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When I used to shoplift, I'd just pop the items I was stealing into my pockets and walk out as surreptitiously as I could muster. I wouldn't go anywhere near t
by shlkep 4y ago
When I used to shoplift, I'd just pop the items I was stealing into my pockets and walk out as surreptitiously as I could muster.
I wouldn't go anywhere near the checkout areas, where someone might notice and call me out on it. Would have done the same for self-checkouts if they'd existed back then, I'd have entirely avoided them, especially as they have high definition cameras attached these days.
So I agree, this doesn't make much sense from a practical, real-world shoplifting perspective.
- japaneseminisub 4y agoApparently the trick was to mis-scan a couple of items as lower cost items. Eg. Meat as brown onions. That way it looks like a legitimate shopping experience to anyone watching (enter, choose items, go to checkout to pay, leave) Thats why lots of self checkouts now have cameras to scan the item (checking its roughly the expected color and shape) and to film the customer.