return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing themwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square273fedilinkarrow-up1555arrow-down113
arrow-up1542arrow-down1external-linkWalmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing themwww.cnn.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square273fedilink
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoIt is a dumb bit of ceremony, but the door checker just glances at the card. You could roll in with a paper print out and be fine until the registers. Still, enough people do stupidly wait until they are in the door threshold and then block the path while digging around, so they should get rid of it.
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoPretty sure the check for the door is just there to make people feel more important.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoMakes it feel exclusive?
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agoIt’s to make sure they didn’t forget the card at home/in the car/etc, and not realize it until checkout
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoBJ’s doesn’t check anyone going in. You’re free to browse without a membership you just can’t buy anything.
It is a dumb bit of ceremony, but the door checker just glances at the card. You could roll in with a paper print out and be fine until the registers.
Still, enough people do stupidly wait until they are in the door threshold and then block the path while digging around, so they should get rid of it.
Pretty sure the check for the door is just there to make people feel more important.
Makes it feel exclusive?
It’s to make sure they didn’t forget the card at home/in the car/etc, and not realize it until checkout
BJ’s doesn’t check anyone going in. You’re free to browse without a membership you just can’t buy anything.