Seeing the number of self service checkouts in UK supermarkets is freaking me out a bit. Obviously we have them in Portugal too, but humans are still very much the default.
like this
reshared this
⇧
like this
reshared this
Alexandra Lanes
in reply to Sarah Brown • •Jessamyn
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Cy likes this.
Miguel Arroz
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •I just wish they were more efficient, though. The difference between the waiting time on a checkout line here and in Vancouver for the same number of people waiting is just staggering. Pingo Doce and Auchan are especially exasperating.
Auchan is likely a systemic issue given some episodes I witnessed. And their self-checkout machines are even worse, I keep having to call someone to unblock them. Their scales seem too sensitive or not properly tuned.
Sarah Brown
in reply to Miguel Arroz • •Miguel Arroz
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to Miguel Arroz • •zuzak
Unknown parent • • •Bruno Girin
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •~
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •daj
Unknown parent • • •Mans R
Unknown parent • • •SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Alexandra Lanes likes this.
SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • • •Seriously though. There are stores in the US (one less than a mile from my home) where they've entirely done away with human checkout.
Just one bored security guard to check receipts.
Sarah Brown
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • •SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • •@SaraMG How bizarre! I guess.
BTW, have you read The Book, yet?
SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • •SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Zoë O'Connell
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • • •@saramg The book is… not about what the summaries say it’s about. That’s just the central conceit needed to get to the ACTUAL subject matter.
However, the content warning is “yes”.
Sarah Brown
in reply to Zoë O'Connell • •@Zoë O'Connell @SaraMG It’s a cognitohazard for trans women.
For a LOT of us, it gazes into our soul, takes it apart, tells us we’re good girls, puts it back together and makes us want to do self improvement.
The surface read is a parody on NHS transition, making the point that a force fem torture basement is more humane.
But it rapidly becomes so much more. It’s about our pain, our trauma, sisterhood, and a world where things could be better for us.
Jess reshared this.
SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • •@SaraMG @Zoë O'Connell well it’s got that in it for sure.
But the main thing is that it will fuck with your brain. Utterly.
And you’ll probably be grateful.
Zoë O'Connell
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to Zoë O'Connell • •@Zoë O'Connell @SaraMG she’s buying makeup.
I started dilating again.
Jess
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Zoë O'Connell
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • •@SaraMG @Zoë O'Connell Noooooo. It’s a NICE torture basement.
It did, however, encourage me to get my hormone levels checked.
I have been menopausal probably for years.
SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Cyberspice
in reply to SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹 • • •SaraMG, last of her name 🇵🇹
in reply to Cyberspice • • •Cy
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •