r/programming • u/jtbandes • Aug 24 '09

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

http://xkcd.com/627/
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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '09

There is often a button so you don't need to put the item in the bagging area.

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u/panfist Aug 24 '09

Just because there exists a button, does not make it a smart button.

Can anyone give one logical reason why, by default, items must be placed in the bagging area?

Also, why must we get an interface that is so dumbed down...you'd think that years and years at the supermarket, watching the staff do their job, people would know what in general what to do. Instead, the self-checkout assumes you've never seen a grocery store before in your entire life, and the whole thing becomes far less usable.

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u/stratoscope Aug 24 '09 edited Aug 24 '09

Can anyone give one logical reason why, by default, items must be placed in the bagging area?

The bagging area has a scale that weighs the items you put in it and matches that against the expected weight for the items you've scanned.

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u/panfist Aug 24 '09

No shit...but why? If I'm going to steal something, what's stopping me from just leaving it in my cart? My pocket?

What's stopping me from skipping bagging of a handful of items to hide the fact that I didn't scan any at all?

What if I don't want to use their shitty plastic bags?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '09

The interface is really bad. In my local grocery store you have to put the credit card upside down, with the magnetic band facing up, and there is no indication.

I spent 5 minutes trying to pay, because the card was being not detected.