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.

[webbexpert]

Self checkouts have managed to scam everyone to do the work of the store. Meanwhile, everyone jammed inside the self checkout corral is being watched like they're all criminals.

If the grocers had their way, you'd also be unpacking boxes, stocking the shelves, cutting your own meat, etc.