Re:I really hate self service scales.. (Score 1)

I can't speak for other chains, or even other stores, but at the Kroger's I work at there are very few cashiers actually trained to run the self-checkout. Most of the teenagers are too young (cashiers under 18 can't sell alchohol (/sigh @ Michigan)), or are only there for the summer or can't work til closing (when self-checkout is the only thing open) so the managers don't see it as worth the time to train them. Many of the other cashiers absolutely hate running it and/or avoid being trained on it.