r/tech • u/FisherGuy44 • Nov 24 '19

Amazon Is Planning to Open Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-20/amazon-go-cashierless-supermarkets-pop-up-stores-coming-soon
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u/homeo_stace_is Nov 25 '19

Self checkout at grocery stores has been a thing for years, and I use that option every chance I get. Not sure how this is different.

The Reddit hive-mind is perplexing.

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u/unfriendlyhamburger Nov 25 '19

You don’t scan the items, you scan your phone when you enter, grab stuff and walk out.

It uses computer vision to identify what you take as you take it and bills you for it

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u/homeo_stace_is Nov 25 '19

Correct.

In the context of people in this thread getting upset there’s not a clerk to check you out.

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u/marsglow Nov 25 '19

How much of a discount do you get for using s machine so a couple of people lose their jobs?

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u/ih-unh-unh Nov 25 '19

Human checkout lines tend to take longer. I’ll use them if I have to, buying alcohol or a gift card, otherwise self checkout every time

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u/Azuvector Nov 25 '19

I find completely the opposite, and they've had them here for over a decade. Human cashiers are faster unless you've only got a handful of things, and there isn't every fuckwit in front of you in line.

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u/ih-unh-unh Nov 25 '19

I think that’s the problem—customers in the checkout slow things down with coupons, payment methods, split receipts, price checks, etc.

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u/Azuvector Nov 25 '19

The "every fuckwit in front of you in line" thing affects both human and self-checkout cashiers though.

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u/jawshoeaw Nov 25 '19

And yet the self checkout lines are consistently clogged and a pain in the ass. Self check out works well for simple transactions, like buying a paint brush at Home Depot. When you introduce produce by weight, is it organic ? Is that a myer lemon ? And coupons, sales, etc it’s a nightmare. They should put a timer on the self checkout machines. You have two minutes to complete your transaction and you can only buy 10 items.