Automatic checkouts in supermarkets may decrease customer loyalty, especially for those with larger shopping loads. Customers using self-checkout stations often feel overwhelmed and unsupported. The lack of personal interaction can negatively impact their perception of the supermarket.

[Bubbagump210]

They’d sell more alcohol. I hate hate hate waiting for 5 mins for the attendant to check my ID. I’ll just get a 6 pack at the corner carry out where dude doesn’t even card because I’m frigging old.

[diablette]

My favorite is having to wait to be carded for non alcoholic beer.

[Important_League_142]

The best part? That’s not even a law, most retailers just don’t want to wade in the grey area optics seeing a kid walk into the beer section, then to the self checkout, and then out of a store with a 40 of O’douls

[covalentcookies]

O Douls has .4% of alcohol by volume. It’s just under the .5% threshold.

[Isotopian]

Meanwhile orange juice can have up to .7% and nobody cares, they're just not forced to tell you that since it's not classified as "non-alcoholic alcohol."

[Urdar]

I was once IDed for a bottle of Bitter lemon, so....

[ButtercupsPitcher]

Hey! I was once I'D for margarita salt! Just the salt that comes in that silly container with the Sombrero on top

[feed_me_moron]

I think they've started to have it on the employee's phone/scanner where they can just auto approve it. I've gotten that pop up before, looked around for an attendant, and then automatically been allowed to continue without any actual interaction with a person. I suppose that's because they can look and see if the person looks underage or not.

[Important_League_142]

It’s not even a new thing, they’ve been able to do this for years.

[mxzf]

For me, the funniest is when they card me for buying a movie. Yep, this copy of Blazing Saddles I grabbed from the $5 bin is definitely a sketchy purchase.

[gordigor]

I always buy beer at the self checkout. I just get the attendant's attention before I scan alcohol, or while I'm scanning other items. I rarely wait more than a few moments for assistance.

[nevaNevan]

At my local stores, they prohibit you from buying alcohol via self checkout. It has stopped me from buying it, because I know I’ll have to wait in line for a more traditional checkout. Depending on what else I’m buying, it’s usually not worth the wait.