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Aldi testing at a single location $12 USD deposit to enter store in exchange for not having to check out.
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I agree. They have a good system that works well. Then have some kind of scanner that you push your cart through in our Sam's Club now (which I assume scans the items in your cart or spot checks) so I usually get waived right through from the door attendant. I have been using it for quite a few years now. WalMart has it as well with their Plus membership, but it only makes sense if you bring your own bags or only have a few things because you still have to scan at the self checkout and bag things.
There is no bagging at Aldi, but I don't think I would use this system. Maybe Ok for someone that buys a lot at once and doesn't goto the store very often, but would stop me from coming in for a few items.
The devil is always in the details.
What happens when you decide half way through shopping that you like product B better than product A which you already have in your cart? Doesn't happen often but it does happen occasionally. For the record we do put product A back on the shelf.
Always amazed me that barcodes haven't been replaced with RFID chips so you could essentially just push your card through a big reader and it would be able to work out exactly what was in there that way.
We use 'scan as you shop' a lot over here. You get a little handheld scanner so you can scan every item before you put it in your trolley and then you just pay on your way out.
We use 'scan as you shop' a lot over here. You get a little handheld scanner so you can scan every item before you put it in your trolley and then you just pay on your way out.
We have something similar at a local store. There are a half dozen self serve check outs in addition to regular check-outs with long lines.. You scan items and put them in your bag on a platform. This never works without some glitch. They have an employee hovering in the area sorting out problems. Using the automated system takes just as long as going through a line - and with more frustration.
In-store baked items have a check out code which is displayed in the item's showcase. But the code never works and the hovering clerk has to run over to the baked goods area to check the price. Sometimes they just have you estimate the price.
A $1 hold is enough to do that.
That's just to get you to return the cart to the rack instead of blithely leaving carts anywhere in the parking lot, WHICH BUGS ME.
More like hiring fewer people overall. No surprise or outrage there.
Tech growing pains...think electric vehicles burning buildings down. We'll get over it.
ME?
I want a system which halts people who remove items from their carts and fling them anywhere in the store.
They do this with produce and refrigerated/frozen products too.
A system which drags these people out into the parking lot and shoots them like a dog would suit me fine.
Interesting comments. My take, for what it's worth, is human being are reluctant to change. But it's coming, whether I like it or not.
If the no-cashier process works, it becomes leverage for those who implement it. If it doesn't, then it will fade away.
There will have be an order list of what you have been charged for, just like today. Probably emailed...
Computers don't call in with the Monday flu, their wives don't rag on them and they don't show up late. They don't ask for breaks and they don't mind if you cuss them.
If the no-cashier process works, it becomes leverage for those who implement it. If it doesn't, then it will fade away.
There will have be an order list of what you have been charged for, just like today. Probably emailed...
Computers don't call in with the Monday flu, their wives don't rag on them and they don't show up late. They don't ask for breaks and they don't mind if you cuss them.
Interesting. At Costco I get to pay $65 whether I buy anything or not. 
The Flames arena has been using it since Sept 2024. Tried it a couple of times, but it still requires a person to direct people and deal with the one-off problems.
https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/amazon-s-just-walk-out-technology-comes-to-the-scotiabank-saddledome
https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/amazon-s-just-walk-out-technology-comes-to-the-scotiabank-saddledome
LOL that's how i feel about the ones that cant figure out there are two sizes of cart an mange to properly stack them in the return.
A system that locked the ones that just leave carts in random spots in the parking lot in there disabled cars until they starved to death would also be appreciated.
You don't have to and it isn't every time you walk in the door.Interesting. At Costco I get to pay $65 whether I buy anything or not.
How do you manage to get out so cheaply? Costco is dangerous...Interesting. At Costco I get to pay $65 whether I buy anything or not.
There's plenty of times I walk in there looking for something specific and walk out empty-handed. Not a chance.
I'm pretty sure the reference is to the current annual membership fee.
It sounds inconvenient to me.
I live within walking distance of the grocery store that my wife and I frequent, so admittedly, there are a lot of times that I will pick up only a few items on a visit. And there are times when I'll make a last minute run for something that we forgot to pick up for dinner. So I'm not sure I'm fond of the idea of having a bunch of $10 cover charges lingering on my card, and then having to watch if I get $7 back on the $3 item I picked up. With as frequently as I sometimes go to the grocery, for only an item or two, I could have 2 or 3 pending charges, waiting for the final refund.
I live within walking distance of the grocery store that my wife and I frequent, so admittedly, there are a lot of times that I will pick up only a few items on a visit. And there are times when I'll make a last minute run for something that we forgot to pick up for dinner. So I'm not sure I'm fond of the idea of having a bunch of $10 cover charges lingering on my card, and then having to watch if I get $7 back on the $3 item I picked up. With as frequently as I sometimes go to the grocery, for only an item or two, I could have 2 or 3 pending charges, waiting for the final refund.
I don't see it working but I would still go. They have some good prices and I don't need name brand snacks. They should instantly email you a receipt though.
I have the Exec(?) level or whatever they call it and use the Costco Citi Visa. I get 2 nice checks annually.
