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Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech (www.businessinsider.com)
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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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[+] -6 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Eh. Shop wherever you get the best deal.

Getting screwed over by someone locally isn't better than getting screwed over by someone miles away unless you're a tool.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    You understand why Walmart is able to charge so little for shit? Their workers are paid garbage (a lot have to supplement their wages with food stamps), they buy in such crazy volume that they can undercut mom and pop places with impossible margins and they drive local businesses under. I hope the deals are worth it

    Amusingly the 2 Walmarts in my city closed due to crazy shoplifting. I'm not sad to see them go, but they left a massive crater in the shopping center where NOTHING needs that much space and I can't see anybody moving in anytime soon. Sadly they've chased smaller places out of the area already so shopping options are limited

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Walmart workers are paid comparably to workers at Kroger and Target.

    Walmart is able to charge low prices because they make up for it in volume. They make up for it in volume because they charge the lowest prices.

    I hope the deals are worth it

    It is. If mom and pop stores want to stay in business, they can take a hit to their paychecks so customers have a better deal. If they aren't willing to do that, then they shouldn't get to stay in business. It is business, after all. I'm not getting ripped off just to be nice to someone local, lol.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Bragging about being equivalent to Kroger pay is... sheesh...

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah I don’t think they get that countered their own point. All of em are corporate places that are cheap and pay shit.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    The best deal is always free. So, I'd rather inconvenience the conglomerate haute-booj than the petit-booj, even if it's only a few dollars.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    The best deal is always free.

    What are you talking about? Who told you that and why do you spout it as though it's a law of the universe?

    No, the best deal is not 'always free.' That's the kind of soundbite that's appropriate for republicans.

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