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Self checkout is amazing. Much faster and more convenient than going to a cashier. Also much lower odds of some retard holding up the entire line.
"some retard" was an elder lady for me the other day. I didnt mind the wait, she had to use three forms of payment for her order, she had a helper, and was probably struggling. I didnt mind.
There also was a woman behind me. We exchanged that polite smile when our eyes met, normal stuff. We were waiting a few mins, and I think she thought she was rude. She said to me, "I dont smile big because I dont like my teeth". I didnt even question it tbh, but felt a little sad this woman was shy about her teeth, so much so she didnt smile fully.
I got to tell this woman, we are all humans, I myself bad hair, and her smile was beautiful. And, she did smile fully then :)
The elder lady in front finished up, and I checked out.
I hope I made that lady's day.
Sometimes, if you slow down, you can see beauty in the world around you.
What self-checkouts have you been to? Typically there's a bunch of people fumbling through trying to get them to work. They don't know where barcodes are, if it's unmarked food they spend so much time trying to figure out how to search for it.
People who don't understand self-checkouts are the worst part.