Groton: NCR Self-Checkout Register @ Shaw's Supermarket (Iandolli's)

Just picking up some odds and ends at Shaw's in Groton, Massachusetts.
This is a demo of me using the Self-Checkout Lane.
When a British food chain bought Star Market, and Stop & Shop, they kept the names of those chains, but changed Iandolli's to Shaw's, probably because it failed.

[@gallagher123123]

I love the voice it has.

[@sirblue24]

This is probably the only NCR self checkout I have seen that reminds you to take your receipt! :)

[@georgef551]

@alexweb8 Glad you enjoyed. I'll try to remember and video other machines, when I come across them.

[@johnsaccomanno3643]

I use self-checkout for the intelligent conversation and to have something nice to look at.

[@DavidGonzalezSamudio]

@georgef551 Thanks for the support... we use these videos for Usability evaluations

[@TheCarWashChannel]

My local Sam's Club just put in a Self Checkout. You first have to swipe your Sam's Club Membership Card through the card reader, then scan the items using a scanner, and pay there.

[@officiallove2fly669]

They have these in the shaws I went to. The store it self was looking desperate and there were long lines.

[@jeepguy95]

Wow that interface looks a lot like the one at Acme when they used to have them where I live, now Acme's out of business around my area.

[@alexweb8]

This is great... If you find a store that has Fujitsu/Optimal Robotics, I would love to see them. I actually happened to be in a Shaws last time I was in Maine and it too had NCR self scanners running on their IBM point of sale, though Optimal/Fujitsu has always been my favorite.

[@georgef551]

I don't have one, since I'm not willing to give up personal information, to save a few pennies on some items. This place is a quick-stop for me, I don't do my full-blown shopping there.

[@georgef551]

@CaptainElevator42189 23 years of the buzz is long enough. The classic buzz didn't last very long. Glad the elevator at Leominster City Hall still has it.

[@jeepguy95]

The NCR ones were always easy to use, and everything was where it needed to be. Unfortunately these units are being replaced by the IBM ones, which are a headache to use.

[@georgef551]

They typically put a 20 item limit on these.

[@georgef551]

@fanowner12 I know. I go so fast, it can't keep up. :) I don't know how many times it failed to register a press, because I went too fast. Still, I like these a lott\ better than the IBM ones, far more straightfoward.

[@georgef551]

@CaptainElevator42189 Makes me wonder which came first, Impulse, or Otis Series-1. Earliest one of those I found was 1982.

[@steviebreech]

we have the same machines at my store

[@georgef551]

@CaptainElevator42189 I found quite a few Vectors that were ADA Compliant. Granted, it was more the exception than the rule. Those are in abundant supply over here. I got to look up when these all debuted (sp?).

[@georgef551]

@dontwalkhand Hmm. Never paid attention then. Home Depot used to have them, and recently brought back self checkout stations. They probably were the former system, since they always screwed up.

[@georgef551]

@metalbeak14 The Home Depot here in Leominster (MA) was always like that. They ripped the systems out. Now, they have them again. I don't remember what brand the old ones were, but they always ended with a breakdown/failure.

[@willwilkie6218]

Do you not understand the purpose of these? They are not here to replace employees. They are to be used if you only have a couple of items and you don't want to queue at the checkout. They are supposed to be express lanes. In the UK, when you are in the supermarket and its busy, the last thing you want to do is queue for 20 minutes just to buy 2 items. These self checkout lanes are brilliant

[@georgef551]

@CaptainElevator42189 How far did Impulse go? Earliest ones I've found were from 1989.

[@PyroJake]

You should do a video of using a lotto vending machine

[@storypedia]

What happens if you have coupons??

[@SamSitar]

my employer adds a conveyor belt after the scan windows. scan window, then belt then bag rack. bills and change drop to the same place.

[@realandrewcinque22]

when did store open

[@ADDvanced]

This is such a sweet video. Please make more. Next time buy Bugles.

[@georgef551]

I think they accept most coupons.

[@greggh]

That's not the purpose of them where I live, in Brooklyn NY. All the CVS stores have between 5 and 10 of these in each. Most of the time they have the regular registers closed so customers are forced to use the self checkout. They have one employer dedicated to helping the customers use the machines. They have already significantly reduced their employee count. For CVS these have only one purpose. Eliminating jobs.

[@georgef551]

@CaptainElevator42189 No idea. Early 90's? Earliest ones I've seen were 1990.

[@georgef551]

@Balarick There is one system set up that way. The other three are this way.

[@georgef551]

@TheElevatorPlanet If there's any different ones, yes. Have not come across any as of yet.

[@georgef551]

@kmp1988ma No problem.

[@georgef551]

@thomas52927 I guess they were different models from different years. That's the only thing I can think up as to the differences of that nature.

[@TheElevatorPlanet]

@georgef551 Can you do more of these? Thanks.

[@electricbrooke]

@jven00i You are not required to get one. If he doesn't want one, he has the right to not get one.

[@georgef551]

These aren't getting popular enough to worry about it. If the Lefties think about it, nearly half the registers, are typically not open, maybe most are open, so the 2 lanes don't matter, especially in slower stores like this.

[@georgef551]

@steviebreech Quite easy, once you get used to Self-Checkout machines.

[@georgef551]

@TheElevatorPlanet Welcome to Hoity-Toity Groton (...or Massachusetts, for that matter.)

[@ballerfollar2865]

if a bill is wrinkled a bit it spits the money out fast to the floor

[@georgef551]

@QuietSundayLibrary It's so they don't have to hire so many checkers. Could be both, but I'll go for the betteer invention.

[@georgef551]

@CaptainElevator42189 NEXPAR recorded new TK's that have that beep. It is better then their drawn out "Dover Buzz".

[@SA-xt1gd]

Am I the only one who had a hard time with this?

[@georgef551]

@GamerCrazyDude Not willing to give up personal information, so I can save $.50 on ice cream.

[@GamerCrazyDude]

@TheElevatorPlanet He never scanned his Shaw's Card

[@jven00i]

you forgot your shaw's card, bro

[@georgef551]

@GamerCrazyDude Heh.....not here.... :)

[@TheMagicbull1]

just one more robot taking the place of a human, I think this is just the beginning My comment won't be posted, because it is the reality to come

[@TheElevatorPlanet]

@georgef551 O'groton Potato in this matter! :)

[@xavierlx]

please remove the unscanned item from your bag...

[@georgef551]

These will never replace humans, as they are to vulnerable to failing. Any slight deviation from perfection, they stop working. Until they allow for some error (to retry things), humans are going nowhere soon.

[@georgef551]

+Jakie Gerbracht I tried once, but then someone had to make a line behind me. Aborted.

[@QuietSundayLibrary]

Either this is one of the greatest inventions of our time, or humanity's become lazy. One or the other.

[@georgef551]

@Justiceneversleeps1 Tech Geeks that like this kind of stuff. I record something, see what happens.

[@TheElevatorPlanet]

Jesus christ. $22.85 for a couple of things. Thats expensve! :)

[@vendingmachineguy69]

@fanowner12 Cant agree anymore with your comment.