by Why Self-Checkout Machines Might Be the Funniest Part of Your Week
Self-checkout machines are retail’s ultimate trust fall–and we’re all hitting the floor. You scan your banana, it beeps like you’ve triggered a bank heist. The screen flashes “Unexpected item in bagging area,” referring to your soul. You try to remove it. Now it’s locked. A teenage employee appears with the dead eyes of someone who’s reset the machine 87 times today. Your receipt is 3 feet long for 2 items. The customer next to you is buying 42 cans of beans and keeps muttering “I don’t trust humans.” Self-checkouts: DIY shopping meets existential meltdown.
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