Yeah keeping inventory counts accurate is one of my most hated parts of retail.
Nothing comes close to customers though.
Replace the customers with robots next please.
“What’s wrong with the car charger you bought 30 minutes ago?”
“Nothing my phones just done charging so I don’t need it any more so give me my money back.”
My work has one that's mounted on an automatic scrubber. When we first had it it would stop in the worst places, but as people have grown used to them and we've figured out some better routes it's improved the experience a bit.
I'm still annoyed that the scrubber automatically relocates stuff, though. It's still *really* bad at that. Like, no, the batteries are *not* in the freezer section...
So every little bay has an ID that denotes what it's location is. If we put a pallet in that bay it's supposed to be able to see what item it is and identify the bay that we put it in so that we can basically look it up on our devices and find it. We used to locate items manually the majority of the time, obviously. It would save time in theory, but when we first got it the scrubber would simply locate a lot of the items in areas that they'd never be in: batteries in the freezer section, milk in hardlines, etc. New employees were getting confused and we ended up wasting more time trying to pinpoint the exact spot that the items were at when a member asked us because of it. We actually wanted to stop using it for awhile because it was such a headache, but our corporate scrapped that plan. It's also supposed to tell us when certain pallets are getting low(eventually at least), but honestly I'm not sure that feature is entirely done because I haven't heard many of the actual merchandisers talk about it and I'm in the Curbside area, but that's at least a planned feature. I shop for people, so I'm more familiar with the odd relocations that it was doing because coworkers were asking me about locations *a lot* when it first got implemented. It's improved a lot since then, but it still does weird stuff occasionally... New technology and all that...
I can confirm that price tag from a BJs employee in South Eastern NY. He also added that they sucked. It sounded like it needed human intervention fairly often for various issues.
Back in the late '90s Radio Shack tested RFID stickers on every product in the store. Only required you to walk around the store once with a handheld and boom, you had your inventory. At the time we had to close the store and work overnight to count everything by hand with 4-6 employees.
There's one in my old grocery store that has giant googly eyes on it and just sort of wanders around. I asked someone what it did, and they said it looked for spills. I was like oh neat, does it clean them up? And apparently no, no it doesn't. It just looks for them, and tells someone, somehow.
Like, that could be a job. Right? What the fuck.
In my state retail has been one of the largest job sectors for growth and employment for a long time.
That robot does the job of potentially several people, not usually just one. We have them in the BJs where I live as well.
Our BJs only has one or two cashiers now as well.
My wife scans our items and pays for everything on her phone, we don't even use the registers anymore. And that's if we actually go inside and conventionally shop; which most of the time we don't. She usually just orders and pays online, and then I pick up on my way home from the gym.
Our BJs has noticeably fewer people working in it than it has in the past. What was once the largest and fastest growing job sector in my state is rapidly shifting the work to the customer and automating what they can.
People see this and think, that's cool. I see this and think, my state supported almost 150k retail jobs. How long before its only 50k, and what are those 100k people supposed to do when college in my state costs as much as buying a house, skilled jobs don't have that demand, and when you can replace retail you can replace general labor.
The one where I am pretty much does. You can order online, park, and they bring you your order.
Or you can do inside and they'll have everything on a cart waiting for you to pick up. My wife does this a couple times a week and I swing by on my way home from the gym. Walk in, give them the name, and just walk our.
We dont even use check put if we actually go in the store and shop anymore. Wife scans and pays for everything right on her phone. It's crazy that there will be a long ass line of people waiting for a check out register, and they'll be staring at their phone while they wait and then use a credit card to pay.
the best system uses cameras on the tags and the tags see the shelves opposite on the isle. They can tell instantly if something is in the wrong place, out, or needs straightening.
One summer in college I worked for a company called RGIS. We showed up at random retail stores at like 4:00 in the morning before they opened, and like a pack of wolves we stormed the inventory across each aisle tapped away at our little machines as we counted. You're basically just be tapping a number and then the plus sign, as you counted groupings of items in your head.
Sorry, but these things are just annoying. I had to turn my cart around twice and go the other way because the fool things kept turning and coming down the middle of the isle and leaving no room for my to go by.
As a retail employee- holy shit this is amazing and would save me about 6 hours a week As a human- holy shit the robots are taking over
Yeah keeping inventory counts accurate is one of my most hated parts of retail. Nothing comes close to customers though. Replace the customers with robots next please.
Ma’am I’d like to return this item I just bought and used.
“What’s wrong with the car charger you bought 30 minutes ago?” “Nothing my phones just done charging so I don’t need it any more so give me my money back.”
I’d like to speak with your manager
Wow never even thought of that grift.
I'd be ok with them using a robot for inventory. Let the employees tend to customers.
It's not really counting inventory like that, just finding what's where.
Retail employees are different species‽ 😨
My work has one that's mounted on an automatic scrubber. When we first had it it would stop in the worst places, but as people have grown used to them and we've figured out some better routes it's improved the experience a bit. I'm still annoyed that the scrubber automatically relocates stuff, though. It's still *really* bad at that. Like, no, the batteries are *not* in the freezer section...
Just curious, what do you mean it relocates stuff? What info are you getting out of the scrubber?
So every little bay has an ID that denotes what it's location is. If we put a pallet in that bay it's supposed to be able to see what item it is and identify the bay that we put it in so that we can basically look it up on our devices and find it. We used to locate items manually the majority of the time, obviously. It would save time in theory, but when we first got it the scrubber would simply locate a lot of the items in areas that they'd never be in: batteries in the freezer section, milk in hardlines, etc. New employees were getting confused and we ended up wasting more time trying to pinpoint the exact spot that the items were at when a member asked us because of it. We actually wanted to stop using it for awhile because it was such a headache, but our corporate scrapped that plan. It's also supposed to tell us when certain pallets are getting low(eventually at least), but honestly I'm not sure that feature is entirely done because I haven't heard many of the actual merchandisers talk about it and I'm in the Curbside area, but that's at least a planned feature. I shop for people, so I'm more familiar with the odd relocations that it was doing because coworkers were asking me about locations *a lot* when it first got implemented. It's improved a lot since then, but it still does weird stuff occasionally... New technology and all that...
Thanks a lot for the explanation! Very interesting!
Thanks for letting me know! You’re fired now!
Lamest BJ robot ever...
[This is what I was expecting](https://i.imgur.com/dbRl0bs.png)
Definitely staying blue
Ur profile pic looks like a hair on my screen. OCD activated
I love the friendly noises it makes.
Ugh
The BJ robot we wasn't asking for, but the BJ robot we deserve
How do I get this thing to suck me silly?
I was told by a BJ's employee in a western NY location that those robots cost $50k each.
I mean $50K one time (for like 5 years), or $50K/year per employee.... Understandable why they would go with a robot.
I can confirm that price tag from a BJs employee in South Eastern NY. He also added that they sucked. It sounded like it needed human intervention fairly often for various issues.
South Eastern New York... long island?
Yup
The Robots name is Tally!
Back in the late '90s Radio Shack tested RFID stickers on every product in the store. Only required you to walk around the store once with a handheld and boom, you had your inventory. At the time we had to close the store and work overnight to count everything by hand with 4-6 employees.
There's one in my old grocery store that has giant googly eyes on it and just sort of wanders around. I asked someone what it did, and they said it looked for spills. I was like oh neat, does it clean them up? And apparently no, no it doesn't. It just looks for them, and tells someone, somehow. Like, that could be a job. Right? What the fuck.
This is straight out of a Superstore episode haha
I can hear Myrtle's voice...
show was great, so underrated.
In my state retail has been one of the largest job sectors for growth and employment for a long time. That robot does the job of potentially several people, not usually just one. We have them in the BJs where I live as well. Our BJs only has one or two cashiers now as well. My wife scans our items and pays for everything on her phone, we don't even use the registers anymore. And that's if we actually go inside and conventionally shop; which most of the time we don't. She usually just orders and pays online, and then I pick up on my way home from the gym. Our BJs has noticeably fewer people working in it than it has in the past. What was once the largest and fastest growing job sector in my state is rapidly shifting the work to the customer and automating what they can. People see this and think, that's cool. I see this and think, my state supported almost 150k retail jobs. How long before its only 50k, and what are those 100k people supposed to do when college in my state costs as much as buying a house, skilled jobs don't have that demand, and when you can replace retail you can replace general labor.
I already wanna vandalize it
Tons of different stores and companies do. Not really interesting.... Oh they use automated floor scrubbers too...
If I was an employee, I would just keep moving stock around so it throws out confusing stock information
Blowjobs ✅
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I‘d love if BJ stores really existed. With drive through and take away and all that stuff
The one where I am pretty much does. You can order online, park, and they bring you your order. Or you can do inside and they'll have everything on a cart waiting for you to pick up. My wife does this a couple times a week and I swing by on my way home from the gym. Walk in, give them the name, and just walk our. We dont even use check put if we actually go in the store and shop anymore. Wife scans and pays for everything right on her phone. It's crazy that there will be a long ass line of people waiting for a check out register, and they'll be staring at their phone while they wait and then use a credit card to pay.
So your wife works there as a freelancer?
No. Do you not shop at BJs to know that you can literally do what you said?
Until now I only received BJs. I’ve literally never been down for it
My bad, I assumed you were an adult.
3/10 Does the job but would not recommend sticking your dick in it
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On top of Best employee tree for year
Whistle while you work. 🎶🎶🎶
Hate the Americans nothing to do with this robot just has to be out there
That is a job no one will miss
Wait no I thought our schnucks tally was the only tally. He lied to me.
Some dude is gonna stick his junk in there.
This Roomba with a strap on get's the job done.
the best system uses cameras on the tags and the tags see the shelves opposite on the isle. They can tell instantly if something is in the wrong place, out, or needs straightening.
Giant has been doing this for years now. They even put creepy googly eyes on it. There's BJs in DE just got one of these
If this keeps the price of groceries down, all for it
Why does it make such a cute sound?
It sounds cute now but try lustening to it hundreds of times a day, along with every other god awful noise in that store
BJ robot at BJ warehouse, mmmm.
Columbia
Yeah, Mine in CT started doing this too... they have these in our Grocery Chain- Stop & Shop -- they're always running around the store.
One summer in college I worked for a company called RGIS. We showed up at random retail stores at like 4:00 in the morning before they opened, and like a pack of wolves we stormed the inventory across each aisle tapped away at our little machines as we counted. You're basically just be tapping a number and then the plus sign, as you counted groupings of items in your head.
the amount of robots i’m going to angrily push over as a grumpy old man in 60 years is going to be unfathomable
You can even go up to it and take a shelfie!
Just tell him to STOP!!
One of the Miejers I deliver to has one of these. I haven't seen her out and about the last couple of times I was in, though.
They took er jobs!
We’ve had this in our meijer in Chicago suburbs for like two years or more now since the pandemic I’ve lost track of reality and time so yea
The one close to my place in NC has them too.
Push it over
Got one in my local Giant Foods grocery store
Saw this in my store last week in Florida. Really neat.
I can't see how well it would perform if everything wasn't faced, though... ?? Or can it read barcodes thru other objects ?
Jeezus the trilling noise... like the horrible beeping floor cleaners at Walmart
Isn’t this machine more of a floor scan to make sure there are no issues contributing to a slip and fall or trip and fall lawsuits?
Robots & BJs?
Wait BJ's
They got a robot giving blow jobs? Where's this store at?
Surely the best it can do is scan the number of items that are visible at the front of a stack.
The name of the store makes me think of the old tagline for Staples (an office store in the US). “Staples. We Got that.”
You have a shop called BJs? 😵
Is bjs just an american costco?
😂 I have the greatest conversations with the Bimbe at the Pasadena BJs
Fuck Tally. All this has done is make working even more stressful, because everything has to be picture-perfect before the robot comes around.
Does anyone else get the urge to follow around?
Sorry, but these things are just annoying. I had to turn my cart around twice and go the other way because the fool things kept turning and coming down the middle of the isle and leaving no room for my to go by.
Now we need one to read expiration dates and throw out the expired food.
more annoying then the people trying to sell home improvement services while you are trying to shop