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MadrasT

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56. Never take the items out of the cart

Tue Apr 10, 2012, 07:17 AM

Apr 2012

I have done it by accident. Scan stuff, bag it, once you get 3 or 4 bags done, put them in the (not yet empty) cart to make room for the new bags you still need to fill post-scanner.

I was on my way out last week and found 2 things that got buried that I never scanned. I went back and paid for them, but I could have just as easily just kept going to the car.

I only use self checkouts if the regular lines are really long. I feel bad about people losing jobs and I personally would rather work less, not more.

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Self-Checkouts Has Lead To Increase In Shoplifting [View all] Sherman A1 Apr 2012 OP

Time to reframe this izquierdista Apr 2012 #1

I kinda thought something similar. Cleita Apr 2012 #3

ahhhh.. thats not gonna happen.... n/t IamK Apr 2012 #18

I like it when screwing people out of jobs and decent wages costs companies money! nanabugg Apr 2012 #69

Nice. Jackpine Radical Apr 2012 #4

And you don't even have to put it out in the garbage,,,, Junkdrawer Apr 2012 #9

But they will probably use this "shoplifting epidemic" as an excuse to actually jack up the prices Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #2

You know they are going to do that anyway once everyone buys into the system. Cleita Apr 2012 #6

well at our local Tops (WNY) there are self checkouts. ejpoeta Apr 2012 #5

I've never seen them at Wegmans. baldguy Apr 2012 #21

i don't get to wegmans much because it is about a half an hour to 40 minutes for me ejpoeta Apr 2012 #49

Allow me to be the first in this thread to say... JHB Apr 2012 #7

+1 Johonny Apr 2012 #24

they pulled them out where I live in Atlanta banned from Kos Apr 2012 #8

So many people I see attempting to use the self checkout abelenkpe Apr 2012 #10

On the relatively few times I have attempted to use self-checkout at my favorite supermarket customerserviceguy Apr 2012 #34

I never even bother using those things. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #57

Albertson's has not abandoned self checkout quinnox Apr 2012 #11

So, robots haven't replaced you at work yet? aquart Apr 2012 #15

You should start using them for stealing stuff. Unless of course, ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #16

lol quinnox Apr 2012 #17

A few years ago I read an article in a trade pub Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #23

Funny! nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #28

Thank you! n/t daligirl519 Apr 2012 #35

The Albertson's by me pulled them out like a year ago. TheCruces Apr 2012 #36

HAH! So much for it being cheaper to fire the employee. aquart Apr 2012 #12

My wife thinks that somehow she's faster than the professional check-out people... Ian David Apr 2012 #13

Yeah, every time I ever tried one they end badly for me too. JoeyT Apr 2012 #20

And the ONE time everything goes perfectly well... Ian David Apr 2012 #22

The ones at our local Fry's never fails JonLP24 Apr 2012 #47

You mean to tell me ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #14

Wow, I think the exact same way! Mimosa Apr 2012 #46

I remember a similar situation at my (former) local bank ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #60

Agreed Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #67

+1 Daniel537 Apr 2012 #58

My biggest complaint about self-checkout (other than how it killed jobs and makes me work for free) kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #19

My store has ONE self-checkout.........ONE. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2012 #25

its really not hard to do quinnox Apr 2012 #27

I find them a pain to operate one-handed Retrograde Apr 2012 #66

I go to Fresh and Easy all the time... aspieextrodinare Apr 2012 #32

Fresh and Easy are union-busting assholes. nt Codeine Apr 2012 #53

I once forgot that I had a package of bottled water on the bottom of my shopping cart...... marmar Apr 2012 #26

I'm laughing at your water story goclark Apr 2012 #55

Indeed Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #61

No one could have predicted that ... nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #29

People just cannot be trusted. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #30

"Theft intentional or not"? surrealAmerican Apr 2012 #31

Good point Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #42

I wonder how? ecstatic Apr 2012 #33

Never take the items out of the cart MadrasT Apr 2012 #56

makes sense Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #37

All the Wal-Marts around here stopped using them. joshcryer Apr 2012 #38

Shocked! I am totally shocked by this information! davsand Apr 2012 #39

Probably couldn't pull it off at Costco. Mimosa Apr 2012 #45

So I am guessing the part about touching the product to the yellow pad to deactivate it Quixote1818 Apr 2012 #40

Despite the fact that most people assumed that was the function kentauros Apr 2012 #44

I worked for a retailer that did a pilot project with self-checkout Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2012 #41

I like it. Behind the Aegis Apr 2012 #43

really? because when i am over at the self checkout with my ejpoeta Apr 2012 #50

Beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks should be bought in the liqour store FarCenter Apr 2012 #59

Our local Stop & Shop... meaculpa2011 Apr 2012 #48

Whoever wrote that headline needs RebelOne Apr 2012 #51

Internets: the end of quality control in the newsroom alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #52

Refreshing to see all these Good Democrats really embracing the whole Act Liberally philosophy. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #54

I pretty much use nothing but self checkouts. Jennicut Apr 2012 #62

I've found cash in the change thing DiverDave Apr 2012 #63

When I want to use up all my nickels dimes and pennies Quantess Apr 2012 #64

Good idea Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #68

I don't use them, for one thing I ususally write a check Raine Apr 2012 #65