Going grocery shopping, at least for me, used to be fun...

It used to be a relaxing experience, but something happened in the last few years and now it seems more like a headache than anything else. Stores seem to make it impossible for things to be streamlined. Walmart specifically has made it so only certain self-checkouts are open to the public whereas others are exclusive to people who pay a subscription. How does this help the customer and make things streamlined?

To me it feels like stores are making it harder to have an enjoyable experience at the store.

What are your thoughts?

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nonsensiclesnail · F Best Comment

I used to like to cook. The planning and the execution of it all.
But after years of life, I hate cooking. I hate grocery shopping.
But then, the checkers used to be people I knew on a surface level. I would see them at their work, around town, sometimes at someone's else's home They were friendly, and they still are, but I feel no connection to them anymore.
The actual checking out experience, as in self checkout vs. The grumpy old women who probably should have retired by now but obviously cant because life is expensive, isn't a factor to me so much as my disdain for having to feed people who aren't happy unless it comes out of a box, from a server or through a drive through window
If I cooked for just me, maybe I wouldn't hate it so much.
I could use actual flavors and vegetables.