Self-Check

If you don't want to wait in line,
(Impatience is a trait of mine)
It's time to try (less pain-in-neck)
The registers that say "Self-Check."

You simply scan each item in
And your adventure will begin 
As items roll along the belt
So fast your ice cream will not melt!

Whatever you've found on the shelf,
Of course, you'll have to bag yourself.
For smaller orders, it's a breeze;
Just you alone you have to please.

There is a downside to this, too.
As cashiers go, now, just a few
Will have their jobs once we accept,
Despite our qualms, we're not inept.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Wolf Avatar
June 18, 2018 at 6:25 PM
Hey, you're so right … Why is it that we pump our own gas, but won't check out our own items? Do people miss the 'ritual' of the conversation with the supermarket check-out gal? -- Maybe in smaller cities and towns, but certainly not in Chicago … I think I'm the only customer at Jewel (Albertson's) superstore who knows any of the cashiers' or baggers' name --- let alone who makes small talk with them. Yup, you're right Ilene. Those gals are going the way of gas jockeys. ! gw
Johnson Avatar
June 14, 2018 at 2:28 PM
It makes me wonder about the cost ratio vs putting more cashiers on line. I guess they did their study, but life just seems to be getting less and less personal. Person to person anyway. :/ :)
Adams Avatar
June 9, 2018 at 4:05 PM
Judy doesn't like the self check thing but I do. I must admit though more times than not, something will go wrong and you'll end up waiting for someone to come over and sort it out anyway. Still faster though I think! Thought provoking and well written poem!!
Smith Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 2:36 PM
It's a double edged sword...the convenience factor and employment...I usually wait for the cashier.
Allison Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 2:28 PM
No matter how long the queue I go to the cashiers and try and keep them in a job and at least they don't give me orders like those blasted machines that talk to you - arghhhhh I hate them:-( hugs Jan xx
Pigeon Tart Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM
I always go to the cashiers :) fun ink Ilene! xomo
Andresen Avatar
June 8, 2018 at 1:39 PM
- I hate to stand in line ... I'm impatient like you, Ilene :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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