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Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech (www.businessinsider.com)

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Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech::When Walmart's anti-theft self-checkout tech alerts an employee of a missed scan, it can cause some uncomfortable situations.

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[-] Astronautical@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

That's pretty hard to do if you live in an area that only has the one store near, and even then; would the multi-billion dollar company really care if it gets like $1200 less per year from a single customer?

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As for your first point, you're right. If the local business scene is non-existent, then there's little one can do.

As for your second point, well, that's not the point. If OP says he hates Walmart so much, and he has a choice, then shopping elsewhere would be good for him.

Plus even if $1200 won't break Walmart, well, at least that's $1200 OP isn't willingly and reluctantly giving to them.

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