Ben Marlow wrote yesterday that, “It is every shopper’s worst nightmare – the proliferation of the dreaded self-checkout. There can’t be a human being on earth that doesn’t hate them.”

Worst nightmare? Speak for yourself! There's nothing like the soothing beep of a three-pack of onions swooshing past; or the satisfaction of knowing you can take your time and play Tetris with your groceries as you bag them, with no one huffing and puffing behind you.

Now brace yourself, for this might come as a shock, but many of our readers actually prefer to scan and bag their own groceries.

While most of our readers – admittedly – agreed with Ben’s view that human cashiers are best, our poll of 15,000 readers showed that a full 37 percent prefer self-checkouts – or other newer and more technologically advanced options, such as scan and shop apps.