My costco "self checkout" is really just an employee scanning your things and then you box them. Does move quicker than the standard lanes, though.

Prefer self checkout because no talking and I'm typically faster than most cashiers. Nothing sucks more than waiting 3 mins while a new cashier tries to figure out if you handed then a turnip or a rutabaga lmao.

Several times, but not recently, Walmart self-checkout machines would reset after I scanned the first item, I dunno why. But I figured I did my part by scanning it, so I didn't re-scan it, even though I knew it had reset. I could just play dumb, which isn't hard for me, if anyone asked. No one ever asked, but they upgraded the software, and it stopped doing that.

The employees seem a bit happier as attendants than cashiers, so I guess that's a good thing. I don't know how many lost their jobs to the machines, though.

I'll admit that I'm happier with self-checkout, because I almost never need to wait in line anymore.

I heard about strategies to print your own barcodes and stick them on merch to get a "discount". And that was intended to fool cashiers.

Imagine if I don't have to think about a cashier doing this transaction. $2 steaks for everyone!