The supermarket has overhead cameras throughout the store.

[Bretrick]

With screens so shoppers can see themselves.
I watched as a man and woman were studying the top of their heads. The male had a visible bald spot, the woman not so afflicted.
The male said, "Great way to make a man feel self conscious"
After they moved on, I moved to the spot and viewed my head from above. I was shocked as to how much white hair was on top.
Salt and Pepper? If so, then Salt and White Pepper.

 

[hollydolly]

With screens so shoppers can see themselves.
I watched as a man and woman were studying the top of their heads. The male had a visible bald spot, the woman not so afflicted.
The male said, "Great way to make a man feel self conscious"
After they moved on, I moved to the spot and viewed my head from above. I was shocked as to how much white hair was on top.
Salt and Pepper? If so, then Salt and White Pepper.

..or maybe salt & salt.....

 

[Bretrick]

..or maybe salt & salt.....

Seems to be rapidly getting that way.

 

[Michael Z]

Strange. What next? Weighing panels that flash your weight?

 

[George1959]

Body scanners that show your underwear or even more. Oh la la

 

[horseless carriage]

CCTV is displayed as a fun attraction for customers, in reality it's a warning to shoplifters that they are on camera. It's no surprise really, given the intelligence level of the security staff. Not exactly contenders for the: "Brain of Britain," are they?

 

[dilettante]

"Smile. Big Brother Is Watching You!"

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Most stores have overhead cameras.

 

[Bretrick]

Most stores have overhead cameras.

Yes. But do they have screens so you can view yourself?

 

[rgp]

"Smile. Big Brother Is Watching You!"

But in the case of stores, you really can't blame them with so many 'customers' stealing them blind at every chance.

The store ups security .... we pay the price. The store allows the theft to continue ..... we pay the price .

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Yes. But do they have screens so you can view yourself?

No, they do not.

 

[911]

Yes. But do they have screens so you can view yourself?

Some of ours do. We have 4 large chain food shopping stores and the one chain has monitors and the other 2 only have cameras.

Off topic, but I noticed the local Walmart is now using state Constables to watch over the self-checkout areas. It just so happened I knew one of the 2 that were on duty when I stopped at the one Walmart store. He was a former Trooper that retired and took on the job of being a Constable. Kind of surprised me. Constables in Pennsylvania are elected LE Officers to 6-year terms.

 

[Pendle]

I wish they noticed when you are trying to reach something off a top shelf but are not tall enough, instead of just shop lifters.

 

[Gary O']

'The supermarket has overhead cameras throughout the store.'​

Good to know

Next time I'm in the store I'll hold up a sign;

Where's the Sriracha?

and where's my wife?

 

[Pappy]

In the 50s, when I worked in the produce section, we had one way mirrors on the produce racks but they were used mostly for watching the pretty girls. At least for this teenager.

 

[MaddHollander]

Back in the ‘60s a local fried chicken restaurant had a full sized mirror with “We’re cookin good to keep you lookin good!” emblazoned on it. Everyone walking in stopped to check themselves out.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Well, while you're in a store, you are legally in some one's "house", and they have the right to put cameras with monitors up. At first, it kind of freak me out when I looked up and saw me on TV. Now, meh.
I don't have to worry about 'salty' hair, I now have white hair, but no bald spot-only my forehead keeps getting bigger and bigger.

 

[jujube]

My great-granddaughters loved seeing themselves on store cameras. We'd walk all over the store looking for them. They'd crow, "Look! I on da TV!"

 

[Bretrick]

I wish they noticed when you are trying to reach something off a top shelf but are not tall enough, instead of just shop lifters.

The refrigerators have high top shelves. A sign says - "Do not step on" bottom of the shelf section. No way to reach the product if it is at the back. Few employees around. One must step on the bottom to reach the product.
I say remove the top shelf.

 

[oscash]

When I was at the airport before Christmas I was asked to stand in front of the body scan. When finished I asked if I could get a copy of the x-ray
to show my doctor, everybody laughed.

Also, when I'm in the Bunnings hardware store you can never get any service. Another customer said, "I bet if I took something and hid it all the alarms would sound off. They're not here to serve, only to spy".

 

[HoneyNut]

The refrigerators have high top shelves. A sign says - "Do not step on" bottom of the shelf section. No way to reach the product if it is at the back. Few employees around. One must step on the bottom to reach the product.

One time there was an employee around, and to help me they had to stand on the bottom shelf to get the product.

 

[Jules]

Bet the guys watching the cameras were holding their breath \\the other day when I got a container off the top shelf. They weren’t big but were hard and stacked three high. I reached up, got my hand on the bottom one and lifted all three down. My style and finesse was incredible. Normally I’d just ask another customer.

 

[Bretrick]

Bet the guys watching the cameras were holding their breath \\the other day when I got a container off the top shelf. They weren’t big but were hard and stacked three high. I reached up, got my hand on the bottom one and lifted all three down. My style and finesse was incredible. Normally I’d just ask another customer.

Well done Jules. Great when we can accomplish tasks without asking for help.