The majority of self-checkouts I’ve tried were such a clusterfuck of bad UI design, and it’s made worse by the requirement to have a human check your ID when you’re buying alcohol etc., which is a huge bottleneck when a lot of people are using SC. And when you inevitably push some wrong button that puts you into a situation you can’t get out of without employee intervention, you (as an introvert) are in a far worse situation than if you had just used a regular checkout (though cashiers in my country don’t really do small-talk, which obviously helps a lot from an introvert perspective).

I loved them when they first came in. Then they started messing with the software. I have a grocery store near me that requires everything to be scanned with the build in scanner (no gun). And be placed on the belt to get weighed. That means cases of water, soda, anything else huge has to come out of the cart and put back every time.

It makes me not want to shop for large items there. And I’m faster than most employees that run checkout.

introverts on July 1986:

(source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-checkout)

Went to a local Kroger subsidiary (Fred Meyer), the automated theft cameras at self checkout resulted in me having to step aside while an attendant came over, reviewed footage of my suspicious activity, and then allow me to continue scanning. Happened like 3 times scanning maybe 15 items. Fucking infuriating. I stopped going there altogether.

Day 4910 of telling people that being introverted and having social anxiety are not the same.

Socially anxious not introverts. Introvert does not mean you dont like being social it just drains more enegy than you get back. Im introverted but I love speaking to people I just need some time alone after. Im actually more anxious using self checkouts than the cashier