At the Walmart near me, there’s a whole set of checkout terminals intended for only a few items, but except for the absolute busiest times, they’ll put carts to block them off, including the ones in the regular self checkout area. There’s a line, but they physically remove access to some perfectly functional terminals just because.
Maybe it’s because they still need someone to watch over the self checkout terminals, in case someone tries to scam the machine or needs an id check for alcohol or makes a mistake and needs to undo a step etc.
At the Walmart near me, there’s a whole set of checkout terminals intended for only a few items, but except for the absolute busiest times, they’ll put carts to block them off, including the ones in the regular self checkout area. There’s a line, but they physically remove access to some perfectly functional terminals just because.
Maybe it’s because they still need someone to watch over the self checkout terminals, in case someone tries to scam the machine or needs an id check for alcohol or makes a mistake and needs to undo a step etc.