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[-] WamGams@lemmy.ca 29 points 8 months ago

In the self checkout I watched a man with his children have his card rejected, so he just walked out with the food.

The security guards came up to ask me if I knew what way the man went.

I pointed up in the air to the security camera dome and said, "he sort of went that way, boys."

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

Can't jack the prices and not expect consequences.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

Massive store near me remodeled about two years ago with a focus on tons of new self checkouts.

Recently, all have been closed.

Surprised that so much walked out the doors via self checkouts that it’s cheaper to pay employees and take whatever aggregate losses there might be from higher wait times!

That is to say, the man with his children apparently wasn’t the only one.

UBI now!

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Self-checkouts were so convenient, now they've had some of them gated and some just closed down because people kept stealing. Sucks.

[-] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

They're amazing here, we don't have proshoplifting communities though it's generally looked down upon so it's not quiet the dystopia America seems to be. I love being able to get in and out without pausing my podcast.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm from Finland. Things are pretty good here but it still happens, self-checkouts were scaled down because of theft. Teens and junkies being two big groups, from what I've heard from people working with self-checkouts. Sucks even more that this isn't happening because people are stealing to eat or something.

[-] WamGams@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Costco appears to have even abandoned it, and for reference, the customers not only pay to be there but on average has a household income over $70k.

The frog boiling point might not be here yet, but when is it? When people making over a hundred k are willing to risk it all to steal?

this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2024
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