Is it shallow, or petty, to decide based on name alone? Yeah, pretty much, but there’s probably something, a product or service or site, that the name has made you gloss right over it or jump to it ASAP.
What are some examples that spring to mind for you?
No idea about any app/sticker issues. Here you just walk up to the self-checkout, scan your items, then leave. I have one shop with a loyalty card so in that case I scan my barcode (offline) on the self checkout. The only delay is if you mess up the weight on the bags, which tbf takes a bit of getting used to but now it’s rare for me, or if buying alcohol and need an age check, but I rarely do that either. I’ve never had to faff with apps or wifi or stickers.
Yeah, that’s what was the situation here as well, until the grocery prizes exploded and customers started to scan a few items and taking the rest without paying. (so yeah, shoplifting made very easy) Especially this store seems to be a target, as it’s way out of the regular routes. It looks like they’re starting to notice the drawback of the idea.