My local supermarket has recently got those new self-serve checkouts. At first, I was upset as I thought "What a pain that will be, it will take so much longer."Now, I love them! Sad, I know. I love scanning all the items and putting them in the bags just the way I like. Mostly I just like the scanning part! Beep, beep, beep, beeeep. It reminds me of how much I wanted to be a checkout chick when I was three. I loved my little cash register and would rope in anyone who was willing to play. Now my girls have a fancy toy register that even has a scanner and a little microphone to do "price checks!". I still happily play shops with them even now.
I can also do the moves to the infamous checkout chick dance in my head as I scan all my shopping. Small joys!
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I totally get this. And am loving myself silly at this self serve check out things....who didn't want to be a check our chick?
ReplyDeleteUm, that'd be me! The old bat over the corner tut-tutting at this whole new-fangled shopping scenario. How am I supposed to find time to flick through a trashy mag if I'm self-serving? Ooh, word verification is hatingst - that'd be me hatingst the self-serve...
ReplyDeleteI like them too! Love the ones at Ikea especially. The quicker you can get out of there the better!!;)
ReplyDeleteThey are fun!! But I get a bit stressed out when I'm trying to watch the kids and put things in the right bag so it allows me to keep going. Maybe they're better when ur on ur own! Last time I found my three year old helping an old lady scan her items. Doh!
ReplyDeleteYup, totally fun I agree!
ReplyDeleteMy supermarket just got kiddy sized trolleys, so little ones can shop too. Those things are going to disappear pretty quickly, I'm guessing.
Wow the things that are happening in the cities since I left. DIY check out !!! Sorry, don't like the sound of that, too much hard work...
ReplyDeleteBut think of all of the pimply teenagers who will have to work at Maccas now ...
ReplyDeleteSelf serve checkouts are awesome, I pretend I'm a checkout chick! Is that sad? Hahaha :)
ReplyDeleteI love the self-checkout lanes especially on those days when you just don't want to talk to anyone at all! In and out in a jiffy.
ReplyDeleteGald you are having fun pretending. I did the check out chick and check out chick boss for many years. NOT FUN. As for self serve. Do you ever stop and think about the greedy buggers who own the shop have just managed to cut even more of their expenses and make a whole lot more money. I will not serve myself at a checkout unless they give me a discount for doing so. Cheers, Wendy
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