Self-checkout lanes should be a quick option if you need to scan a couple items during a fast grocery trip. If you shop at Aldi, however, you might wonder if there's a rule about how many items you ...

For many Aldi shoppers, the self-checkout lanes improve each of their visits — reducing friction and making their trips more efficient. Unfortunately, if you commit this blunder, you're messing up ...

Are you team self-checkout or would you prefer a staff member scan your items for you? Regardless of which side of the debate you fall on, it's inevitable that you will have to use the self-checkout ...

A male Aldi employee at a checkout lane scanning a bottle of beer - columbo.photog/Shutterstock Aldi is a unique grocery store in many ways, and one of the most ...

If you're a frequent Aldi shopper, you may have noticed that the barcodes on the store's products are extra-large. Turns out, ...

Self-checkouts may save time at the store, but a growing number of shoppers admit they’ve also used it to steal. Among Americans who’ve used self-checkout, 27% say they’ve intentionally taken an item ...

A reader shares her frustration with self-checkout lines replacing human cashiers at grocery stores. The reader, Jeanie Conti Speckmann, believes self-checkouts have led to an increase in theft. She ...

The SW Florida Grocery Shopping Chronicles is a recurring feature discussing local grocery shopping topics. A recent poll asked if shoppers should get a discount for using self-checkout stations.