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Irish people check out of the self-checkout

This year will mark 20 years since the first self-service checkouts were installed in Irish supermarkets and for many the experience is as tedious as ever. Our reporter Sarah Madden has been speaking to businesses shirking the technology and those benefiting from our irritation with it.  She sent us this report.

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10.40 3 Nov 2023


Irish people check out of the self-checkout


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This year will mark 20 years since the first self-service checkouts were installed in Irish supermarkets and for many the experience is as tedious as ever.

Our reporter Sarah Madden has been speaking to businesses shirking the technology and those benefiting from our irritation with it. 

She sent us this report.


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