Quote Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927 View Post
We want to cut man power because automation reduces costs, robots are cheaper and more reliable than human Labour. There's an endless list of jobs that need doing in society, we're wasting man power on checkouts, in factories etc.
What would be cheaper? A hand made jumper or one made in a factory with machine? Same with how cars are made.
As i've said, from my experience we have some of the cheapest supermarket prices in Europe. It's a very competitive sector. Prices wouldn't drop dramatically because we have so many variables like inflation. It's more likely that prices wouldn't increase as fast thanks to automation.
Cost, cost, cost, prices, prices , prices. Some folk know the cost of everything but the value of nothing. It’s about human interaction, for some lonely bugger a chat with a check out operator may be the only interaction they get.

Have one or two self service checkouts for the rush, rush, rush brigade but it’s bloody awful seeing all those empty checkouts, while the ones that are manned have queues a mile long. Mainly because many shoppers hate the self service ones and are willing to wait.