SHOPPING can sometimes take up hours of the day, but one mom has found a great self-checkout hack to get out of the store in just minutes – no matter how many items she’s buying.
TikTok “Momtrepreneaur” Heather Scibetta posted a video detailing the hack to her followers, saying it could save up to 10 minutes spent loading and unloading the checkout conveyor belt.
Scibetta paired the 15-second video with a popular TikTok audio that thousands of users have used to show their fun or quirky “life hacks.”
“Show me the life hack you randomly saw one day that is now an unconscious standard practice in your life, I’ll go first,” the audio says.
At the same time, Scibetta – who goes by “Momrepreneaur” on social media – is seen loading items into her cart and quickly checking out.
Her shopping life hack is pared down into three steps:
After that, all that’s left to do is pay.
Not everyone may want to pick up on her advice, and to that Scibetta said her followers can always “spend 10 minutes loading and unloading on the belt.”
Hand-held barcode scanners have grown more popular at supermarkets, wholesale stores such as BJ’s, Costco, and Ikea. However, locations may still vary, so check before relying on Scibetta’s hack.
While self-checkouts are very convenient for shoppers looking to avoid long lines, the technology has proven to cause a headache for some large retailers.
In March of this year, Walmart and its subsidiary Sam’s Club filed a patent lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club, accusing the company of stealing its self-checkout technology.
At the time, BJ’s claimed the technology wasn’t unique enough to warrant a patent, citing that many other retailers also use similar technology.
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