https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-costco-kroger-facing-self-checkout-reckoning-2023-10

Some are finding they still need employees to combat theft, assist with purchases, review IDs, and check receipts.

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  • bigboopballs [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    self-checkouts are wonderful bc anything that's more than $10 is fucking free

    what do you mean?

    • Kuori [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      ah let me be clear: when shit is expensive, i steal it. not actually everything, of course, i'm not completely bereft of sense

      but yeah if you're careful and calm (and tbh white) and you make sure not to shop in impoverished neighborhoods (they have more security) you can get away with murder. i routinely steal about 60% of my groceries. my actual threshold/selection process is a little bit more nuanced but i don't wanna get too deep into details

      i do highly recommend it though, just pass shit over the scanner with a fingertip on the barcode. easy peasy, grocery bill goes down. stonks-down

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      could mean several things, like big items too large for a bag, or things you can hide on the bottom rack of your cart. There's a lot of simple ways to steal things.

      • Kuori [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        big items too large for a bag

        i actually would recommend never doing this. you should always buy the stuff that's visible at a glance. having that shit on a receipt if you get stopped is like a get out of jail free card.

        bottom rack of your cart

        ditto this. everything i nab is bagged like any other item.