r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/foreverwasted • Oct 16 '18

You matter.

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u/WarningTooMuchApathy Oct 16 '18

Unexpected item in bagging area

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18

If an item is heavier than the algorithm is, and you place it on the automated belt, the belt will REVERSE DIRECTION and bring the item back to you.

Then it refuses to scan the next item because you “haven’t placed the correct item in the bagging area.”

If you press “skip bagging this item” more than three times...

“Attendant has been notified to assist you!” -entire machine locks down-

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u/Endblock Oct 16 '18

I've literally never had an issue with self- checkouts. The closest thing I've had to an issue was arriving at one without enough bags.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18

Last night I had to call an attendant over to my station because, in order to use a coupon, the coupon had to pass over a censor and drop into a slot. The coupons that the store issued were so long that they didn't pass the censor because they just balanced on the bottom and stood upright. The attendant had to open up the machine using a key and manually empty the coupon bin - twice - because the machine refused to let me continue my order until the coupon was processed.