Hey Steemians!How are you doing today?
Yesterday I went for the first time to the supermarket (where I usually go ) after their renovation. I must say they did a really great job, making it fresh, clean, nice and pretty. What surprised me the most, as I have never seen this kind of thing anywhere before, is that they have placed self-checkout machines there.I noticed them when I was standing in a line to the cashier.
There were two women before me, I thought it will be quick but it took much longer than I expected. One of the woman's items she inten to buy didn't have a barcode so the cashier's worker couldn't swipe it. She had to ask her co-workers what to do, in the end they all started discussing the problem so I decided to just go and try this self-checkout unit out.
There was a consultant holding shopping bags in her hands, she was standing next to these machines in case if customers will need to buy them. When I came up to one of the machines she told me to put all of the products I picked to the right side of the unit.
As I understood later, the weight of these products should match with everything I will have to scan and put to the left side of the unit.If everything matches then I am allowed to proceed further and pay.
As you can see there are several ways you can choose to make the payment:
If you choose to pay via wechat or alipay all you have to do is opening the payment code and place it here :
Machine will scan the code and proceed the payment.
You will later get a receipt from here, that will have to be stamped by the guard at the exit of the supermarket.
Scanning was fun! It was very quick and easy to do, the whole process went smoothly, it's oddly satisfying to hear this sound : beep, beep, beep😁😁😁
What I liked about self-checkout machine is that you don't have to line up and wait god knows how long plus you get to put stuff you bought in any order you like it to be put.Usually here workers in stores put light stuff on the bottom and the heavy on the top 😑
I don't think that now in Kazakhstan we have this kind of units and in China I haven't seen them before. However, I know it has been very popular worldwide
The guy's name who invented these machines is David R.Humble.The number of self-checkout units is estimated to reach 325,000 by 2019 year.
Are these units introduced in your country?Do you find them convenient?