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Pillar of the Community
United States
500 Posts |
And they take halves and dollar coins!  |
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Valued Member
United States
234 Posts |
I'd be afraid I would jam them XD
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Valued Member
United States
166 Posts |
They suck, them things take jobs away from people
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
500 Posts |
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I'd be afraid I would jam them XD Nah, they don't jam, they just kick out the coins if you drop them too fast. Quote:
They suck, them things take jobs away from people Not really, considering Walmart hired my sister to be the CSA in charge of them! |
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United States
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I purposely never use those things. While Dasalo's sister might have gotten hired, now there's just her, not her and 2-3 other cashiers like there normally might be.
Also, I hate those things because if I actually wanted to use one, I'm using one because I DO NOT want to interact with someone, but there's always watching or trying to help when you don't want it. Oh, and OMG if you don't place the item in the bag like it demands....
/rant
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
It may take the job away from a cashier but it provides engineers and programmers with jobs to develop the interface, the product itself. Not to mention all of the supplies to build it are creating jobs, as is the actual task of assembly. Not trying to start an argument, just shed some light.
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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It's a whole lot more fun to pay them to real cashiers, not machines.
Some reactions are truly priceless.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Very cool! I have yet to find a single machine that takes (or even has a slot big enoug for) halves. The SCO machines at my old work rejected half dollars and all non-$1 small portrait bills. I can see both sides of the SCO argument. They do significantly increase the amount of work that can be done, particularly in the early morning or late night when you only have 1-2 cashiers anyway. There were several instances where a bad snowstorm stopped 8 out of 12 scheduled cashiers from coming into work, and the machines kept everything from devolving into chaos as people bought us out of milk and bread (I live in the deep south.) On the other hand, I found that I had to help maybe 1/3 people who came through, whether with items that were far too heavy for the machines to register, expired coupons, or items that just didn't scan on those machines. They're still a long way from replacing a human (except at my local Walmart, where the cashiers are entirely unmotivated to work efficiently), and they don't do much to help the job shortage nationwide. |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Yeah, it's more fun handing a JFK half to a 16 year old teller and watch him/her have to call a manager.
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Korea, Republic Of
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Yeah, it's more fun handing a JFK half to a 16 year old teller and watch him/her have to call a manager.
I must agree. Young American cashiers go crazy even for Presidential dollars. I've gotten the "What is this coin?" a couple of times when I used them before in the USA. Edited by Matteproof
05/30/2014 11:36 am
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Valued Member
United States
105 Posts |
Haha, I can confirm that. 18 year old cashier myself, I've seen coworkers call over help because they were handed an old 20 dollar bill.
I ended up buying the bill :D
And on the jobs comment, I doubt it'll eliminate those jobs completely. The general public is often too stupid to operate those machines without help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a local McDonald's and dumped some Kennedy half dollars. The young lady at the drive-thru called her manager, because she had never seen a Kennedy half. I saw an opportunity to help educate the young lady and informed her that these were half-dollar "fifty cent pieces." Her manager (a gentleman in his mid/late 30's) told me that I was wrong, these were silver dollars. I interjected politely, but he smiled and said he's seen 'lots' of these silver dollars. He was rude about it and directed the cashier to ring-up the 'silver dollars.' I thanked the young lady and asked her to read the back of the coin after she gave me my order. So... win-win. I got to educate a young adult and got my lunch at half price. |
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United States
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Also, I hate those things because if I actually wanted to use one, I'm using one because I DO NOT want to interact with someone, but there's always watching or trying to help when you don't want it. Oh, and OMG if you don't place the item in the bag like it demands.... Please place the item in the bag ...
Please place the item in the bag ...
Please place the item in the bag ...
Please place the item in the bag ...
Please place the item in the bag ... Edited by giorgio11
05/30/2014 1:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1476 Posts |
I Really do like the modern education system! The people they spit out are NEVER Wrong !  |
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Valued Member
United States
355 Posts |
I wonder if other younger generations had the same confusion over coins/currency now as there was in previous times when it's changed? For example: -20 to 30 years after nickels switch from buffalo's to Jefferons. -When Susan B's or Ikes were first were released. -20 to 30 years after the change over from merc's to roosies. We're seeing the modern version of blank stares on your cashiers faces with Ikes, Kennedys, SBA's, Sacs/Pres's, but I wonder if this is simply something that's always been happening. Once difference though is there probably wasn't as many scam artists out there 90 years ago as there are today and cashiers were more prone to trust/respect their elders in that the coin they are passing isn't BS. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
If you really want to freak-out a cashier, pay with two dollar bills!
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Posted 05/30/2014 10:01 am
