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Fun fact: I ran into an older man at a Perl conference back in 2013 or so that told me about how the Kroger rewards cards, once scanned at the terminal, talked
by esaym 9y ago
Fun fact: I ran into an older man at a Perl conference back in 2013 or so that told me about how the Kroger rewards cards, once scanned at the terminal, talked to a Perl CGI powered back end that was hacked together by him in the early 2000's.
But on another note, I can't help but wonder how theft of merchandise will be handled. On one hand, you won't have to pay cashiers so you can "afford" to have more stuff stolen. But on the other hand, I know people that just love to get away with what ever they can. Case in point is this old man friend of my grandfathers that used to tag along every time we went out to eat. He would always order a glass of water for his drink (free). And then go over to the fountain drinks and dump it out and fill it back up with Sprite. He thought he was real slick. He used to be a crew chief on C130 gunships. But now he ain't around no more.
- imroot 9y agoGenerally speaking, one cashier watches over six or seven payment locations. The backend process takes the "suspended" transaction from the surePOS system and recalls it on the live u-scan system for payment tendering. At that point in time, based on a few factors, such as, is this your first U-scan purchase with your Kroger Plus card, do you have any high shrink items, does the weight of your bagged items vary greatly from the calculated weight of your scanned items, is this a 'random loss prevention' scan, is your Kroger plus account flagged for "high audits", and a few other factors, the cashier will be prompted to go over and do an item for item audit of every item in your purchase.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoStop & Shop has this in some stores and I've never seen it in use. Sounds like regular self-checkout at the register is preferable to being treated like a criminal "just in case".
- sashk 9y agoI've been scanned several times -- they scan 5-10 items and then let you finish checkout process. Not a huge deal...
- forapurpose 9y ago> the cashier will be prompted to go over and do an item for item audit of every item in your purchase. Charming. I always like being treated like a potential criminal. Maybe I can take off my belt, shoes and coat, empty my pockets, and walk through a scanner. I know they have a theft problem, but I don't.
- imroot 9y agoSelfcheck is a high-shrink area. Not everyone is as honest as you are. You'd be surprised the number of people who "forget" to put the "9's" in front of their organic produce when they are checking out.
- tomjen3 9y agoI imagine treating me like that for the first time would also be a good way to have it be my last time. I already had to stop going to two stores because their self-checkout kept insulting me (I have one item, it does not need to go in the bagging area, because I don't have a bag for one item).
- Eridrus 9y agoCashiers don't really prevent thefts though, so I don't expect this to have a serious impact.