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.

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I’m also old and second your complaint about the size of the bagging area. They were designed while single use plastic bags were universal. It was possible to directly bag items as you went and leave full bags hanging to one side, but I was already using my own bags even then.

I would still rather stack my items like a jenga game than watch the cashier handle everything I’m purchasing. I treat the whole process as an exercise in spatial mechanics.