South Africa Divided Over Cape Town Woman Proudly Using Checkers’ Self-Checkout Trolley

• A woman in Cape Town showed people that she has been getting used to the self-checkout trolleys by Checkers
• The lady posted a vlog of herself using the smart trolley, and she got a lot of people's attention
• People shared their honest thoughts about seeing the new eCheckers self-checkout service in use

A TikTok video of a woman shopping in Cape Town went viral. People were fascinated as she was using the self-checkout trolley.

The video of the woman attracted thousands of likes from online users. People commented on the video, sharing their thoughts on the smart trolleys by Checkers.

In a TikTok video, @jessica_kleinjan sang the praises of Checkers' new initiative to bring checkout trolleys. The woman in Cape Town was raving about the trolley in her video caption. She demonstrated that all she had to do was hold up the items to a scanner on the trolley before putting them in.

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According to Shoprite Holdings, the self-checkout trolley does more than help customers skip long lines. The carts also help shoppers navigate the store faster by indicating where items are. So far, there are 10 smart trolleys in operation at Checkers Hyper Brackenfell, and another 10 are at Checkers Constantia.

South Africa slams Checkers self-checkout trolley

Many people were unimpressed by the content creator who did not use the usual tills. People insisted that there was a national agreement not to use this self-checkout service. Netizens complained that with unemployment on the rise, they could not afford to have cashiers out of jobs. Watch the video of the trolley in use below:

Didi said:

"Thanking Checkers for 'your convenience' while people are losing their jobs."

Nikki Jowett commented:

"I give it one month before they have to pull it due to scams."

CZAR wrote:

"More unemployment, meaning more people on grant and more taxes for those lucky enough to still have work 😃 great right."

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Bornwise Sithole remarked:

"Cool, but you do realise this is practically us doing their job while they cut back on labour, right!?"

Sunflower 🌻 said:

"I thought we agreed that we won't use them 😩"

Shela - Your Lawyer Bestie wondered:

"I’m a tad confused. What’s the point of these trollies if you still have to go to the till? 😬"

Asiphe Jolakazi Maseko added:

"What happens when you don't scan some items and just put them in the bag?"

user7781535822194 added:

"Great, more unemployment😃"

Others supported the use of the self-checkout trolley:

Lee commented:

"Cashiers are rude anyway and have an attitude like they don’t wanna be at work. Now they can stay at home ❤"

Mehlo.Ekati👀 agreed:

"Yes, because personally, I’m tired of rude cashiers."

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• A couple fell for a prank while at a supermarket, as they stood up for a packer at the till.

Source: Briefly News