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How is that any better though? The receipt checking probably takes just as long as scanning the items through the till. Unless they just take a cursory glance
by djhworld 10y ago
How is that any better though? The receipt checking probably takes just as long as scanning the items through the till.
Unless they just take a cursory glance and just say "well whatever you're probably trustworthy"
- ProblemFactory 10y agoAt a shop I visit often, the receipt checking is random, triggered by some prediction algorithm based on your history and current cart contents when you swipe your membership card when you exit the store. You get selected once out of perhaps 20 to 50 visits. As a bonus, you get a small candy bar or similar "sorry we bothered you" gift if the check does not find any errors.
- ralfd 10y agoAnd if there is an error?
- Dayshine 10y agoIn the UK with Tesco's: You have to scan every item in your shopping. There is no immediate penalty, but who knows what the system does in the background. I guess you could get banned from the system.
- lgas 10y agoDo you get something better if they find they have made an error?
- brightball 10y agoMainly because Sam's already had receipt checking at the exit, so it's nothing outside of their normal operating process.
- sp332 10y agoAt my Sam's, they just eyeball it. A lot of times they just seem to be counting to make sure you don't have extra items, not actually checking the contents. It only takes a few seconds.