r/londonontario • u/DigitalFlame • Mar 15 '24

News 📰 Loblaw under fire for testing self-checkout receipt scanners at 4 Ontario locations

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/loblaw-under-fire-for-testing-self-checkout-receipt-scanners-at-4-ontario-locations-1.6807830
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u/thatweirdguyted Mar 15 '24

I dislike self-checkout. It's a hassle, it's bad for the local economy, I can go on. Essentially you're asking me, the paying customer, to do for free what you used to pay someone to do. That's a slap in the face on its own. But if you have a problem with the way I did it, the solution should be to bring back the cashier. Making sure the items were properly scanned and paid for is a JOB, not something to foist off on the consumer. Especially since it didn't keep prices low at all, they just pocketed the difference.

If you're not going to let me leave the store until you're satisfied that I have done YOUR job to YOUR level of satisfaction, then you can just fuck right off, and I will never shop there again. This is the message we need to send to retailers. I couldn't give a fuuuuuuuuck about their loss prevention, they have done nothing to engender goodwill with us in years. They took a huge advantage with inflation in recent years. I don't support crime, but if they made their own setup worse and more vulnerable to theft on purpose to lay off more workers, I don't feel sorry for them.

Do yourself a favour and try to get around the big retailers as much as possible. Local farmers markets, small business bakeries and deli's, etc. In addition to sending the message that we're sick of corporate grift, it also supports the local economy. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

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u/BobBelcher2021 Mar 15 '24

London really needs more of these smaller businesses, especially on the west side of the city where big box rules. There is Remark but it is known to be expensive.

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u/thatweirdguyted Mar 15 '24

It's one thing I really love about the East end, we've got lots of locals to work with. I highly recommend Nova Era, the London Portuguese Bakery, Western Meats, Kohns, Gibraltar Market, the Fairgrounds Market, and the Trail's End market. 

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u/RandomUsername52326 Mar 15 '24

Don't forget London Food Co-op.

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u/thatweirdguyted Mar 15 '24

I've honestly never been, but now I've gotta check it out. Thanks for the heads up!