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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)
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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 10 months ago

Walmart, at least, has belted self-checkout lanes in addition to the little ones. Sucks that, at least at my local one, they're almost never actually running, and neither are the manned lanes with belts.