"Pete C." > wrote in message
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>
> Dimitri wrote:
>>
>> The thread on grocery stores has taken a little drift over to the self
>> checkout subject.
>>
>> We need to stop and think for a minute about what business is doing to
>> us.
>>
>> 1. ATM'S are a labor saving device - they are designed to have the
>> customer do the data entry for their transaction thereby eliminating
>> teller-labor-costs.
>>
>> 2. Why are Salad bars so popular - simple no labor involved to make
>> the
>> salads. The customer provides the labor and doesn't need to be certified.
>>
>> 3. Self check out lanes - all that is necessary is 1 person to monitor
>> the lanes thereby eliminating retail clerk positions at $18.00 + per hour
>> (depends on the store and area & union not to mention the benefit load of
>> 25% to 30 % per employee)
>>
>> 4. Remember the "paperless society" and EDI (Electronic Data
>> Interchange)? How it was supposed to simplify business - well it
>> didn't -
>> not we have to have a paper back-up for all transactions. How about the
>> retailer that charges a data entry fee to process a paper invoice -
>> unusual?
>> nope very common.
>>
>> Rant over....
>>
>> Want me to check my own groceries - sure give me a discount or pay me.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> Anything that helps me avoid having to deal with an under trained, under
> motivated, under paid and usually incompetent employee is a plus.

After a long day at work or home, I simply do not wish to interact with
another human being!