> I've felt like doing this before, they ought to buy him dinner
> and apologize for poor service.
>
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/330043_prybar03.html

You have to wonder how much testing they actually do before launching in the 
shops.  I used one yesterday where it asked me to "insert cash or choose 

OK, it says I've put in 20, good good, now what?  Really it did nothing, and 
gave totally no indication what I was to do next.  In the end I pressed the 
help button and a woman came over.  She said you had to press the "pay with 
cash" button *after* you've finished putting in your cash.  OK - nice 
system.

Also, has anyone ever succeeded in getting anywhere near the speed that you 
can beep things through at a normal check-out?  There seems to be a 
deliberate 1 or 2 second delay after scanning each item before it will let 
you scan another.

In 5 or 10 years time the idea that we have to get everything out, scan it, 
then put it back in again will seem totally ludicrous.

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