Sumner Place CVS adds self-checkout machines

The CVS Pharmacy at 4601-A Sangamore Road in the Shops at Sumner Place finally has installed self-checkout machines. Three self-checkouts have been set up where the furthest left traditional checkout station has been at the front counter of the store. Only one was operating Tuesday evening. None of the three machines was accepting cash nor coins.

A test of the self-checkout found fewer glitches than those at other CVS stores. They appear to run the same software as the Giant self-checkouts, but the one I used still froze up once, demanding an employee intervention during the simple action of pushing "Continue" to pay. This CVS often has back-ups at the checkout, with only one cashier on duty, so the self-checkouts will likely be welcomed by customers.