Technology Addicts Anonymous

Technology Addicts Anonymous
Ok, I admit it – I am a technology addict. I was in Kmart last night and while I was standing in line, I noticed the line next to me was beeping and booping and awful lot. I looked over and they had…self-checkout registers! Being the addict that I am, I immediately left the line I was in (even though I was next) to go over and try out the self-checkout. Pretty cool. Until I realized that they are in fact just making me do the work that the cashier usually does, while the cashier was standing behind me and explaining the thing to me like I was a total idiot. The interface was actually pretty self-explanatory, if a little talkative – it tells you the price of everything you’ve scanned. At least it doesn’t announce the name of it – that could be embarassing…for other people, not me. I never buy anything I’d not want my grandmother to see me with, since she only lives 5 minutes away! ;)