My local CVS has stopped manning the cash register. Instead, there’s a guy who is hovering around who can help you with self checkout, or if you really whine, can process your purchase at the register. So yes, it’s faster to use the self checkout, but only because they force you to fail at it before allowing you to check out with a clerk. Between the wildly cluttered interface, with moving pictures, and the weirdly low scale you are supposed to rest your bottle of aspirin on after scanning it, it’s a really unpleasant experience.