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> produce that needs to be weighed In Spain and France (and probably other countries too) they’ve been doing something that’s pretty neat in regards to the fruits and vegetables since long before self-checkout even became a thing, but which helps a lot now with self-checkout as well. When you go to the fruits and vegetables section of the store, a lot of these stores have a scale there with a printer. So when you pic…
This is how this actually works: 1. Put product in bag 2. At the checkout, suddenly remember that you have to label it yourself 3. Go back to the fruit and veg section 4. Try to find the 2 to 4 digit number that denotes said product 5. Wait your turn to use one of the two scales, more usually the single functioning one 6. Realise you've forgotten the number and go find it again 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 as required. 8.…
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#431I'm in a market where a US grocery brand likes to trial technology at their stores. They had some produce UPC generation stations there for about a year and eventually got rid of them. I asked some people at the store about it, and they essentially gave the same reason. People didn't understand it, didn't want to deal with it, etc. So most customers just ignored them and the checkout counter still had to deal with it anyways.