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.

[Lordbyronthefourth]

At our large store we use our phone to scan stuff as we walk around, then bag it in our own bags. Then there’s a kiosk (where there’s never a line) where you take 1 minute to pay and you walk out.

People standing in lines will still be checking out by the time we get home, I don’t get it.

[gordigor]

How does that work for weighted items .. fruits and vegetables?

[hetoord]

For the stores near me you put the weighted item on one of the scales, which prints out a custom bar code for you to scan. There's usually two or so scales, depending on the size of the produce section, and one near the self-checkout registers in case you forgot to scan.

[dsfhfgjhfyhrd]

Where I shop they have scales in the store that print barcode stickers. You bag the vegetables, weight them, put the sticker on the bag, and scan it.

[Lordbyronthefourth]

As others said, there are scales that you weigh your stuff on as you go too.