[mickey100]

I doubt that these people "boycotting" the self checkout lanes are saving any jobs. Technology changes constantly. As someone else said, these low level jobs are being phased out due to changes in technology. I have a relative that works at Walmart up north and with no high school degree, gets almost $20/hour. Obviously it's cheaper for Walmart and ultimately cheaper for us to have self checkout rather than pay cashiers well above minimum wage. Retail is transforming. We are shopping a lot differently than we did even 5 or 10 years ago. And another way to look at it, is these self checkout stations are creating new jobs - people have to manufacture and service and program these checkout stations. One thing I like about self checkout is that I don't have to wait in line very long. And that is a plus for both the customer and the store. For those that don't like it, or have medical issues, you can still check out with a physical person.