Capitalism is hell so thought it be best we all have a space to both rant a bit and also give each other some insight on how we best get by. Remember that you don't wanna put anything too incriminating or personal since wreckers are always looking for dirt but maybe you can tell us about your "friend".
Mind you this isn't a neoliberal "pull yourself from your bootstraps" comm poverty will not be eliminated by simply making "better" individual choices instead think of this comm as a safe place to vent about surviving under capitalism and a place to share whatever hard earned knowledge you wished you knew of earlier.
Re cameras at checkout: Yeah, but they shouldn't be able to see that there's something already in the bag. If a camera caught you putting something in the bag further back in the store while shopping, and then I guess if they verified that the item never left the bag during checkout that could make sense. But it seems like it would be the first part to worry about at least as far as anyone spotting any "activity." I mean, you're not doing anything at checkout other than checking out the items in your basket.
Good to know for sure! You may not be an expert as you say, but you've had the necessary experience, and it's appreciated. I'd expect this kind of thing may be well-known in certain circles, but I certainly didn't know that, so thanks. Awesome. It does make sense, and of course it's applicable to a lot more than what we're talking about here.
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Oh yeah, no I totally hear you. The nerve-wracking part for my friend, so she said, is definitely at the checkout, not during the shopping when she "accidentally" puts whatever in the bag. Because up until checkout, nothing untowards has taken place. And I certainly have taken a gander at all the little black bubbles in the ceiling and walls nearby the self-checkout area.
An unexpected item in the bagging area probably would give me a heart attack if I were her, but my friend said that's just never happened to her... so far anyway. BUT, as she explained it to me, that only happens when something is set on the side of the scanner where there's a weigh scale. The crumpled grocery bag brought from home never even has to touch it. Like you said, business is actually done in areas without all the bubbles in the ceiling.
Right! I know you didn't do that. Me either. My friend makes it sound tempting, but I don't plan on doing it myself any time soon. But it makes for fascinating discussion at the very least. :owl-wink: