to do with each other. The
> money in the wallet present was a subject here not
> too long ago, I bought a wallet as a gift and the
> saleswoman said, don't forget to put money in it
> before you give it! Yes, thank you. Funny.
>
> Anyway, I said I wouldn't do it, but I did it twice
> this week. Used self checkout at the grocery store.
>
> First time, 3 items at dinnertime, well, why wait on
> line if you don't have to. Not too bad until it came
> time to give me my change. $20 I put in for an even
> bill for $4. $15 came out, then the thing kept
> repeating, please remove your change, please remove
> your change, please ... I guess it was only my imagination
> that the disembodied voice was getting louder and
> louder. Asked for help, she said, OH NO, not another
> one jammed! Got me a dollar and away I skulked.
>
> Today, it refused to scan the second item of two of
> a kind. The helper guy couldn't scan them, either, so
> it wasn't just my admitted ineptitude. All in all, not
> bad, assuming they keep someone right there, handy
> to help.
>
> nancy

I've used the self check at Home Depot and never had a problem. I tried
it at Albertsons the other day and the bottle of water I was trying to
buy did not have a bar code. What a pain. Ended up having to wait in a
regular check out line as the assistant at the self check was busy with
three other shoppers having problems.

marcella