The funniest self-checkout jokes, ranked.

2 comedians, one topic. Quoted from the source, funniest first by our laugh score: surprise of the turn (40), economy (30) and specificity (30).

  1. 1
    Larry the Cable Guy
    Larry the Cable Guy

    Remain Seated, 2020 · on Self-checkout

    72
    “I hate that grocery store self-checkout. What in the world? All the enjoyment of working at the store without the satisfaction of getting a paycheck.”

    Neat reframe of the customer as unpaid staff.

    Scraps from the Loft: Larry the Cable Guy, Remain Seated transcript ↗All Self-checkout jokes →

  2. 2
    Sebastian Maniscalco
    Sebastian Maniscalco

    What's Wrong with People?, 2012 · on Self-checkout

    66

    Maniscalco never wants to be the person holding up the self-checkout line.

    “I went in at 3AM. Nobody there. I did a self-training on this machine. I got all the different screens down, I memorized some of my favorite items, four-one-six-two: bananas.”

    The secret 3AM training session and the memorised PLU code are vivid specifics.

    Scraps from the Loft: Sebastian Maniscalco, What's Wrong with People? transcript ↗All Self-checkout jokes →

More from Tech & modern life

See the whole graph