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Self-checkout theft causing problems for retailers — and shoppers who despise receipt checks (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I started using grocery self-checkouts during COVID, but I've kept using them because there's rarely a line (and I'm a misanthrope). I'd probably go back to using regular human checkouts if I had to dig through all my crap to prove what I bought.

Having said that, I've noticed myself making mistakes. I've accidentally failed to scan an item, and I've accidentally entered incorrect codes for produce. When I notice, I fix them, but I've probably missed a few.

I guess the easiest answer is for grocery chains to reinvest some of those windfall profits and hire more cashiers.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A couple of my aunts were cashiers around the same timeframe, one of em a single mom. I don't know how much they were paid, but they had decent apartments in Toronto around Roncesvalles with enough square footage for a kid and his cousins to get "up to speed" (I mostly recall the injuries)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That lines up with my memories in Saskatoon. Injuries aside :) By then I had my own son to manage!