@Gustodon @anne_twain @georgepenney I remember that time, too. That it once existed doesn't really make much difference to what I need in my shopping today.

And if I can avoid having to engage with a human being at the checkout when I'm already exhausted from the shopping task, that's good for me, too.

I usually go for a human checkout operate as better than the beeping, yelling self-checkout machine, though, even though it often means having to stop the packer so I can pack myself.