I believe I am paying me in time , as in not wasting my time waiting in a line.

you pay yourself? How does the store get paid?

You use plastic. Credit card or debit card.

the store gets paid by debt card or cash the self checkouts will even take coin. I had one lady tell me that is how she uses up all here change she stuffs it in the self checkout machine then finishes paying whats left with the debt card.

Then there's still a person standing there?

I never saw one of these gizmo's.

Often there is someone who is glad to help you. Its easy, once I saw it done.

one person for 4 or 8 checkouts if something isn't working you turn around and wave them over.

but 99% of the time scan item, hit pay ,slide card ,enter pin ,receipt prints and you leave the store with your purchase.

I use them all the time and prefer it. Brian should put on his big boy pants and worry about other stuff.

Just my opinion. Must be summer.

I'm hunting tonight so self checkout is off the radar. On King...this case is closed.

Pete

Ok, makes sense if ya pay with a credit card.

I hate getting behind someone paying with a card at the store. Seems like they never work and ya gotta stand there while they swipe it ten times and in every direction amaginable, lol. Several stores here charge extra if you use a card or they have a low limit to use one.
I don't have a credit card but use the wifes if i buy something on-line.

with most of the card readers updating recently to the chip they all seem to be working fairly well and stores are changing them out as needed to keep them working.

faster her to pay with a debt card , the cashier will start helpong the bagger catch up while I insert card , enter the pin and then the receipt prints


it will have everything to do with if they keep up their equipment.

the small engine shop will go no tax 5.5% if you pay in cash and there are restaurants and such that won't take anything but cash but the grocery store there is no benefit to handing them cash vs using the debt card and if I have to carry hundreds in cash , why bother then I have to go to the bank an get the cash it is just more running aorund.

I carry emergency cash but at the grocery store they couldn't even scan your items if the computer was down so no point there.

We're still in the stone ages here i guess. I do see more and more people paying with cards tho.

The card companies call my shop fairly regular wanting me to use them, but i don't let them get very far before they get disconnected.
A couple years ago i heard one out and they wanted 8%. I figured i'd have to raise my prices 10 to cover everything so i now just hang up on them.

Not as bad as getting behind a check writer with no ID. Walmart is pretty good on the check thing and give it back to you. I got started using a credit card every place after a Dollar General wouldn't take a check even if the cashier knew me without the shakedown over phone # etc. I was holding up the line. So I started using the credit card and went thru like a breeze. It cost them the extra but maybe not as much as in time and court hassle over bounced checks. Of course we the customer is paying the % for the credit cards. Another example where a few write bad checks and we all pay.

8%? They think you're selling pot? Normally around 2%...

That's what they wanted, all i can say about that.

They have been stopping people on the way out to "check their receipts" because so many people are some how shop lifting through the self check outs. I'd guess many items go through without paying just due to not knowing WTH you are doing.

Yea they are doing that here too. Especially any thing not in a sack or under the cart. One thing you have to be aware is if you use the gun thing for items in cart like sodas you have to wait like 5 seconds before you shoot the next item.

I’m with you 10 Bands, I went into mall wart before church sonday and bought 13 dollars worth. Stuck a hundred in the machine and it spit out 87 bucks and I was on my way.

So i guess some of these guys would starve before breaking down and useing a ATM machine. Have you guys ever used a Coke machine? Thats what i hate giving hard earned money to a box. That dont even talk. Gee Weez.

that's not nice Brian.

Lol