If you are actually doing this, the store cameras are waiting for you to hit a magic number where you’ve stolen enough in value to be worth going after.

This. I will not trust just anyone to pick my food for me.

Advanced checkout sounds awesome.

Im surprised how many people here hate self checkout. I am much faster at scanning and bagging my own items than most cashiers. I almost never get errors, and if I do I know what to do to clear them typically. I always look at self check first, and then human lines second. Plus, none if that “how’s your day? Want to apply for a store credit card?” talk from a bored looking cashier.