Marcella Peek wrote:
> 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

Our supermarket ones work pretty well - but my rule is, if I have
something that has to be weighed or doesn't come with a bar code, I go
through a checker's line. It takes too long in the self-check lines
with one employee correcting problems at 4 stations.

N.