[Pugchief]

Walmart will begin charging people an extra fee if they want to use their self-service checkout.

Those that want to take their sweet old time and scan and bag their own products will now have to purchase a Walmart+ subscription, which is around $99 for the entire year. Some Walmart locations have already started enacting the new policy, with many on social media not happy with the change or the absurdness that one has to now pay even more just to bag their own products!

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The self checkout at Colony is already insane as they don't have enough cashiers. This would be enough to make me not shop there anymore, not that I go often anyway.

[tophcfa]

They should give a discount for using self checkout. If I wanted to be a cashier, I would get a job as one.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

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The self checkout at Colony is already insane as they don't have enough cashiers. This would be enough to make me not shop there anymore, not that I go often anyway.

I prefer going to cashier lanes anyway. Now I will only go to cashier lanes.

[Bill14564]

Seems like a self-correcting issue: reduce the manned checkouts then drive people back to them resulting in longer lines. People will vote with their feet - I know I will.

[Keefelane66]

I’ve been to the Neighborhood Walmart. Funny to watch the Sheeple line up to produce depart to use self checkout when there is no one in the cashier lanes. Boy are Villagers easily trained.

[Arlington2]

Walmart seems to have a very odd business plan trying their hardest to alienate customers. First self check out itself was an affront, then inadequate space for the merchanise at check out, then competing with the walmart staff with their large carts hogging the aisles fulfilling online orders and now extra charge for using the self checkout . I think they must be trying to push us out of the store and into online ordering.

[Two Bills]

Many stores in the UK invested heavily in self-checkout, but lack of use, has meant that many now are closing them.
We have always bagged our own purchases, so that is not a factor, majority just refuse to use them.
Some with one or two items use self check-out, but they are the exceptions.

[Stu from NYC]

Why should I do the job they pay cashiers to do while putting cashiers out of work. Shades of Tom Sawyer

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

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The self checkout at Colony is already insane as they don't have enough cashiers. This would be enough to make me not shop there anymore, not that I go often anyway.

No Walmart that I have been to has enough cashiers. I see plenty of walmart employees walking around or taking breaks out side. I’ve come to conclusion that is federal government job
Charging me to check myself out. What concept, I bet that’s going to go over real good

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

I’ve been to the Neighborhood Walmart. Funny to watch the Sheeple line up to produce depart to use self checkout when there is no one in the cashier lanes. Boy are Villagers easily trained.

Maybe they trying the two for one discount… scan two and bag one for 5 finger discount?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

They should give a discount for using self checkout. If I wanted to be a cashier, I would get a job as one.

Charge Walmart for doing their job

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

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The self checkout at Colony is already insane as they don't have enough cashiers. This would be enough to make me not shop there anymore, not that I go often anyway.

Fake News.

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[Lisuccia]

Reading if fundamental folks. Walmart is not charging extra for those that want to use self checkout. They are reserving a station or two for those who are Walmart members. Here is the article.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other...sly%20reported.

[Lutesaware]

That's fake news started on Tik Tok and other social media. Walmart has a $98 annual membership program (similar to Amazon) and corporate is allowing store managers to experiment with special lanes for annual membership holders, some are experimenting with fewer self-checkout lanes and more traditional checkouts and some are experimenting with self-checkout lanes designated as 10 items or fewer. I like to use the self-checkout lanes, even when there are no open stations, they quickly open up. One can count on Walmart to keep pace with what works, they aren't going to impliment changes that affect their customer traffic in the long run. What works in one market may not work in another; that seems like a smart strategy.

[headsx]

First time you go to ck out and you see you will be charged for using self ck,
Just leave merchandise on stand and leave.
We all do this,might make a point! Most likely Fake News!