Cash Register (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 19 - Smart Supermarket Part 1 - full transcript

The employees are afraid for their jobs.

"Issachar Bounty"

Checkout

Spelt bread.

Confirm.
There we go.

What's this? -A resuscitation machine
for Chibotero. -Ah, nice!

This way we won't have to call
an ambulance.

It's a new self-checkout, Ramzi.
-No way! -Way.

Finally!

Finally.

You're my hero.
-Don't overdo it...

Believe me, I know what you do.
-Ramzi.



Does it have a name?

Yes. This is Nikita from "Smarket."
-She's something else.

Just like Nikita!

Okay... I'm going to get a chair
for Kohava, alright?

No, no, no, Ramzi, no need.
Kohava won't be sitting here.

Don't tell me she's fired.
-No, no, of course not. Not yet.

Nikita is an automatic cashier-
a checkout without a cashier.

In recent months,

supermarket management,
i.e., Avihai and myself,

discussed the notion
of an automatic cashier.

For months now that sourpuss
has been nagging me:

Automatic cashier,
shmautomatic cashier.

Obviously I did
a Steve Jobs style presentation

with tons of models and charts.



She showed me drawings
like my kid makes in kindergarten.

I almost laughed in her face.

And two weeks ago we shook hands
and he approved a one week pilot.

I have no idea what I approved!
I just wanted to silence that siren.

"Steve Jobs said an automatic cashier
increases output."

The automatic cashier is what
the iPhone was for Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs and I are very much alike
in... in... many ways.

Mainly in our ability to see ahead.
The wheels are constantly turning.

All the time, 30 years,
40 years down the line...

100 years.

I stretch a long arm into the future
and bring it here, to the present.

Hello, Sir,

would you like to try
our automatic cashier?

Our smart checkout?
Free of charge?

A glimpse into the future...

Hey, young man!
Would you like a glimpse?

You're listening to headphones?
Okay, that's fine.

It didn't always go smoothly
for Steve Jobs either.

But he had another method -
"The Staring Method."

When Steve wanted something,
anything, from someone,

he had this method
where he would stare at the person,

this penetrating gaze, maybe I...

Okay, I'll try it here?

This penetrating gaze

into the other person's pupil,

and the person would be convinced.

Would you like to make away
with waiting at the checkout

and try our automatic cashier?

No, thank you. -You really should.
-I'm in a hurry. -You should.

It took humanity a long time
to get used to revolutionary ideas.

People are afraid of the unknown.

It's like a Chinese person and a fork,
Kohava and a museum.

219.80.

Here.

Denied.
-What's denied?

Entry to Egypt.
What could be denied?!

Your credit card, no money.

Ah. And this one?

No.

And this one?

No.

And this one?
-That's an HMO card.

HMO? What does that mean?

Since my husband was railroaded
and sentenced to two years in prison,

my life has been hell.

What did we do wrong
to deserve this?

You manipulated shares
to the tune of NIS 2B.

Fine, and you've never made a mistake?

Is that any reason to ruin the lives
of two people and two Schnauzers

that never hurt anyone?!

You know that dozens of families
were destroyed because of you.

I don't know, I was with the kids.

How about you put it on my tab
and I'll pay tomorrow

or the day after.
-Why tomorrow or the day after?

Why not the end...
You know what? Whenever you can.

Thank you, you're so kind...
-You think?!

You're not leaving with a plastic bag
without paying.

A "plastic bag"?
This rectangle that comes off

that the dog swallows and chokes on.
Even that you have to pay for.

You think you'll con us like your husband
who stole billions from the state?

Promised to give 'em back and didn't?
-Sshhh!

"Sshhh"?
You should have shushed your husband

who stole people's pensions!
He stole my entire pension!

Kohava Shavit, cashier

Who the hell has a pension?
A cashier... What pension?

What is it the Sages said?

He who has never gloated
doesn't know how fun it can be.

The Sages didn't say that.
-Doesn't matter.

Mrs. Bismanovsky?
Why the furrows on your face?

Really?
Dr. Frishman said that could happen.

I'll call him. -No, no, no.
Your face is absolutely fine.

I meant,
why do you look troubled?

Ramzi, you wouldn't believe
how evil people can be.

Today my last credit card was declined.
-Oy vey...

I don't know what to do.
Where will I get money now?

I have two Schnauzers, I don't know
how to manipulate stock like my husband.

Have you ever considered... working?

Working?
-Yes, working.

You do something
and get monetary compensation.

That's a good idea,
but where do I find work like that?

Anywhere you desire.
Even in our supermarket.

Daisy, our all-purpose employee,
is with the immigration police today.

Nice. -I can ask Shira
if you can replace him.

Wow, that's great!

How will I know what to do?

Do you trust me?

Do you have faith in me?

Then hop on.

That's from "Aladdin,"
I always wanted to say that.

It's just like a flying carpet.

Here, I uncorked it especially.

The cameramen, the crew.

Okay then. Cheers, Le'Chaim!
-What's the occasion?

To Shira's upcoming failure.
Cheers!

So you don't believe
in the automatic checkout.

Oh, please...
Who wants a checkout without a cashier?

The customers want... they want...

it's all about the attention,
the warm, personal attention.

Get your manager over here.
-Really? -Really. -She's sick.

Then get me your supervisor.
-Sure thing.

Supervisor to checkout 2,
supervisor to checkout 2.

Hello, I'm the supervisor,
how can I help you?

Are you kidding me?!

Let's see you laughing
when everyone curses you out on Facebook!

No problem.
I'm gonna shame you so bad!

Sure.
-I'm at "Issachar Bounty..."

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Shaming is done with love
or not at all. How's my hair?

Let's go already, I'm late for work.
-Really? Shaming in session, here.

You want all the networks
to get a copy of this? -Whoa!

Film everyone, why don't you?
-Kohava, no problem.

You'll pay for this...
-"Kohava"? Are we friends now?

Kohava, you'll pay for this.
-She's going to show me who's who.

Now I'll shame you too.
-Wait, gimme your lipstick...

I don't care if the cashier's a human,
a robot or a rocking horse.

As long as I make it to soccer
on time so I'm not the goalie.

I heard that Perselani inflated the ball
hard as a rock.

Franco? -What? No...
it was like this when I got here.

No, I just came to see
if you're managing with our...

automatic cashier. -I can "checkout"
the automatic cashier myself.

Nice!

Nice one!

You see how easy it is?

And if Franco can, any moron can.

Not a moron... Oh, Franco,
that moron...

clever moron, not moronic.
Not...

He's a man with street smarts.
One can learn a lot from Franco.

Check this out.
-Wooo...

Nice!

Does it work with two?

Why not? -Nice! Why not?
-What's that?

The automatic cashier.
-This is our automatic cashier.

Come one come all!
A step towards the future.

That's it.

Congratulations on your first
automatic purchase! -Wow!

Go, Shira! Go, Shira! Go, Shira!

They're gonna miss my warm approach.
It's just a matter of time.

Kohava! Customers have been waiting
in line for 15 minutes!

Sweetie, let them wait,
I'm being filmed for a TV show!

Tell them that, alright?
swear, what's with the haters?

Is it my fault
they're not photogenic?

Come in,
ring you all up in here.

I never worked, it's very nice.

You help other people
and you get paid for it.

You should try it.
'm working as we speak.

Sitting behind the camera
listening to me talk is your job?

And they say we're corrupt.

Mrs. Bismanovksy!
Give me a twirl. -You like?

It looks perfect on you.
-Stop!

When do we get paid?
-What?

No, no, no,
first we have to work, alright?

So to begin with,
these are our snazzy lemons.

Sometimes, God forbid,
there's a defective lemon in the fold.

Our job is to remove it from the fold,

toss it in the garbage lest it infect
the others with its skin disease.

Alright? -Sure.
-I'll be right back.

What's all this? -You told me
to get rid of the defective lemons.

What's defective about this one?

I don't know, in our yard
they don't look like this

and they have these things
stuck to them.

Who knows where they've been.
-What?

It's alright,
we'll find you something else.

Vacuuming is more for you.

You press here,

wherever you see dirt,
you vacuum it, okay?

Show me that you can do

No way!
-You see? You can do it!

I'll be right back.

No, no, no, no!
No, no, that's...

You know what?
Come.

You sit here, ah?
You sit here and watch me work.

Alright. Did I do okay?
-Yes, okay.

After I learned
how to work with the vacuum,

Ramzi gave me a different job
to watch him and do nothing,

like a director does.

We did that in all the departments.
No doubt, working is very satisfying.

All done.

Well, Mrs. Bismanovsky?
How was your first day at work?

Listen, this job is gorgeous.

When should I be here tomorrow?
-That's just it...

there's a problem, Mrs. Bismanovsky.
-Ah. Okay, I got it.

No, no, no, what did you get?
-No, it's fine, I got it.

I'm a bad worker,
you don't have to explain.

No, no, you're a great worker!
It's just, Daisy will be back tomorrow.

But don't worry, Mrs. Bismanovsky,

I spoke to my nephew,
he got you a job in a clothing store.

You did that for me?
-Most certainly... -Ramzi!

Mrs. Bismanovsky took her first steps
in the job market today.

No doubt with the tools I gave her
she will become more independent.

Wait, Mrs. Bismanovsky, calm down.

You fold the shirt
and put it in the bag.

No, don't fold the bag.

She folded the bag
and put it in the shirt.

No, don't cry, Mrs. Bismanovsky.

I'm coming, I'm coming.
Wait for me there. Bye.

I swear, we got it made.

The customers work for us
and I get money to smoke.

Every drag, 0.50. Here.

Presto! 0.50.

Presto! 0.50.

Gimme some of that.

Look who's back..

Who ordered "Toblerone"
from the duty free, huh?

Anatoly!
-Nissim, my man!

I was in Moldova.

I went to get documents.

Mamula of mamula is Jewish,
for the Rabbinate.

Your grandmother is Jewish?
-Who knows?

Mamula of mamula's brain is on vacation.

At 93 she can be convinced
she's a can of Coke.

We missed the cheap perfume.
-Ramzi. Here. -I'll take that.

If anybody wants some, I have it.

What's going on?
-It's going good! -Oy!

Two of you on break
from the checkout?

Oh, he doesn't know,
he hasn't been here.

Shira brought an automatic cashier.
-An automatic cashier?

She's called "Nikita."
Or Niki for short.

Or Kita, Kita. Yes, Kita.
-Oy vey, an automatic cashier,

what a catastrophe...
-Why "oy vey"?

They're doing a...
-What?

I don't know how to say it...
A smart supermarket.

What are you talking about?
The shit in Moldova messed you up.

Not that I ever understood
what you're saying.

A smart supermarket!
Don't you know what that is?

First it's an automatic cashier,
then it's an automatic slicer,

then it's an automatic cleaning machine.
-Great!

We'll have tons of time
to play chicken wing frisbee.

That's what my cousin
in Moldova thought.

She worked in a supermarket there
just like here.

Then it's a smart supermarket,
all the employees go home,

one after the other...

She got depressed,
jumped out the window.

Oh, God, did she die?!
-No, it's Moldova, one-story houses,

just a little bump.
-Then she's fine. -No.

Hospitals in Moldova are a catastrophe.
Little bump, big infection,

two days, that's it.
-Oh, God...

You believe everything
this Moldovan tyrant is saying?

We're not expendable.
Who's gonna replace us?

You think Anatoly is lying?
-I don't think, I know. -Look.

Welcome to "Smarket,

the smart market and future
of all marketing processes.

At "Smarket" we have
the newest technologies,

such as the automatic cashier,

the automatic cleaning machine

and our latest hit,
the automatic storage robot.

Connect to us and save
5,000 dollars a day on employees.

Not good.

Not good at all.

So if the..

if the pilot
of the automatic cashier works...

Then we're all going home.

Here!

This job is perfect for me.
Look at the conditions.

Full matriculation,
BA degree and a moped.

Those are the requirements,
not the conditions, peanut brain.

Oh, the requirements,
then it's not for me.

I don't have a moped.
-And you have a BA degree...

What's the difference?
I don't have a moped.

What's going on,
what are you doing?

Looking for a job, that's what.

The pilot's over in two days,
we're all going home.

Hey, hey, hey, Gorbachev.
Shove the gun you know where.

What's with the defeatism?
No one's going anywhere.

But Ms. Kohava,

Shira has decided
to turn this into a smart supermarket.

And when she decides something,
nothing will stop her. -Okay.

She is untarnished, unblemished.
-That woman is one big blemish.

Even if we get a thousand Shiras,
a thousand Nikitas,

no one will reach the tip
of our staff's pinky.

Don't forget who you are,
Nissim Shimoni! Anatoly Kirialko!

Kirilenko. -Kirilenko.
-Maharata... uh... Beyonce?

Esti. —Esti, whatever,
what's the difference?

You get what I mean.
A winning staff fights.

A winning staff is not replaced!

We fight like lions,
like Masada we fight!

Um...-What?
-At Masada...

didn't they commit suicide?
-Shut up, Ramzi, come on...

is it my history or yours?
-Yours.

In two days a decision will be made
about the smart supermarket.

By then we come up with a solution.

Who's with me?
-Me. -Me. -Me.

Who's with me?
-Me! -Me! -Me!

Who's with me?
-Me! -Me!

Can't hear you!
-Me! -Me!

This is how I like you!

So what's the plan?
-How do I know?

Then what's with all the shouting?

I wanted to make sure
we're on the same page.

Now we'll find a solution.

Okay, I know.

Ramzi.
-At your command, Ms. Kohava.

Find a solution.

We got this.
Deal the cards.

Rummy or...?
-Who cares, whatever.

I stretch a long arm into the future

grab it and bring it here,
to the supermarket to work for us.

We'll save hundreds of thousands
on employees per year.

People in the supermarket.

Automatic cashier.

Swipe, swipe. Left, right.
No one looking, into bag,

Chibotero, "bad person,"
close boom, money, poof, huh?

If there's any stealing,

I'm skyrocketing you
and the automatic outta here!

What's this?
All this for 3,80?

You see?
Turns out you are the cheapest.

We realized that customers
can't harm the checkout. -True.

So maybe...
the checkout can harm the customers.