I agree. People use them at Home Depot all the time with no problem. Any problems usually stem from the checkout unit itself malfunctioning or needing to be overridden for some reason.

It's gotten off topic and I am adding to the problem. Self check out in some stores was eliminated a few years ago because people were stealing when checking themselves out. They opened again when the store had a person standing by the self check out to monitor what the customer was ringing up. For some stores the cost associated with a person standing at self check out was greater than having them run a express lane register.

I tried to open the online copy of the January to June 2014 course schedule at the LLC web site. When you click on it, it says it's password protected and wants a password. Huh? Obviously an error on their part. So I clicked on the "contact us" button and filled out the form and asked what the password is. That was one week ago. I have yet to receive an answer.

Meanwhile, I had my husband stop in to pick up a paper catalog. the line was out the door. there were no catalogs in view. They were under a bunch of paperwork the one lone woman was working registration had in font of her at the front desk. He walked up to get one and some lady yelled "Hey, there's a line!"

You can do ANYTHING online--why not this! I have a difficult name to spell. I used to have a difficult address to spell. I don't like having to go through all this spelling and reading of cc over the phone. "That's ZKE, not CKE!!!!"

Those who like the charming, traditional way can still have that. I wish the rest of us could have online registration. I'd rather mail it than phone it.

If they could provide an email for the school, then the form could be sent via eFax. That would be somewhat more secure than just letting it get printed out on a fax machine to which many have access.

If you think about it, those types of operations will need to have the paper version (at least today)... There are still quite a number of older seniors that do not use computers.

Setting up an "additional" publicly accessible retail system for sales can be costly to setup and maintain.

It usually comes down to money!

However, I am sure they are open to suggestions. Give them feedback.

The completed form may be e-mailed to:
College@TheVillages.com

I agree with the OP. The Villages could upgrade several things. Personally I would rather they take out the flowers one time less a year and use that money for new technology. I know I am hijacking, but another important thing they could do is get rid of the plastic cards we have to use to get into the gates and put stickers on car windows where you don't even have to roll down your window....like the I Passes. It IS 2013 and they need to upgrade numerous things.

If what I think is true, registration would have changed by now??? Not really, that is the entire point of this thread! What many of us think would be reasonable in this day and age of technology, is woefully far behind as far as The Villages Learning College.

The golf reservation system gives you two options - you can do it online, or you can telephone in. Every single golfer that I know, and there are many, uses the online system of reservation.

I'm glad its easy for you to go in person to sign up for a course, but there are people who have mobility problems, or other issues, which make an online reservation system preferable to driving way over to the college, finding parking, waiting in line, and so on.

Great idea about the stickers! I think we should all remember this thread and when it comes to doing the annual survey, we can put in our two cents about upgrading technology in The Villages.

Am I the only one laughing about the rich irony of the "Learning Center" being mired in technology that is at least a couple of decades old!! :024:

Since you were trying to sign up one week ago....
...this should not be considered an error on their part....
.....it is built into their software.

Passwords are for Patrons.
Patrons (a.k.a.=donor $) were issued a password.
ONLY Patrons were able to sign up for classes 28-OCT.-thru- 03 NOV.

.......Villagers (who are not Patrons) gained access on 04-NOV.

...........Subscribers to The Daily Sun Newspaper...
.... with addresses IN The Villages, ... received the Lifelong Learning College BOOKLET in the Sunday Newspaper on 03-NOV.

I have a serious problem with self-checkout lanes. Every time you use one, you help to put someone out of a job. You get charged the same price for your purchases as if a paid staff member took care of you. I might..and I stress might consider using one IF..and only IF..you were given a discount reflecting the people they were not paying to check you out. But..I never use self-checkout because I will not help the company shove another hard working person out the door.