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If the self checkout could recognize vegetables I would be OK with it. But in general I don't see an advantage other than the company saving salaries for cashiers.

It would make more sense if everything had an RFID and you could just load your shopping cart and the checkout would scan everything at once without having to put things on a scanner. This would be really useful. You could put your items straight into a shopping bag while shopping.

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My local grocery chain has scales in the produce area (and bulk foods area) that weigh and print a sticker with a barcode. If you use those, you can take fruits and vegetables through the self-checkout. The checker at the regular checkout can also scan them.

If you can't type in the code for a given piece of produce or at least use the 'type by name' I'm not sure I can help you. It sounds like we fundamentally disagree about what the experience should be like. I've probably already memorized the codes for ~40 veggies.

To me it's easier letting the cashier figure out the codes. Obviously, I could do it myself but at that point the self checkout has no advantage for me. It only saves money for the company.

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