More BS for consumers who are now being treated even more like thieves when they shop

  • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Arent the self check outs right next to the exit anyways? At least here in germany they are so it really is a non issue to just carry them 1 metre and scan them. They have a bin right outside so you can throw them away then.

    • systemglitch@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I wonder what happens if you go in, don’t find what you wanted and decide to leave without a reciept?

  • Steve@startrek.website
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    4 months ago

    “Organized retail crime across the entire industry is a serious issue, and has only gotten worse,” said spokesperson Catherine Thomas. She did not provide data to back up the claim.

    Riiiight

    • RickyWars1@lemmy.caOP
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      4 months ago

      Yes this statement was quite frankly hilarious. I’m certain that the mafia has moved onto stealing bread for black-market redistribution. Or maybe they themselves can no longer afford to shop at Lowblaws.

    • lemmyng@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      Is she talking about how Loblaws is essentially an organized crime outfit?

    • Kichae@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      “You can trust us to know this,” she went on to say. “We’re the criminals, after all!”

  • howrar@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    People leave grocery stores without buying anything all the time. The self-checkout area is usually the easiest way to leave because there’s lots of empty space. I don’t see what they can possibly accomplish with this.

    • Kichae@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      I already hated shopping at Superstore. What they accomplished was turning me into a broken glass shopper.