(via https://hachyderm.io/@jbcrawford/112202942593125987, archive: https://archive.is/VnqRZ)
surprise, Amazon’s godawful surveillance grocery stores were just exploiting hidden labor and calling it innovation, and even that was too expensive
even worse, the few times I’ve seen one of these fucking things in the wild, it still had 1-2 employees hovering near the entrance to make sure nobody did the utterly obvious (fuck with the payment system and get free shit), a job that’s also known as a fucking cashier, but with much worse pay, much harder labor (physically stopping shoplifters), and no counter to lean on or opportunity to even sit down
I never had an issue with the one near me. Saw maybe 5 staff in the building. Is a bit more expensive than a traditional grocery store.
Honestly, grocery stores have turned to ass due to the fact they’re taking out the automated checker while only having 1-2 live cashier. Fuck ifi want to spend 20-30 minutes waiting in a line.
you’ve waited 20-30 minutes in line at a grocery store?
Yes. Lines going from the front check out to the back milk fridges. Some real bullshit.
I’m astonished, I’ve never seen that anywhere or heard of it happening before
congratulations on most comprehensively missing the point. some people have to work at it, but you look to be a natural!
I weirdly liked the times I’ve visited in Seattle.
It didn’t seem more expensive to me. It costs as much as a Bartell Drugs or Walgreens. My main issue was the limited product. It was only a handful of things I liked, and I didn’t ever find a reason to go beyond the novelty.
Honestly, beyond the awful labour practices, I just can’t imagine skipping checkout without feeling I’m being scammed.