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This page uses a mixture of "self-service" and "self service". Should pick one and stick with it... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.148.239.134 (talk) 02:54, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted that the last sentence of the first paragraph is pure garbage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.0.150.10 (talk) 12:18, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The last section appears irrelevant and to be promoting a business2601:85:C101:8DF0:DC8B:88EF:4C81:9A99 (talk) 05:19, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Non-objective

The entire article which is predominantly edited by one individual, as the history shows, expresses an implicit bias. This bias is also subjective in nature. Therefore this article does not accurately represent the objective pros and cons, or an accurate history of “self-service” implementation. Most of life was “self-service” before the postwar period, and only in the US. This is all just a mess of an individual’s opinion. 2601:1C2:C181:3C04:98E:DAF3:AAB9:63B3 (talk) 08:51, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

only in the US did this drastically change. Post war. For the vast majority of history, the majority of people didn’t have expendable income enough to employ a “clerk” at the local market. A lot didn’t even get money. Serfs/feudal peasants were given a fraction of a parcel of land for their own subsistence but were allowed to stay on land in return for tending a much larger area. All of the produce from this area was given to the local lord. So, in short, the cashier is a weird occupation to be so fixated on.

2601:1C2:C181:3C04:98E:DAF3:AAB9:63B3 (talk) 09:02, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]