It appears as though customer service has become a...
It appears as though customer service has become a low priority at most Parker's locations in and around the Savannah area. Checkout clerks no longer wish to perform their primary duties, which are to assist and check out customers at the checkout counter. They would rather direct people to use the automated (but often problematic) DIY checkout machine. They either don't know, or do not care that those same machines are soon to be their replacements. Lottery and tobacco products will soon be dispensed by similar automated systems.Typical Parker's employees will become obsolete relics. The only actual people left will be middle management and systems maintenance crews. At least the machines (when they function properly) don't act as though they're doing you a favor by do their job. Many of the current lineup of Parker's CHECKOUT CLERKS do exactly that. Many of the store managers themselves are no better than the employees at doing their jobs. Oh well......... I suppose that if people actually did their jobs, then they wouldn't need to be replaced by machines.
In response to their response......
I don't want assistance with self checkout! I have no interest in using a DIY checkout terminal of any kind. What I want, is for the store CLERKS to perform their primary function, and do it at the CHECKOUT COUNTER!
I don't want to be forced to purchased tobacco products and/or lottery tickets in order to get customer service. Why is this so difficult for you people to understand?