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The failure of self-checkout technology (www.bbc.com)
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[–] Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 1 points 10 months ago

Agreed. In Italy we've had those for some years now in big stores, and while they haven't replaced traditional checkouts and likely never will, they provide a nice and fast way out, especially for people who bought few items.