Amazon food shops, no checkout just walk out without paying......

[fmdog44]

Some states are increasing the total price of the amount stolen giving thieves the idea they will only be charged with a misdemeanor if the amount is under the limit therefore they don't bother to run.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

errrm...CCTV cameras...

errrm...CCTV cameras...

My comment about shoplifting was because you posed this question at the end of your OP.
"Can you see this being a success or is it open to more shoplifting than ever....?" So I supposed I should have phrased my question... if the system works as seamlessly as portrayed, how would shoplifting be possible?

 

[Tish]

Never heard of it before.
There sure is going to be a shoplifters paradise.

 

[hollydolly]

My comment about shoplifting was because you posed this question at the end of your OP.
"Can you see this being a success or is it open to more shoplifting than ever....?" So I supposed I should have phrased my question... if the system works as seamlessly as portrayed, how would shoplifting be possible?

it was really just a rhetorical question in retrospect.. but I was also wondering if these stores are to become the norm , and paying by apple pay, just how fast phone theft would rise, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.Currently I think we only have 4 or 5 stores in London

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Your new avatar is cute HD. With that system it's critical that they make sure the shelves display prices at all times. Too often in supermarkets, the prices beneath the products are missing.

 

[katlupe]

I have seen videos of those stores but never been to one. If one opened near me, I would probably go in to check it out but not to shop. I really have to go by price when I shop. Amazon rarely beats Aldi's & Walmart.

 

[ohioboy]

Some of the people are doing this in San Francisco, but unlike what your link describes, there is no bill to follow. They just walk in with a garbage bag, pack what they want and walk out with free goods. As long they don’t steal over a thousand dollars worth of goods, they don’t call the cops. Shoplifting was decriminalized.

https://abc7news.com/sf-shoplifting-retail-theft-in-san-francisco-crime-chesa-boudin/10902027/

No, it was not decriminalized.

 

[oldman]

No, it was not decriminalized.

I had heard on CNBC that shoplifting in California was no longer a felony if the thefts were held to under $950.00. If caught, the charge would only be a misdemeanor and not a felony. The law under the California penal code is 459.5 PC.

459.5 PC states that “shoplifting is defined as entering a commercial establishment with intent to commit larceny while that establishment is open during regular business hours, where the value of the property that is taken or intended to be taken does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950). Any other entry into a commercial establishment with intent to commit larceny is burglary.”

 

[ohioboy]

That's still a criminal offense, just not enhanced to felony level.

 

[mellowyellow]

Supermarkets are slowly moving towards sacking all their checkout operators, one day in the future, there will be little work for the average Joe left.

 

[GAlady]

Shoplifting was decriminalized.??? What ?..why ?.. and why would anyone bother then to even own a store now if they can have up to 1k of goods stolen from them every day or several times a day..?..and why doesn't everyone steal instead of buying if it's not a criminal act ?

It makes me want to trip them on the way out. There are many jobs available for these thieves.