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Armauk posted:Imagine having to work in retail. lol, you've basically told the universe that you'd like to learn some humility with this comment.
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Rufio posted:Somebody else said it already but Home Depot has figured out self checkout somehow. They give you the gun, it can quickly scan, and their system doesn't care about if you're bagging or not. It's glorious. Yeah I enjoy using the scanner gun. 
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Jun 25, 2021 19:15
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home depot does have the bomb self checkout. i've never used the costco one i like to use the cashier so they have to hire more cashiers
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Jun 25, 2021 19:18
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PLACE THE ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA PLACE THE ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA
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Jun 25, 2021 19:20
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AN ASSOCIATE IS ON THE WAY
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Jun 25, 2021 19:20
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Lemme buy beer and booze at self checkout yoi cowards!!!
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ShortyMR.CAT posted:Lemme buy beer and booze at self checkout yoi cowards!!!
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Hell Yeah posted:home depot does have the bomb self checkout. i've never used the costco one i like to use the cashier so they have to hire more cashiers The only thing I can think of with HOme Depot is that most of their really expensive poo poo is so huge that it would be impossible to hide in a cart full of crap. You're not going to be able to "forget" to scan a lawnmower or a poo poo load of 2x4s. I've also noticed that any time I'm going through with a notably large amount of stuff the person supervising the checkout area just walks over and guns it for me. My guess is that somewhere out there is a loss prevention study that told them the majority of poo poo people could manage to sneak out was cheap enough that it didn't really matter.
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Jun 25, 2021 19:37
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Strangely enough, the larger your cart is, the more they watch you. Thieves are notorious for loading up a cart and just walking out with it, which is why they watch those people specifically. I found out because I was loading up a cart one day, getting tons of different supplies we needed, and started noticing that employees were following me. I was spoken to by no less than 3 separate employees about what I was shopping for. I think if you've ever shopped at Lowes/Home Depot, you know how rare it is for even a single employee to offer assistance.
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Jun 25, 2021 19:42
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Full Metal Jackass posted:AN ASSOCIATE IS ON THE WAY Cashier comes and punches in their code, clears error. Scan item, put in bag. PLEASE PUT THE ITEM IN THE BAG I've used Costco self checkout like twice because I rarely only go for less than 3 or 4 items. But when I have gone, it's busy as hell but very efficient.
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Jun 25, 2021 19:44
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ShowTime posted:I think if you've ever shopped at Lowes/Home Depot, you know how rare it is for even a single employee to offer assistance. Thank you for this life hack.
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Jun 25, 2021 19:47
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Honestly though, I think everyone should have to work service or retail for a year. Like compulsory military service, but for empathy rather than nationalism. I've been banging this exact same drum since I worked retail in the late 90's. Having to deal with the worst of humanity informs your attitude and decisions for the rest of your life.
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Jun 25, 2021 20:19
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ShowTime posted:Strangely enough, the larger your cart is, the more they watch you. Thieves are notorious for loading up a cart and just walking out with it, which is why they watch those people specifically. I found out because I was loading up a cart one day, getting tons of different supplies we needed, and started noticing that employees were following me. I was spoken to by no less than 3 separate employees about what I was shopping for. I think if you've ever shopped at Lowes/Home Depot, you know how rare it is for even a single employee to offer assistance. I watched two of these go down, one was a cart full of stuff and they just walked out. The other was a guy who just used an orange bucket and as much as he could carry. I did have a supervisor at HD just tell me to take something I forgot to scan once which was nice. It was like a 60 cent plumbing elbow. My local Lowes has self check now but they have corded guns. Lowes always does things just a little worse. Oh well, I'll keep buying that garbage! Ok back to Costco I had a weird experience where the employees were all on the lookout for a woman in red shorts or skirt. I could overhear the radio chatter but not what they were watching her for. And they were really watching, moving around and peering down aisles. I wonder what she did or was doing.
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Jun 25, 2021 20:22
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Pennywise the Frown posted:You put small, easy to lift items on the belt and large or heavy things like bottled water and toilet paper in the cart. It is a dick thing to leave everything in the cart. Must be a regional thing. At ours there are two employees for every register. One of them puts all the items on the belt and turns everything in the cart barcode up. The other is the main cashier and scans everything. They take the cart from you and do all of this pretty automatically, so I just assumed this was standard procedure. e: Also went to Costco yesterday. They were out of Kirkland water and both organic/non-organic romaine lettuce hearts. I guess there could have been a run on those items by a camp or something, but I'm guessing they are pushing other products. Abyss fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Jun 25, 2021 |
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Jun 25, 2021 20:30
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This thread has convinced me to start turning my barcodes up as I put items into my cart, that's an easy timesaver (and less lifting) for everyone involved
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Jun 25, 2021 20:33
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Barry posted:I've been banging this exact same drum since I worked retail in the late 90's. Having to deal with the worst of humanity informs your attitude and decisions for the rest of your life. 
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Jun 25, 2021 20:52
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Pennywise the Frown posted:You put small, easy to lift items on the belt and large or heavy things like bottled water and toilet paper in the cart. It is a dick thing to leave everything in the cart. FWIW, since the pandemic my Costco has been asking people to leave everything in the cart. They've been allowing items back on the belt again in the last couple months or so, but some cashiers will still ask you to leave everything in the cart.
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Jun 25, 2021 21:04
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I used to manage a board game/trading card store. I've dealt with every customer you can imagine. My area is also the #1 opiate abuse capital in the country. Do you have any idea how many junkies I had to deal with that would go to Walmart and steal Pokemon or Magic: the Gathering cards to sell for their daily fix? Yea, i'm not working retail ever again. If you are able to work retail I have the utmost respect for you.
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Jun 25, 2021 21:05
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You haven't lived until you've managed hospitality industry temp workers lol
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Jun 25, 2021 21:10
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Spinz posted:You haven't lived until you've managed hospitality industry temp workers lol I believe that. Contractors? Living in my hotel? At the same time, i'd almost rather deal with them then the 35 year old guy with aspergers who finally found someone who knows what 40k is and cannot stop talking about it. Even if you politely tell them you are busy, they'll come back 15 minutes later to talk about space marines again. Also, some of the things i've smelled are almost indescribable.
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Full Metal Jackass posted:PLACE THE ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA Full Metal Jackass posted:AN ASSOCIATE IS ON THE WAY
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Jun 25, 2021 22:11
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please scan your BANANA
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Jun 25, 2021 22:29
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Self checkouts own bc I'm the only person that touches my stuff and i get to bag it exactly how i want it. When I'm going to Costco I only ever get six or seven items max anyways, so I'm in and out. We have the scanner guns and are encouraged to use them. E: yes I'm aware other people have touched stuff on the shelves at the grocery store
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Honestly though, I think everyone should have to work service or retail for a year. Like compulsory military service, but for empathy rather than nationalism.  Okay so two Costco questions. First, how the gently caress is the pepperoni slice led calories than the cheese slice! And second, I didn't see a single item that was .97, is it not in the cost and in like, the item number or something? Saw plenty of .69(  ) prices but not a single .97Also I bought a handle of gin on impulse cause I had a dream about infusing gin with mint. Praise be to Costco for letting me realize my dreams
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Jun 25, 2021 23:19
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MarcusSA posted:This is a very weird post. I don't know what angle the goon-with-the-barcode-mocking-wife had with giving him a hard time about attempting to help the checkout employee, but I read it as 'lol why help them?' which is where my comment comes from. A place of humility. Retail work exposes you to the rawness of how most people here in the United States need to have their hands slapped with a stern "No" said to them, multiple times throughout the day. Did you think I was making a comment about how to like, functionally scan items? lmao
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Jun 25, 2021 23:21
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Johnny Truant posted:
The cheese pizza has more cheese than the pepperoni does
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Jun 25, 2021 23:22
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I want costco to just slap rfid labels on everything so I just walk through some arch that scans everything and irradiates me with EMF and charges my card automatically so I don’t have to unload my cart or interact with another human, is that too much to ask?!?
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Jun 25, 2021 23:23
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FCKGW posted:The cheese pizza has more cheese than the pepperoni does Like, a lot more lol
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FCKGW posted:The cheese pizza has more cheese than the pepperoni does DeadFatDuckFat posted:Like, a lot more lol 
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1 pound 8 oz
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last time i used self check out at costco i forgot to scan a small item that was underneath a bunch of bigger poo poo and of course they caught it at the exit so now im thoroughly against self check outs on account of my own stupidity. using the price gun is pretty dope tho
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Jun 25, 2021 23:40
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thathonkey posted:last time i used self check out at costco i forgot to scan a small item that was underneath a bunch of bigger poo poo and of course they caught it at the exit so now im thoroughly against self check outs on account of my own stupidity. using the price gun is pretty dope tho That's exactly why there are employees there at self checkout. At ours we scan large items and double check that the item count on the receipt matches the number of items in the cart. Anything that you can comfortably grasp and rotate with one hand goes on the belt. All other items stay in the cart. If there's a pack of batteries the member forgot about that we can't see under a layer of salads, we get in trouble for that. Also, if you leave all your items in the basket, it makes it more difficult to see items on the bottom of the basket. Try doing 500 bodyweight squats a day and you'll see why cashiers don't want to stoop down every 60 seconds. The exception is if you have so few items that you can clearly see around each item and can clearly tell that there's nothing underneath.. EDIT: I was making this post on my break and then I realized I was about to go over Bigchops fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Jun 26, 2021 |
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yeah this is the first time ive been where there was nobody to help at the "self" checkout. as it turns out, i do need quite a bit of help. there was just one employee standing near them looking bored as hell i didnt want to bother them
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I like self checkout generally because there is always one person in every line that takes absolutely forever to pay as if it's their first time every buying something. Like I have my Costco card and credit card in hand ready to go once I see the total, stick that chip in the reader, get receipt and say thank you then i'm on my way out within seconds and debating if I should stop for the hotdog.
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Johnny Truant posted:
The .97 is a real thing. The amount of things that are on sale with that price varies from trip to trip. It's just something to watch out for it's pretty random. It can be anything as well. I've seen just a couple things on a trip and then a different trip I've seen like 20 different things at that discount.
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infraboy posted:I like self checkout generally because there is always one person in every line that takes absolutely forever to pay as if it's their first time every buying something. Like I have my Costco card and credit card in hand ready to go once I see the total, stick that chip in the reader, get receipt and say thank you then i'm on my way out within seconds and debating if I should stop for the hotdog. save even more time by already accepting that youre gonna get that dog before you walk through the door
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infraboy posted:I like self checkout generally because there is always one person in every line that takes absolutely forever to pay as if it's their first time every buying something. Like I have my Costco card and credit card in hand ready to go once I see the total, stick that chip in the reader, get receipt and say thank you then i'm on my way out within seconds and debating if I should stop for the hotdog. Wtf who debates getting the dog? The pro move is to get the dog first and eat it before shopping so you’re not hungry while looking at impulse buy food items.
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infraboy posted:I like self checkout generally because there is always one person in every line that takes absolutely forever to pay as if it's their first time every buying something. Like I have my Costco card and credit card in hand ready to go once I see the total, stick that chip in the reader, get receipt and say thank you then i'm on my way out within seconds and debating if I should stop for the hotdog. This always confuses me too, I don't understand what could possibly take that long and how people would put up with it.
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Our self check out uses different colored receipt paper so when the receipt checkers look it over they REALLY look it over. Good find yesterday: they have Pendleton picnic blankets that fold up nice with a handle. Perfect for putting in your trunk for impromptu relaxing.
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Cyrano4747 posted:The pro move is to get the dog first and eat it before shopping so you’re not hungry while looking at impulse buy food items. Woah, dude. That's why the cafe is at the front of the store.
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