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I dunno. If the store has bathrooms will those be watched too? What's stopping someone from entering the bathroom and changing? It's true that human surveillan

by tabeth 9y ago

I dunno. If the store has bathrooms will those be watched too? What's stopping someone from entering the bathroom and changing? It's true that human surveillance can help a lot, but if that's the case you might as well just get cashiers , who double as stockers who are necessary anyways. I'm less concerned about stealing and more interested whether this would be cheaper or a better experience than just having cashiers. Is EBT accepted for example? Can a grocery store not accept EBT? Can EBT even be accepted online? Etc.

mstolpm 9y ago
What should happen if you change clothes in the bathroom? You would not allowed to enter with any goods not already purchased. So, you have to pick up your items after leaving the bathroom in your "new" clothes in a designated storage area (think: Ikea, Frys or Borders restrooms). Either, your smartphone would identify you against the system afterwards and the picked up items are attached to your account or the system would itendify a stranger without smartphone/check-in picking up items from the storage area. In both situations, I don't see how you could game the system.
- tabeth 9y ago
  > What should happen if you change clothes in the bathroom? Nothing. Just like in a regular store. If it ends up working how you describe it sounds like a terrible experience in cold areas where people regularly take off multiple layers of clothing, including but not limited to face masks, gloves, sweaters, coats, etc. Also, in terms of gaming the system, it doesn't need to be "gamed", it just needs to allow you to walk out with items easily. People already shoplift easily, the question is whether it will be easier with this new system. Presumably the purpose of this is to be both easier for the customer and cheaper for Amazon compared to have cashiers.

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I dunno. If the store has bathrooms will those be watched too? What's stopping someone from entering the bathroom and changing? It's true that human surveillan

by tabeth 9y ago

mstolpm 9y ago
What should happen if you change clothes in the bathroom? You would not allowed to enter with any goods not already purchased. So, you have to pick up your items after leaving the bathroom in your "new" clothes in a designated storage area (think: Ikea, Frys or Borders restrooms). Either, your smartphone would identify you against the system afterwards and the picked up items are attached to your account or the system would itendify a stranger without smartphone/check-in picking up items from the storage area. In both situations, I don't see how you could game the system.
- tabeth 9y ago
  > What should happen if you change clothes in the bathroom? Nothing. Just like in a regular store. If it ends up working how you describe it sounds like a terrible experience in cold areas where people regularly take off multiple layers of clothing, including but not limited to face masks, gloves, sweaters, coats, etc. Also, in terms of gaming the system, it doesn't need to be "gamed", it just needs to allow you to walk out with items easily. People already shoplift easily, the question is whether it will be easier with this new system. Presumably the purpose of this is to be both easier for the customer and cheaper for Amazon compared to have cashiers.