# Is your grocery store becoming more automated? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 28, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-grocery-store-becoming-more-automated/953380 "2021-10-28T12:46:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 63
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-grocery-store-becoming-more-automated/953380/63 "2021-10-30T14:43:03Z")
First time ever I saw a line at the shop and scan aisle, but it moved quickly much faster than the self scan aisles where shoppers have to zipper in to one of 8 checkouts. I did use a cashier yesterday instead of shop and scan as my phone was forgotten and left on my desk. I’m not crazy about self scan checkout it tends to infuriate me with its barked commands and touchiness. Lol! So I and my loaded cart head to a cashier line and I overheard the middle aged dude behind me grumbling about waiting and how he remembers the good old days when all the lanes were staffed with cashiers. It’s my turn to greet the cashier when I see a sign thanking customers for their patience and if you’d like to see more lanes open please apply for a job. At what they pay? And for limited hours? Good luck! > [@shop, scan and checkout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-scan-and-checkout/836852): > > It’s a game changer, a revolution, and I love it! You need to down load the store app, bring your own bags, charge up your smart phone, then get shopping, scanning and bagging. Need to get produce? Weigh your stuff on the digital scale, print a label. When your finished shopping just go to the self serve checkout,(I can haz as many items as I wants) scan in the QR code and bada bing! you’re done! The CSR does a bag check of three items to keep you honest then you’re really done! I so happy! S… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-grocery-store-becoming-more-automated/953380)._