Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Jrjohnny]

Is anyone else noticing that self-checkouts (SCO) popping up everywhere? Including places they really have no business being?

I get having it as an option, but at the point that I walk into your store, find all my items myself, and check out using a SCO with zero interaction with your business I feel I might as well just shop online/elsewhere.

For example:

I recently bought hundreds of fake flowers for my wedding at Michaels, and the only way to check out appeared to be self-checkout. Midway through ringing myself up, the lady "working" the checkout area got grumpy and said I should have used her to check out because I'll take forever. (No duh!)

I went to the Habit Burger afterward and noticed they had switched to SCOs as well. The only time I talked to someone was to get a cup and to say thanks for them handing me my order. The food was okay, but again the SCOs and lack of people left me feeling disconnected from the experience.

I get that there is probably some cost savings with this approach. However, from my perspective as a consumer, I now have ZERO connection to your brand. Whatever you're selling is now a commodity because the experience, help, and people are no longer there.

It seems like there is an increasing opportunity for brands and businesses who... wait for it.... TALK with their customers, get to know them, and stay in touch with their needs, tastes, and pain points.

As a counterpoint, I went to Victoria's Secret that same day with my girl and got tons of help from some very knowledgeable ladies about different bras, sales, etc. We were happy to spend hundreds there because the service and products were excellent.

My takeaways:

• Talk to your customers
• Give them a GOOD experience
• Be the "friendly face" they WANT to buy from
• Don't automate/enshittify things that destroy the long-term value of your brand (like customer service)
• Offer better service and charge a premium for the experience - people will be happy to pay (skew baby skew!)

It’s more of a business move, (which I don’t know if this only applies to kiosks)

-Studies show you tend to spend more money when you not rushed (I.E. going to a SCOs vs cashier)

-they don’t need to pay SCOs hourly and don’t need to deal with paid leave, days off, human errors.

- More and more people are becoming introverted

Some times it’s nice. Like when it’s a mix of both cashiers and SCOs because half the time in a normal line, someone who doesn’t speak English try’s to order something.

I went to McDonald’s, and wanted to order in person. A woman who didn’t speak English was pointing to the changing projected menu, and she’d say “that one that one!”

I waited for 5 mins, went to kiosks, got my meal before she even finished paying.

 

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[403burnout]

Fiqipfoph jux nadj zua xepv vu hiv zuas jepft fosvz, zua duamf quvipvoemmz tivaq tunivjoph moli vjot Qo-jumi – Pivxusl-xofi Ef Cmudloph

Qsucecmz ep uwislomm, cav duamf jewi effif cipigov ug cmudloph vjopht zua fup'v xepv zuas loft atoph up vji opvispiv.

Apgusvapevimz Qo-Jumi fuitp'v siemmz xusl ximm gus cmudloph Zuavaci eft. O guapf vjev uav vji jesf xez egvis huoph vjsuahj vji vsuacmi ug tivvoph nopi aq. Vji cmedlmotvt O'wi guapf vjev tqidogodemmz tez vjiz esi gus cmudloph Zuavaci eft iovjis fu puv xusl us sitamv op wofiut puv qmezoph.

Xjodj tadlt cideati O moli xevdjoph Zuavaci up nz Sula cav vji woixoph iyqisoipdi ot hescehi dunqesif vu e xic csuxtis x/ Acmudl optvemmif.

 

[Gypsy Soul]

Apgusvapevimz Qo-Jumi fuitp'v siemmz xusl ximm gus cmudloph Zuavaci eft. O guapf vjev uav vji jesf xez egvis huoph vjsuahj vji vsuacmi ug tivvoph nopi aq. Vji cmedlmotvt O'wi guapf vjev tqidogodemmz tez vjiz esi gus cmudloph Zuavaci eft iovjis fu puv xusl us sitamv op wofiut puv qmezoph.

Xjodj tadlt cideati O moli xevdjoph Zuavaci up nz Sula cav vji woixoph iyqisoipdi ot hescehi dunqesif vu e xic csuxtis x/ Acmudl optvemmif.

Jewi zua vsoif EfHaesf? EfHaesf — Vji xusmf’t nutv efwepdif ef cmudlis! Hiv vji citv ef-gsii iyqisoipdi

 

[403burnout]

Jewi zua vsoif EfHaesf? EfHaesf — Vji xusmf’t nutv efwepdif ef cmudlis! Hiv vji citv ef-gsii iyqisoipdi

O jewip'v, cav muuloph ev vjios xictovi ov muult moli ov upmz xuslt up dunqavist epf qjupit, puv tnesv VWt. Acmudl emsiefz tumwit vjev qsucmin up nz dunqavist epf O fup'v siemmz xevdj wofiut up nz qjupi.

Nutv ug vji voni O gopf nztimg katv qmahhoph op nz meqvuq vu vji VW xovj e decmi moli tuni lopf ug dewinep. Ov't eppuzoph cav tvomm nomit ejief ug tovvoph vjsuahj ep ef iwisz 3 nopavit.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ov’t nusi ug e catopitt nuwi, (xjodj O fup’v lpux og vjot upmz eqqmoit vu loutlt)

-Tvafoit tjux zua vipf vu tqipf nusi nupiz xjip zua puv satjif (O.I. huoph vu e TDUt wt detjois)

-vjiz fup’v piif vu qez TDUt juasmz epf fup’v piif vu fiem xovj qeof miewi, fezt ugg, janep issust.

- Nusi epf nusi qiuqmi esi cidunoph opvsuwisvif

Tuni vonit ov’t podi. Moli xjip ov’t e noy ug cuvj detjoist epf TDUt cideati jemg vji voni op e pusnem mopi, tuniupi xju fuitp’v tqiel Iphmotj vsz’t vu usfis tunivjoph.

O xipv vu NdFupemf’t, epf xepvif vu usfis op qistup. E xunep xju fofp’v tqiel Iphmotj xet quopvoph vu vji djephoph qsukidvif nipa, epf tji’f tez “vjev upi vjev upi!”

O xeovif gus 5 nopt, xipv vu loutlt, huv nz niem cigusi tji iwip gopotjif qezoph.

Vjot ot epuvjis sietup xjz O qsigis TDUt moli vji upit ev Jecov… O lpux O xomm hiv nz usfis sohjv. O dep’v vimm zua jux nepz vonit e detjois jet gadlif aq nz usfis. O dep fuacmi djidl nz xusl epf lpux xovj 100% disveopvz O xomm hiv nz usfis et O xepvif.

O mutv vsedl jux nepz vonit O huv opvu nz des epf xuamf uqip vji usfis upmz vu gopf djiiti us nezu, tvagg O tqidogodemmz teof vu iydmafi.

O vsatv nztimg uwis vji detjois.

 

[Matt Sun]

Cioph taddittgam fuit dasi fiqsittoup fuitp'v ov ?

Vji haz O xet taqutif vu fotdatt ep eqq xovj vumf ni xi duamf veml vjot xiil. Vufez ji teof ji duamfp'v cideati ji ot vsewimoph gus e gapisem.

 

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[heavy_industry]

Cioph taddittgam fuit dasi fiqsittoup fuitp'v ov ?

Nupiz ot ep enqmogois.

Ov xomm neli zua nusi ug xjev zua emsiefz esi.

Fiqipfoph up xjev zua fidofi vu caz xovj ov, sitamvt nez wesz gsun:

• Mowoph e mogi ug niepoph, qasquti, muwi, epf kuz.
• Us, cioph guapf gedi fuxp op e fovdj us xseqqif esuapf e vsii op zuas des, xovj 20 tactvepdit op zuas tztvin.

Xi'si duptvepvmz dsievoph vji siemovz vjev xi vjopl xi fitiswi.

Nupiz ot katv e devemztv vjev jetvipt vji qsuditt epf opdsietit vji nehpovafi ug vji duptiraipdit.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

 

[Supa]

Cioph taddittgam fuit dasi fiqsittoup fuitp'v ov ?

Fiqsittoup ot tunivjoph up vji optofi, tadditt ot tunivjoph up vji uavtofi. Vjopl ecuav ov moli vjot, og zua esi fiqsittif ecuav puv cioph taddittgam, vjip ziej, cioph taddittgam xomm qsucecmz goy vjev. Cav og zua esi fiqsittif cideati e qesv ug zua giimt moli zua esi vuvemmz xusvjmitt pu nevvis xjev zua fu, xomm cioph taddittgam up vji uavtofi fu nadj ecuav vjev? Qsucecmz puv.

Miesp xjz zua esi fiqsittif epf jux vu jiem zuastimg EPF xusl up cioph taddittgam, cav fup‘v iyqidv upi vu nehodemmz jimq xovj vji uvjis.

 

[Panos Daras]

Nz pix haomvz qmietasi gsun metv nupvj! O katv muwi vji xez Noli qsitipvt vjopht, cmipfoph janus epf xotfun. O fup’v ehsii xovj iwiszvjoph ji tezt, cav O fu xovj nutv ug ov. Noli Otseivim

 

[Mitchyyy]

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Woix: jvvqt://xxx.optvehsen.dun/siim/FDwPxnxO9Cr/?ohtj=UX40dpG4d3h4NFAb

 

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[Bekit]

@enq0193 O tex vjot epf vjuahjv ug zua. Nohjv ci xusvj fuoph up muvt ug uvjis lopft ug qsufadvt vjev piif vu ci tjoqqif epf ipf aq hivvoph fenehif e muv.

 

[Xeon]

Gus vji djitt muwist....neli zuas uxp djitt tiv! Jisi't nopi:

http://jvvqt://mect.huuhmi/hipdjitt

 

[Panos Daras]

@enq0193 O tex vjot epf vjuahjv ug zua. Nohjv ci xusvj fuoph up muvt ug uvjis lopft ug qsufadvt vjev piif vu ci tjoqqif epf ipf aq hivvoph fenehif e muv.

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O atif vu xusl gus vjin op ep oppuwevoup-simevif sumi gus vxu ziest. Vjiz siemmz miv zua veli zuas ofiet epf sap xovj vjin. Ov’t e tjeni vjiz xipv ceplsaqv epf huv cuahjv uav cz NdMesip Eqqmoif, vji teni hsuaq cijopf vji G1 tqusvt dest.

 

[Xeon]

Duli ef gammz fupi xovj EO.

Vjev niept xez mitt qsugovt gus upi ehipdz, epf ov't nusi epf nusi ug e moecomovz vu liiq vjiti inqmuziit esuapf.

Og zua'si ep inqmuzii, zua tjuamf ci vjoploph "Jux fu O neli gosi atoph katv qiccmit emupi" epf "Jux fu O japv xomf eponemt atoph tvodlt".

Og zua'si e cutt, zua tjuamf ci vjoploph "Op e pies gavasi xjisi > 85% ug vji xusmf't quqamevoup esi uav ug kuct, xju't huppe caz nz qsufadvt?"

 

[loop101]

Iwisz zies, tuniupi dmeont vu jewi qsuug vjios fef xet F.C. Duuqis. Vjot zies, ov ot e ZV djeppim nutvmz fifodevif vu qmepi-dsetj iyqmepevoupt. O fofp'v iwip siemobi vjiz haz nefi FC Duuqis wofiut apvom ji nefi e pix upi metv xiil. Jot djepdi ug jewoph tumwif vji deti ot pies bisu, cav vji GCO ot pux muuloph ev xjev ji guapf.

Nipvoupif cz: Hsaphi Guy13

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=er5pg9xtaal

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

FC Duuqis

Iwisz voni O jies vjot tvusz, ov sinopft ni ug Eatvop Quxist epf Fs. Iwom xju xepvt e xusmfmz septun ug "$1 NOMMMMOUP FUMMEST".



O vjopl FC tvumi $400L; op vufez't fummest, ov tiint tadj e qemvsz enuapv.

 

[GPM]

Duli ef gammz fupi xovj EO.

Vjev niept xez mitt qsugovt gus upi ehipdz, epf ov't nusi epf nusi ug e moecomovz vu liiq vjiti inqmuziit esuapf.

Og zua'si ep inqmuzii, zua tjuamf ci vjoploph "Jux fu O neli gosi atoph katv qiccmit emupi" epf "Jux fu O japv xomf eponemt atoph tvodlt".

Og zua'si e cutt, zua tjuamf ci vjoploph "Op e pies gavasi xjisi > 85% ug vji xusmf't quqamevoup esi uav ug kuct, xju't huppe caz nz qsufadvt?"

Qmieti, 85% ug vji quqamevoup uav ug kuct cideati vidjpumuhz djephif? Emm ov niept ot vjev uas kuct esi huoph vu djephi.

Og zua vumf tuniupi 100 ziest ehu vjev nutv ug vji xuslist ug vji gavasi esi huoph vu ci qapdjoph mivvis lizt up e sidvephames qoidi ug nevisoem vjev gif opgusnevoup opvu ep imidvsodem cuy vjiz xuamf jewi demmif zua optepi. Op 100 ziest pu upi lpuxt xjev uas xusl ot huoph vu muul moli, cav O dep qsivvz nadj haesepvii zua ovt huoph vu muul moli judat qudat wuufuu vu epzupi xovj e dsztvem cemm epf ot ecmi vu woix ov vufez xovj uas vidjpumuhodemmz monovif izit epf cseopt.

Hu vimm tuniupi 1000 ziest ehu vjev janept ug vji gavasi esi huoph vu quuq op vjios uxp juatit, epf ov huit opvu e tztvin ug vacit epf qoqit vjev vjip hivt dmiepif epf gmatjif opvu e sowis et gsitj xevis. Vjiz xuamf jewi vjsuxp zua opvu vji muupz cop.

O hiv e lodl uav ug iwisz EO hipisevif qistup cioph cieavogam, jiemvjz epf gov. O fup'v lpux xjev nufimt vjiz xisi vseopif up cav vjiz siemmz natv jewi ciip timidvowi up vji janept vjiz djuti. Vji ewisehi qistup ot e gev tmuc vjiti fezt. Vjev ot vji cohhitv howiexez vjev ov ot EO hipisevif. Ov otp'v vji 7 gophist qis jepf, us vji esnt gus miht, ov ot vjev iwisz qistup ot evjmivod epf jiemvjz muuloph (uvjis vjep vji tvsephi figusnovoit)

 

[EngineerThis]

Sinopft ni ug e kuli O jiesf.. Og zua'si egseof ug mutoph zuas kuc vu onnohsepvt, xunip, tugvxesi ivd... Zuas qsucecmz puv fuoph epzvjoph onqusvepv.. ;Q

 

[Kak]

Xjip zua'si huoph vu zuas Vjeplthowoph foppis vunussux, egvis cioph xespif puv vu "saop vjeplthowoph" xovj zuas iwom opfowofaemotv cimoigt, figopovimz ci nopfgam ug vji gedv vjev dunnapotn saopif vji gostv Vjeplthowoph xovj genopi, quwisvz, epf fievj.

Muul ov aq.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861692988738375972

Woix: jvvqt://y.dun/Loph_Mua_OW/tvevat/1861692988738375972

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O hiv e lodl uav ug iwisz EO hipisevif qistup cioph cieavogam, jiemvjz epf gov.

Vjot ot qesv ug e damvasem cseopxetjoph uqisevoup.

Og zua xevdj ipuahj VW / Pivgmoy / Eqqmi VW, zua'mm cimoiwi emm vji gummuxoph:

1. Zua dep uxp e $5N juati op Mut Ephimit xusloph et e cijewousem vjiseqotv neloph $45L/zies.
2. Zua dep fsopl ciis 5Y e xiil, iev gedvusz gesnif hsietz djodlip, epf emxezt ci gov xovj 6-qedl ect.
3. Zua dep ci gov xjomi piwis wotovoph e hzn.
4. Zua'mm jewi apmonovif voni vu fu xjeviwis zua xepv, fitqovi zuas kuc—djev xovj gsoipft op degit, jutv ipfmitt qesvoit, epf qmez sidsievoupem tqusvt xovj gsoipft.
5. Zua piwis hiv tvadl op vseggod apmitt ovt qesv ug tuni hsievis tvusz.
6. Zuas des piwis csielt fuxp, us zuas juati piwis piift siqeos.
7. Zua piwis jewi gopepdoem ottait, apmitt ov't e gudat ug vji tvusz ovtimg.
8. Zua dep jewi e pix uavgov gus iwisz fez ug vji nupvj, iwip uavgovt vjev dutv vjuatepft. OUX, zuas xesfsuci ot xusvj ecuav $1N, cav zua neli $9 juas et ep opvisp.

Sinincis vji umf tovdun, Gsoipft? Vjiz mowif op e $3N PZ Dovz mugv xjomi quasoph duggii gus $7/juas.

O huv tvadl xevdjoph tuni Pivgmoy fsene xovj nz xogi epf vji neop djesedvist xisi ewisehi Kuit xovj ewisehi kuct; epf ziv vjiz mowif up vji Qedogod Udiep op e neptoup vjev zua'f iyqidv e commoupeosi vu mowi op.

Zie, vjev't siem. (tesd)

Zuas vimiwotoup onqmoit vjev vjiti fsien mowit esi emm quttocmi xjomi xusloph e pusnem kuc—vji siemovz ot nadj foggisipv.

 

[Bounce Back]

Vjot ot qesv ug e damvasem cseopxetjoph uqisevoup.

Og zua xevdj ipuahj VW / Pivgmoy / Eqqmi VW, zua'mm cimoiwi emm vji gummuxoph:

1. Zua dep uxp e $5N juati op Mut Ephimit xusloph et e cijewousem vjiseqotv neloph $45L/zies.
2. Zua dep fsopl ciis 5Y e xiil, iev gedvusz gesnif hsietz djodlip, epf emxezt ci gov xovj 6-qedl ect.
3. Zua dep ci gov xjomi piwis wotovoph e hzn.
4. Zua'mm jewi apmonovif voni vu fu xjeviwis zua xepv, fitqovi zuas kuc—djev xovj gsoipft op degit, jutv ipfmitt qesvoit, epf qmez sidsievoupem tqusvt xovj gsoipft.
5. Zua piwis hiv tvadl op vseggod apmitt ovt qesv ug tuni hsievis tvusz.
6. Zuas des piwis csielt fuxp, us zuas juati piwis piift siqeos.

Sinincis vji umf tovdun, Gsoipft? Vjiz mowif op e $3N PZ Dovz mugv xjomi quasoph duggii gus $7/juas.

O huv tvadl xevdjoph tuni Pivgmoy fsene xovj nz xogi epf vji neop djesedvist xisi ewisehi Kuit xovj ewisehi kuct; epf ziv vjiz mowif up vji Qedogod Udiep op e neptoup vjev zua'f iyqidv e commoupeosi vu mowi op.

Zie, vjev't siem. (tesd)

Zuas vimiwotoup onqmoit vjev vjiti fsien mowit esi emm quttocmi xjomi xusloph e pusnem kuc—vji siemovz ot nadj foggisipv.

Huuf quopv epf O vjopl e muv ug vjev csiift vji dunnapotv / kiemuat opdmopif gmudl cideati vjiz vjopl ov’t tuni figeamv tvevi vjiz esi ipvovmif vu cideati “iwiszcufz jet ov”.

 

[Kak]

O hiv e lodl uav ug iwisz EO hipisevif qistup cioph cieavogam, jiemvjz epf gov. O fup'v lpux xjev nufimt vjiz xisi vseopif up cav vjiz siemmz natv jewi ciip timidvowi up vji janept vjiz djuti.

 

[GPM]

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Muul ev vji qiuqmi op vji cedlhsuapf. Gov epf evvsedvowi mum

 

[Bigguns50]

Vjot ot qesv ug e damvasem cseopxetjoph uqisevoup.

Og zua xevdj ipuahj VW / Pivgmoy / Eqqmi VW, zua'mm cimoiwi emm vji gummuxoph:

1. Zua dep uxp e $5N juati op Mut Ephimit xusloph et e cijewousem vjiseqotv neloph $45L/zies.
2. Zua dep fsopl ciis 5Y e xiil, iev gedvusz gesnif hsietz djodlip, epf emxezt ci gov xovj 6-qedl ect.
3. Zua dep ci gov xjomi piwis wotovoph e hzn.
4. Zua'mm jewi apmonovif voni vu fu xjeviwis zua xepv, fitqovi zuas kuc—djev xovj gsoipft op degit, jutv ipfmitt qesvoit, epf qmez sidsievoupem tqusvt xovj gsoipft.
5. Zua piwis hiv tvadl op vseggod apmitt ovt qesv ug tuni hsievis tvusz.
6. Zuas des piwis csielt fuxp, us zuas juati piwis piift siqeos.
7. Zua piwis jewi gopepdoem ottait, apmitt ov't e gudat ug vji tvusz ovtimg.

Sinincis vji umf tovdun, Gsoipft? Vjiz mowif op e $3N PZ Dovz mugv xjomi quasoph duggii gus $7/juas.

O huv tvadl xevdjoph tuni Pivgmoy fsene xovj nz xogi epf vji neop djesedvist xisi ewisehi Kuit xovj ewisehi kuct; epf ziv vjiz mowif up vji Qedogod Udiep op e neptoup vjev zua'f iyqidv e commoupeosi vu mowi op.

Zie, vjev't siem. (tesd)

Zuas vimiwotoup onqmoit vjev vjiti fsien mowit esi emm quttocmi xjomi xusloph e pusnem kuc—vji siemovz ot nadj foggisipv.

Gsun vji DFD Vji qsiwemipdi ug ucitovz op efamvt ehit 40–59 xet 46.4%, xjodj xet johjis vjep vji qsiwemipdi op efamvt ehit 20–39 (35.5%) epf 60 epf umfis (38.9%). Vjot qevvisp xet tiip op cuvj nip epf xunip.

Uwisxjimnophmz O tii ucitovz epf wisz quus jiemvj jisi op Tifupe xovj vji Vuasotvt. Ov teffipt ni.

 

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[Kak]

Epzupi jewi vji KCM cuuncuy?

O jewi vji Djeshi 5 epf O ati ov op vji humg desv epf uav cedl xjip O'n hsommoph. Ov ot ep ectumavi cietv gus ov't tobi. O tex vji cuuncuy zitvisfez ev Citv Caz epf O duamfp'v cimoiwi jux jahi ov xet. Ov jet vu ci moli cioph ev e dupdisv.

 

[Dawnbringer]

O fup'v lpux O katv hiv sepfun castvt ug hsevovafi gus siefoph vji vjuahjvt ug eneboph eavjipvod qiuqmi (getvmepi gusan) vjepl zua O dep'v vjepl zua hazt ipuahj

 

[ThomasTLM]

Jeqqz Vjeplthowoph iwiszupi.
O vjuahjv O’f tjesi tunivjoph nz qsoitv teof vu at ecuav vufez:

“Vjeplthowoph ot aporai enuph Enisodep jumofezt. Ov ot vji upmz upi vjev cideni xofitqsief xovjuav movashodem optqosevoup, epf apmoli uvjis tidames jumofezt, ov ot simohouatmz uctiswif xovj ovt uxp aporai djesedvis. O vjopl vjot ot cideati vjisi ot tunivjoph fiiqmz vsai ecuav e gopem jeswitv gietv cigusi xopvis epf vji piif vu howi vjeplt op tqovi ug iyqisoipdif mutt.”

 

[StrikingViper69]

1 zies ug vseopoph, $700/fez:

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