Looks like I am going to lose my job at Walmart (JK)

Tesco announced the same thing last year but nothing came of it.....instead they intorduced.. these...

Anti theft trolley (cart) weighing scales..
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I was just getting used to self checkout. Not to say I like it better than checkout lines. It's six of one and half dozen of the other. I did like the option to use either one. For just a couple items self checkout is faster.

The Aldis I shop at has all checkout lines and no self checkouts, but they are fast. Although the girls don't bag your stuff. However, they are checking out items faster than I can take my things out of my cart. I try to race them. Once in a while, I even beat them. But they are fast. I have no problems at Aldis, even if the lines are long.
 
@RambleTamble
Soon they'll have AI surveillance bots to monitor what people do at the checkout kiosks and when they're shopping.


Your not far off.
In Ontario and Quebec, Metro stores have camera's that use AI and watch for people who say scan peaches and punch in code for bananas. This new system they are implementing knows the difference and will notify the cashier to come verify your perchase
 
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I was attempting to be funny with the title, but I guess I failed.

I don't work for Walmart, but was trying to be a wise guy, as everyone who checks themselves out kinda works for the company without pay or other benefits. As we are forced to do the work the cashiers used to do. Who knows maybe that's why people justify stealing from them.
 
RambleTamble said:
Soon they'll have AI surveillance bots to monitor what people do at the checkout kiosks and when they're shopping. Or they could just force everyone to do all their shopping online, which is what I do anyway.
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I just saw a story of a guy who went in a Walmart and bought a product with cash. He said he didn't have his phone with him, and he never gave them any personal details. He simply went in, bought the thing he wanted, and left.

A few days later he got an email asking him to review his purchase and whether he was happy with the product.

Now, I've no idea what went on here, but the only logical thing that comes to mind is that Walmart are already using facial recognition on its customers.
 
JustDave said:
The Aldis I shop at has all checkout lines and no self checkouts, but they are fast. Although the girls don't bag your stuff. However, they are checking out items faster than I can take my things out of my cart. I try to race them. Once in a while, I even beat them. But they are fast. I have no problems at Aldis, even if the lines are long.
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We have stores where we have to do the bagging ourselves. They’re so fast you can watch the prices. I found mistakes after I got home. I would have caught these if I did the checking out.
 
QuietByNature said:
@RambleTamble
Soon they'll have AI surveillance bots to monitor what people do at the checkout kiosks and when they're shopping.


Your not far off.
In Ontario and Quebec, Metropolitan stores have camera's that use AI and watch for people who say scan peaches and punch in code for bananas. This new system they are implementing knows the difference and will notify the cashier to come verify your perchase
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That’s good, imo. I’m sick of paying for theft.
 
I prefer self-checkout at Walmart and other stores. I'm very picky about the way my items are bagged, especially with today's prices! And traditional checkouts offer virtually no "human interaction" anyway, just a surly—or, at best, impassive—cashier scanning items and plunking them willy-nilly into a bag. I think I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of friendly cashiers I've encountered at Walmart. Target's a little better.
 
JustDave said:
I was just getting used to self checkout. Not to say I like it better than checkout lines. It's six of one and half dozen of the other. I did like the option to use either one. For just a couple items self checkout is faster.

The Aldis I shop at has all checkout lines and no self checkouts, but they are fast. Although the girls don't bag your stuff. However, they are checking out items faster than I can take my things out of my cart. I try to race them. Once in a while, I even beat them. But they are fast. I have no problems at Aldis, even if the lines are long.
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Our Aldi's recently installed their first self checkout machines....
 
KSav said:
I prefer self-checkout at Walmart and other stores. I'm very picky about the way my items are bagged, especially with today's prices! And traditional checkouts offer virtually no "human interaction" anyway, just a surly—or, at best, impassive—cashier scanning items and plunking them willy-nilly into a bag. I think I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of friendly cashiers I've encountered at Walmart. Target's a little better.
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we don't and never have in 50 years had Checkout staff bagging our groceries, we all do it ourselves....
 
JustDave said:
I can see that self checkout would invite theft. They usually have an attendant watching, but it would be easy to slip an item by without ringing the bell, especially when all the self checkouts are in use. I'm not surprised by that business decision at all.
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Problem is no One checkout overseer can watch 20 self service checkouts.. at the same time... however most of our self checkouts do have cameras installed, so I'm sure that helps in some way ... also in some of our supermarkets you can still not get out of the store unless we scan our till receipts..
 
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JustDave said:
I was just getting used to self checkout. Not to say I like it better than checkout lines. It's six of one and half dozen of the other. I did like the option to use either one. For just a couple items self checkout is faster.

The Aldis I shop at has all checkout lines and no self checkouts, but they are fast. Although the girls don't bag your stuff. However, they are checking out items faster than I can take my things out of my cart. I try to race them. Once in a while, I even beat them. But they are fast. I have no problems at Aldis, even if the lines are long.
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The companies count how many articles their staff is pulling over the counter within a minute.
 

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