Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by Saabist
Originally Posted by Benzadmiral
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As long as I'm a paying customer, and not damaging the equipment, I see no reason to be confronted with my unshaven, sweaty image that early in the morning.
A less obvious way to accomplish this, at least for those lanes using an iPad type device, might be to stand to the side and surreptitiously place a small piece of black tape over the lens.
Or just not look at the screen. Same as avoiding eye contact.
Or shave and shower before you go shopping.
If you don't want to be reminded that you look like a bum, don't look like a bum.
I was exaggerating; I do shower, shave if I need to, and dress like a grownup. Believe me, compared to most of the creatures waddling around WM, I look like Fred Astaire ready to dance with Ginger Rogers. It's just that I object to the insistent "We're WATCHING YOU!" attitude. WM's "Neighborhood Markets" don't have the image on the screen thing yet, and I can go there. But it's probably only a matter of time before they too are not only filming you, but making sure you know they are doing it because they can, and not enough people are objecting.
Aren't some of you at least bothered by this invasion of our privacy?
I'd still object to this even if WM gave me a discount on the price of some items for using the self-checkout. But they don't -- and so they are saving money on labor, while I pay full price, and have to deal with an invasive reminder that The Central Committee is watching me at all times.
Originally Posted by Saabist
Originally Posted by Benzadmiral
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As long as I'm a paying customer, and not damaging the equipment, I see no reason to be confronted with my unshaven, sweaty image that early in the morning.
A less obvious way to accomplish this, at least for those lanes using an iPad type device, might be to stand to the side and surreptitiously place a small piece of black tape over the lens.
Or just not look at the screen. Same as avoiding eye contact.
Or shave and shower before you go shopping.
If you don't want to be reminded that you look like a bum, don't look like a bum.
I was exaggerating; I do shower, shave if I need to, and dress like a grownup. Believe me, compared to most of the creatures waddling around WM, I look like Fred Astaire ready to dance with Ginger Rogers. It's just that I object to the insistent "We're WATCHING YOU!" attitude. WM's "Neighborhood Markets" don't have the image on the screen thing yet, and I can go there. But it's probably only a matter of time before they too are not only filming you, but making sure you know they are doing it because they can, and not enough people are objecting.
Aren't some of you at least bothered by this invasion of our privacy?
I'd still object to this even if WM gave me a discount on the price of some items for using the self-checkout. But they don't -- and so they are saving money on labor, while I pay full price, and have to deal with an invasive reminder that The Central Committee is watching me at all times.