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submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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[-] Thymos@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Also, some places do random inspection. But that’s frustration free too

Yeah, I'm gonna disagree with that. They've recently ramped up those checks because of increased theft due to inflation. They also scan more items now. After having been checked 4 times in a row and them completely emptying my bag each time, I no longer use the self checkout.

[-] IrrerPolterer@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[-] Thymos@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

NL as well. Maybe it's because it's a big city, poor neighbourhood, more theft, I don't know, but I'm done with it.

[-] IrrerPolterer@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Sounds frustrating, sorry to hear that

[-] Thymos@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks, it really was. I had happily used the self-checkouts for years before that, so it's a real shame.

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