{"id":49564,"date":"2026-04-13T13:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49564"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:59:06","slug":"costco-workers-hate-the-new-8-second-self-checkouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49564","title":{"rendered":"Costco workers hate the new 8-second self-checkouts"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Costco has started to test a new checkout system<\/a> that supposedly takes just eight seconds \u2014 and workers appear to hate it.<\/p>\n

CEO Ron Vachris told investors that the company launched a system that has employees scanning items in customers\u2019 carts before they even get to the cash register. The new system is aimed at speeding up throughput and reducing errors.<\/p>\n

While standing in line for checkout, a Costco staff member will come to your cart and scan all of the items. Once you reach the register, you\u2019ll scan your membership card and all of the scanned items will load on the screen. All you have to do at that point is pay.<\/p>\n

The new technology allows for \u201can average transaction time of around eight seconds,\u201d Costco CFO Gary Millerchip said in the company\u2019s second-quarter earnings call, per the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

As it is, customers report that current wait times can exceed 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly results show this is improving the flow of traffic, and we have received great member feedback,\u201d Millerchip said.<\/p>\n