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Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings (www.techspot.com)

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[–] 82tenterstreet@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I always, within reason, try to check out with a person and use cash.

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[–] remon@ani.social 7 points 4 days ago

I always, within reason try to avoid those exact things.

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[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 6 points 4 days ago

Until you realise they closed all but one staffed checkout.

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[–] GormayRawdog@lemmy.world 1 point 4 days ago

Well aren't you a dandy mint patty? When I pay, I don't, and all my groceries are fre. Fucking Ez mood, amirite?

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