Serious question, who designed the self checkout at the big grocery store on 5th?

I was there yesterday and the screen kept asking me to place items in the bagging area, but I already had. It made me do this three times for a single loaf of bread. The 'skip bagging' button was tiny and gray, hidden in the corner. The whole thing took me over five minutes for two items. How is a system that fights you this hard saving anyone time? Has anyone found a store with a self checkout that doesn't feel like a fight?

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the_jennifer1mo ago

Used to think they were fine, but that exact bread scenario broke me. It's like the machine wants you to fail.

oscar7541mo ago

Remember my buddy's bagel that got shredded?

emma_ramirez9d agoTop Commenter

Honestly, did you see that article about how those slicers are basically set up wrong from the factory? Tbh I read they calibrate them for super soft bread and anything with a crust just gets destroyed. It made me look at our deli counter totally different. Ngl I'm kind of scared to use them now after your buddy's bagel story.