I bought a $400 vacuum, $15 of chicken for dinner, and a $1 note pad. The lady came and grabbed my cart, ripped it out of my hands, and said she didn’t think I scanned the note pad. My receipt showed her I had. But I said so I’ll pay $400 for a vacuum but not $1 for a notepad? Okay.
Lady, you just missed an opportunity to make some $$ from these monopolies. IF they accuse you of theft just simply comply and call a lawyer. Sue them for false accusation and defamation!
There was a lady who just won a 2.1 million judgement against Wal-mart cause when she was using the self-check out it was malfunctioning and didnt properly register all her purchases. So Wal-mart accused her of shop lifting and charged her. Charges were later dropped when the store's asset protection specialist didn't show up for court and she ended up suing Wal-mart. Btw i utterly loathe Wal-mart
They tried that on me once and they were really snotty. I now use the hand scanner then when I have paid I take everything out then check off each item as I put it back in my cart. Sometimes if they are standing behind me watching I scan everything but say quietly "scan this, don't scan that etc." Yes I know it takes more time but it's worth it.
Yeah, she even got a clerk to help her with the malfunctioning machine and the clerk thought it was working, too. Then, Walmart refused to provide the security tape because it would have shown that she did so everything to try to get it right. Meanwhile, the accusation cost her stress, socially and cost her work.
I’ve been accused of stealing at a self checkout. I over scanned two items by accident. I asked if someone would help me remove those said items. They started to go through all my bags 😂 It’s embarrassing I think I had $200 worth of Groceries to scan So I can pay. I ended up Walking out. I left the cart it included ice cream Milk you get the drift. Never went back to that Walmart again. I hate being called a thief
Walmart is the worst company in our country along with Amazon folks wake up.. They purposely freeze self check-out so you need assistance from an employee, if that's EVER happened to you it's because they believe you were stealing or attempting to. All those 2 companies care about is maximizing their profit margins and have single handily put thousands of small businesses out of business and continue to unfortunately 😔
Yeah I hate self checkout, there's always 4 people standing around watching you like you're stealing, when things could be going faster if those same 4 people were actually checking people out in their own check out lane
There are vids of people stealing at the self-checkouts. But my Walmart has only one person supervising ten checkouts, so I feel that the labor savings more than offset the thefts, especially since they have staff (formerly greeter positions) check the receipts upon exiting.
@@theotheleo6830 well at the Walmarts I have been to, it's always 4 or 5 ppl just asking the redundant question "are you paying with a card" like DUH you idiot why else would I be here
This happened to a young teenage boy at the Walmart at 99 & Birnamwood last year. It was a huge discussion on NextDoor. Aggressive Walmart manager there had the kid arrested because he missed scanning ONE box of cake mix amidst a ton of things. Other cake mixes were bought also but he missed scanning ONE (he was shopping for his Mom). Highly unfortunate situation and caused a huge uproar in the local community. Walmart has a well earned reputation for this.
Judging by the number of people Walmart accuses of theft in Michigan I would say self checkout is a risk. All it takes is a simple mis scan and they will file a criminal charge. Walmart is especially prone to filing these charges over very small mistakes.
@asiaexpat62 Yes they are known for this. They have been sued before because of falsely accusing customers. One customer won 2.1 million dollars from suing Walmart.
Asia, I agree. There is definitely a risk involved with self check out. I literally watched a lady get tazed, and hauled to jail because the grocery store worker didn't see the woman scan an item. So after the customer was sitting in her car (with children in the car watching every thing unfold), an officer politely (at first) asked the woman to show her receipt as proof of the purchase of the item in question. The customer had the receipt there, but she refused to show it. Although this probably made her look more suspicious, her point was a valid one. 1. There is no law that requires the customer to show the receipt, so she had a right to decline. 2. It was the store employee's word against the customer's word, so the burden of proof should be on the store, not the customer. The customer offered to go back in the store with the officer and watch the video of her checking out. The officer refused and things became more and more tense because he was trying to convince her to prove her innocence rather than have the store prove she was guilty. He should have either made them review the tape or let her go with a warning, or they could have banned her from the store. Nope, the officer got frustrated and demanded the lady get out of the car, when she refused ultimately he tazed her, ripped her clothes in a scuffle, and took the innocent (until proven guilty) customer to jail, all while she INSISTED she was innocent. It turns out the lady purchased EVERYTHING she had with her that day. She is now suing the grocery store chain. I believe it was Publix. Please go watch it. Be careful at the self check out. I use them, but I am changing that habit after seeing both the video of the innocent customer and the warning from the attorney. I believe in a warning before a destruction. So this is our warning to be mindful of that self check out counter. OAN: Unless you are willing to take one for the team (this lady was willing and I love her for it, because it made me aware), go ahead and SHOW YOUR RECEIPT. You may avoid further harrassment and unfair treatment. Peace and blessings. 😍👍🏼🤟🏽
Jay dawg that's invalid information,maybe for the state your located.but I am one of those unfortunate that are now facing charges for a petty theft due to them allegedly seeing me scan n go and then go to self check out scan my phone and pay and then accusing me two weeks later that I didn't pay for said items. And it's even worse when you have a background your trying to move past but are constantly judged and opinionated on.
I never use self-check-out. Most of the time the scanners are broken. Plus it cost jobs. It saves the company money by not having to hire, train, give benefits, etc... yet, we get zero discount for acting as an employee.
I will personally wait in line for a cashier because I believe that if everyone did so as well, the stores would realize that customers prefer to have a paid human worker to interact with instead of an unpaid machine.
But that’s the thing not everyone wants to do that and plenty of people prefer self checkout. Technology is the future and self checkout isn’t going anywhere.
I don’t like self check out. Eliminates workers who need jobs. Produce is specialty hard to do. Computers are not functioning right most of the time.Some self check outs take only cash and some just credit or debit. Store’s are looking for workers all the time, but for what?
You're NOT keeping anyone employed, mate. If the business wanted them gone, they'd sack them any day. Stop acting like you're doing them a favor because they would probably rather you use the self-checkout and give them a break.
The employees will be employed if the company wants to keep them..especially Walmart. Most cashiers just moved to other departments especially with online grocery .
@@ldyrck Indeed to both of you! People who say stuff like this have no idea what they are talking about. The time to have boycotted them is LONG gone now.
@@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461 Damnit. How embarrassing I didn't realize that, I'm quite lucky and I should stop commenting without thinking. I'm sorry!
Stop complaining, why can't you look at the screen before you pay. Most people look at the screen when the cashier scan, you all should do the same thing.
@@kwamebushman606 Yes, businesses can hire as well as fire anyone but, I bet if enough people stop using those self serve lanes there won't be so many firing & a whole lot more hiring. People need to realize how they're being charged these excessive prices only to provide FREE labor & to be potentially accused of theft. No thank you. What ever happened to labor laws?
@@LouisianaLadii It has nothing to do with labor laws if you take your own item and ring it up. Because you are doing something for yourself. Now, if you are hired by a store, to ring up an item for other people, and the store doesn't pay you for the job they want you to do, THEN it is a labor law dispute.
There was a big lawsuit with Walmart where a woman won a case for being accused of stealing when she paid for her item so now Walmart is installing those little monitors with the camera to make sure you are purchasing your goods properly without fault on both sides from now on.
Self checkouts should only be used for small purchases….some people go through there with a cart full of stuff….I think that sets you up for mistakes…use cashiers….😎ps I shop at my local ShopRite and use the cashier for a cart full of stuff than be a snail at the self checkout…
I needed change for a $100.00 and the office line was longer then I've ever seen it and a clerk was asking us all what we needed, I told her she said get a candy bar and go to self checkout so I did. I scanned it and put my hundred in them got a message that said see cashier. I Walked over to her she walked back to the machine and it had said something else she asked me what I needed and I told her I needed my change the machine didn't give me any. And they made me stand there while they went into the office and talked and came back out she told me I had to wait for the manager and I asked why she's as well because it looks as though you got your change and I did not get my change. For the manager came up I enable in the office again they watch the video came back out give me my money and apologized. They actually thought I had gotten my change and was trying to get more. He said the machine was out of money she went over and opened it up in front of me and there was no money in it to spit out and she apologized again. I should have stayed in the office line and just got my change from there not been so embarrassed the way I was or treated the way I was.
What is she talking about when she says the camera is watching you only in the self-checkout? Look up into the sky lady when you are at the store. The cameras are watching you when you are at the cashier check out as well.... also these lawsuits are ridiculous. All your lawyer has to do is ask for footage of you going down the aisle and grabbing the item that was allegedly stolen
Exactly. A dumb video for dumb people. The machines are easy and quite intuitive to use overall... but shockingly few people can be bothered. If you are not illiterate or mentally handicapped, you should be able to use these admittedly over programmed machines just fine.
Really. I was at a store recently waiting and was looking at the huge bundles of network cables in the ceiling. They probably have hundreds of cameras in the store. It's amazing. But there's no way they have people watching them all continuously. They are likely mainly to have a record of things to look at when something is discovered.
Oh I been doing this. I've gone to Walmarts on a Saturday mid day and they have nothing but self checkouts open. I asked a team lead could they put someone on the register and she said "self checkout is open why can't you check out your own stuff" bro I didn't come to Walmart to check out my own stuff. So I left a full basket of stuff right there and went to go shop at HEB. She tired to stop me to and actually wanted me to put the items back on the shelves. So I told her "that I don't work for her, if I did I would be checking my stuff out" I came to receive the same customary service I have been receiving for years. Minimum wage workers think they are too good to do their job.
Rightfully so. I believe you did the right thing. I would have left their items in their store also. Reason being, I don't work them & you're not going to get free labor out of me. I'm checking myself out (free labor) & your prices are constantly rising. Who is committing a crime here? What ever happened to labor laws? And why does foolishness like this seems to only happen at WalMart?
The lawyer speaking in this video on this news piece is absolutely lost on this subject the information she is giving is misleading and for the most part incorrect this is not what the other attorney was saying at all there's no way to leave an open tab at a self-checkout because you scan your card at the end when you're scanning items and it closes the tab out for you. if anybody is concerned about this and you should well be, you should check out the other attorneys article on this because this lawyer doesn't know what she's talking about.
Exactly! She was wrong on so many things and none of what she said was ever mentioned by the lawyer in the viral video. You're right, there is no open tab.
She didn't even do a basic research for the interview. Any quick Google search would have shown her quite a few cases of people being accused of shoplifting at self-check out stations.
I wish a store would say I tried to steal something when I actually paid for my items. I would sue and never have to work again. I always make sure that all my items scan properly then I put them in my bag and I leave the store
@@flowersfam3462 Why don't I hear anything about the low lives thieves in the comments. You don't work for self checkout so you don't know that many people try to steal when they can.
@@SM-tg5pi Why are you so angry? It's not necessary. People have the right to discuss what they want to in these comments. Yet you come to me with this?🤷🏽♀️ Walmart does falsely accuse individuals whether you want to acknowledge it or not, it does happen. Do your research. You need to include some of those Walmart employees in your "low life thieves" comment because they also steal from their employer, not just some of the customers you are referring to, so don't blame all stealing from Walmart on customers, it's some of the Walmart employees as well, do your research. I don't have to work at those self-checkouts to know that there will be some people who will try to steal, but not everyone that goes through those checkouts steal. You must work at Walmart since you are so pressed.
Stores have cameras all over the ceiling and inside the check out kiosk. Always remember that their cameras are ONLY FOR THEIR PROTECTION, doesn't have to be released for you protection, or the video could be heavily edited before you get a copy. I usually look over the self checkout and put left over things in a hand basket or on top of their screen. This way I will not rush through and put something in my check-bags. The problem with self checkouts are the store employees. I've had the store employees follow me around the store then to the checkout. I've been in the checkout line and 4-5 employees kept surrounding me at the checkout. One of the employees came up way to close behind me while I was loading my groceries into the cart. This made me uncomfortable. When I check the change return slot, no change was there. I had over 90¢ in change that was stolen by the employee. Knowing that there are multiple cameras listening, I loudly said that it would be a shame for you employees to lose your jobs for stealing the customers change. You can't just come this close to a customer without the customer thinking something is wrong. A supervisor came and ask me what was the problem. I told her that they had thieves working for them stealing the customers change.
Remind me of Walmart in Klamath falls where the employee looked at my ID and where I lived and warned me about a rock to my head. Then he nabbed my bag filled with expensive sewing supplies. I went back and complained. He had an employee behind me he was talking to like they were at a bar trying to distract me. They're all drug addicts working there. The one in Traveller's Rest had an employee threaten to kill my kid right in front of an untouchable gay manager who laughed it off. They're not nice people there.
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
I don't really like self checkout and the Walmart closed to me have mostly self checkout.. I am thinking about stop shopping at stores that have mostly self checkout..
I make sure I scanned everything before I finalize and pay. I also check my items against my receipt. It's hard to believe Walmart managers won't give customers the benefit of the doubt the first time they miss something. They must enjoy that power and stroke to their ego.
I was just at Walmart yesterday and there was literally TWO cashier lanes open. Plenty of workers were just walking/standing around with their walkie-talkie. So I had to go through the self checkout and had no issues. Both self checkout lines on each end of Walmart were long. What’s the point of having all these workers if they’re just standing around and there’s always only two cashier lanes open? Are they getting ready to downsize and just have self checkout lines from now on?
Same here. They only have one cashier register and all the rest are self check out. You are absolutely right about the workers just standing around because that's all they do and want to get an attitude if you want them to check an incorrect price.🤦🏽♀️
Said this for years now. 20 lanes in almost every Walmart in this country, yet other than busy holidays only a few every actually open. And yes makes zero sense to me why so many employees yet none seem to want to get off their phone or chatting with other employees and actually work like they are getting paid to do. Lazier and lazier generations I'm afraid.. AND it's also Walmart, enough said...
I doubt they'll get rid of them entirely for a while yet, but once it's perfected to a level where they can, that is the goal. You still need manned lanes for some situations.
@@dieseldabz7104 Society is sick, my friend. I believe a civilization can be categorized into 7 ages, and the age of decadence is the final one. The world as it is-Especially the Western world- Is a textbook example of the age of decadence, and the next thing that comes as we've seen without exception thus far in history, is collapse. Not sure anymore if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Meanwhile in California, same shoplifters just come in, grab whatever they want and leave with no consequences while tax payers and decent citizens getting arrested because they genuinely forgot to scan a small item out of 20.
My mom aggravates my soul to the tenth power when she automatically chooses self check out. She's slow, the cashiers are slow, and we all scream for ice cream. I told her that she needs to start following my lead or get left.
I am not paying them to work for them, get me a cashier. Self checkout is free labor. They purposefully have one lane out of 20 open, so that you do the job of the cashier, and then you give them money for the entire transaction. Paying them to work for them. I'll pass.
And now, w/ their stupid tails, they've been opting which form of payment to accept or not accept & say that something is wrong w/ tje terminal. No, there isn't anything wrong w/ the terminal. The worker at the self checkout is intentional rejecting the payment from the handheld device that the worker carry. Some businesses I can no longer deal with & WalMart is one of them. Are they not committing a crime by expecting the consumer to work (self checkout) for them for FREE? I'm working for you for free but, you have the audacity to say I'm committing a crime by either stealing or by my form of payment. Bye WalMart.
I remember a story about a woman in Mobile Alabama Walmarts accuse her of stealing at the checkout like that and she sued Walmart's and got three million dollars
I always tell people at the self checkout not to use them for this same issue. Plus we are not employees of these stores and if we do use the self checkout we need to be paid as an employee. We need to stop using self checkout so we can make sure that we are not replacing people with computers and profits for stores
People deliver food for a living. Should you be paid for going and picking up your own food? Stop this mindless self entitlement and scan YOUR groceries you lazy boomer.
This happened to me😭 case pending over 2 years now when I pled innocent. I watch others who honestly made a mistake scanning like the wrong tag on a 2 piece or something so frivolous . Honest hard working people issued a ticket , treated as criminals now Jace a record! Store management should really resolve 90% of these incidents in store. So sad! I dread going to Walmart and there's no cashiers available or the line so long im forced to self check out☠
No your NOT forced into self check-out your just impatient and don't want to wait like the rest of us regular folk. Take accountability for YOUR actions don't blame on the store or other shoppers c'mon now!
BS. How much did this attorney pay you to write this comment? New get popular strategy: Announce that some commonly used service is bad and try to scare everyone with little to no reason.
This is real it's happened to me. I had 2 different floor cleaning products from the same brand and accidentally scanned one of them twice ( happened to be more expensive one) & forgot to scan the other one but I was pulled aside and into office while they checked everytime in my bags against the receipt and accused me of stealing when I had to do a return and they ended up returning money to me as the item I didn't scan cost less than the one i double scanned .
Having worked in retail for many years, I'm happy to use self checkout most of the time. After dealing with the public all day, it's nice to just ring up my stuff and go! That said, it can be frustrating when people are first learning to use them, or if you have an item to delete, etc. No one liked pumping their own gas either, but it happened and here we are.
Or people who bring their own bag, but then put every individual item on the bagging scale, then once they've paid, then bag them, holding everyone up. People, put your bag in the bagging area, then bag as you scan.
@@bobbybologna3029 Holding up the line is everyone's business. Not better to live in fear I don't think. Also how would someone shoot me over UA-cam comments for daring to call out people who are dumb at self-checkout? Did you assume I act like a child in stores when people do this? I quietly seethe like a mature adult.
@@bobbybologna3029 I can not even understand why you would make a comment like that and I don’t know where you live at but here in the great state of Va. we all carry guns so it would be stupid to think this would happen and nobody would shot that person.
@gblargg shut up or help😂😂 They're not on the clock getting paid, so what do they have to rush to bag their own groceries for. They're servicing themselves not you, they dont have to move at your pace. I laugh at people like you who think complaining huffing will make things go faster
I've never had a problem with self-check out at Walmart, Kroger, Home Depot, or Target. I prefer to be able to bag my own groceries at Kroger. I don't have to talk to anyone unless there's a problem. The employees are always helpful when there's a problem.
Yeah! The issue here is, I think, willful ignorance by the public, who cannot be bothered to do a little thinking or have some grain of intuition. These machines are not hard to use. They are over programmed and sometimes needlessly slip up, but if you know how they work and why, they shouldn't give you any grief.
This was THE worst attempt to justify stealing I may have ever heard, lol. If someone leaves an item on the checkout, then you clear it before you even get started. These aren't setup to be a scavenger hunt. Grocery store products aren't placed in camouflaged patterns to evade your detection. What this lady at 1:00 said literally can't happen to anyone unless they have some measure of dementia, in which case there are still manned checkouts with employees doing it for you, you just have to wait a bit longer in line. I've never had an issue with self checkout and frankly I love how they shortened the time I have to wait in line. Remembering the 80s and 90s, LINES SUCKED. So much faster now. Self checkout takes a little getting used to, but the trade off more than makes up for it; and again, no it's not possible to "accidentally" place an item you didn't purchase, into your bag.
Yeah! It will even say if something, be it a piece of merchandise or whatever, needs to be removed from the bagging area. People are dumb and/or like deer in headlights at these things, it's maddening.
Yes the risk is real. I purchased a pack of wine coolers for the first time in like 15 years. I scanned the item first and the register asked me to press something that I don't remember. I did and continued on with my purchase. As I walked off the agent asked if I paid for the coolers. I told her yes then I saw her checking her handheld device, so I waited. She then acknowledged that the screen that came up needed for her to put in my age, and she heard the beep but never came over to do that, and she knows that I hit the option to bypass the system bc the glitch did not ask for my age or an agent to assist me. Yet she knew about the glitch and let me continue. The self checkout was not busy. So I don't know why she did that. I went right back to the same register and paid but I was slightly upset. I really should have reported the incident and just might, bc I was embarrassed.
I prefer self checkout for several reasons..but I always make a point to make sure me scanning each item is on the screen. One of the line watchers kept shutting down my machine and when I asked her to come over override it she acted like she didn't know what was going on an even said "I don't know why it's doing that the camera shows you scanning the item." Most likely trying to save face...but I have a habit of saving receipts anyway for budget planning purposes I save recipes for up to 6 months for bigger purchases an 3 months for groceries. I also have my family lawyer on speed dial so....try me.
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
This is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while. "They look at the last person when an item comes up missing". What? How do you think inventory systems work? The moment something leaves the store and wasn't paid for, it rings an alarm? Then they suddenly go "oh quick! Look for the person who didn't buy the missing item!"
The "putting crap in your cart that previous shopper left" was the stupidity that made me stop listening to her. She basically said that self checkout items need to be scanned,and someone just sees something someone left and doesn't scan it,just puts it in the cart and goes?!?! Gtfoh🙄
I use 'em, but I prefer dealing with real people. Someone to say "hello" and "have a nice day" to. Especially when you get a pretty woman, checkout is even better. Checkout is also more work. I only use when I have a few items. Plus, cashiers often bag groceries for you, so why would I want to bag it all myself if I had a full cart? No way.
A part of what you pay for groceries pays a person to scan your stuff. If I do self check out then make stuff cheaper. Also if I have to do their job then I want the employees discount
Ever notice those stores only have 1 or 2 cashiers trying to force you to use the self check out. Only when the crowd starts to grumble will they bring out another cashier.
👍⭐️I have been saying this for years!!!! Don’t use self checkout lanes!! I am not going to shop for the items, be the cashier for the store AND pay for the items too! It’s too much!😡🤬
Just yesterday saw a news story about shoppers getting arrested for shoplifting because of innocent mistakes made during scanning. Accidently not scanning 1 item has gotten people arrested.
Yes agreed-- stores are so hard for money. Was at a Walmart & no register open- a woman asked for one to be opened and told No! More than a few said they were leaving- after much deliberating, finally a register was opened 🤗
This is dumb. Just don’t put stuff in your bag that you didn’t pay for. Make sure the items in your bag match the receipt. It’s just that simple. I’ve never seen anything just jump into your bag spontaneously or accidentally. 🤦🏽♀️
In some stores you don't have a choice to choose between self check or cashier! It's self check or nothing! 20 employee's, boxes everywhere and all of the check outs are closed. It's frustrating when you have several items and equally frustrating for the person behind you, and I feel sorry for handicapped and elderly.. Don't forget to count your bags people!
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
In Southaven Mississippi, at Walmarts self checkout, I noticed 4 employees around me when I started to scan my items. After I paid, a rep stopped me and looked through my entire basket. I realized immediately that these people were following me as I shopped for groceries. What upset me most is that the lady who stopped me to check my basket, saw me every 2 weeks and knew me by name. I only use Walmart+ now, everything is delivered.
Something like this happened to me at Walgreens last night, and there wasn't even self checkout 😆 the security guard was kind slow mentally though so I don't feel too bad, the register person cleared me. But he kept staring at me for some reason Ike I was some kind of deviant while following me.
The opposite happened to me. Previous cashier left a scanned item on the machine, my cashier jumps on that register and starts scanning my stuff. I get home notice the wrong charge and go back… they had to review camera footage to prove I never received the item, only then did I receive a refund. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS!!
The worst thing about self checkout is that Walmart, or whoever, are getting free labor doing the self checkout thing..... WE are enabling these stores to hire less people because we are doing the cashiers work for free....... some Walmart stores here where I live.... the Neighbor markets..... are completely self checkout..... so no cashiers needed to be hired at all at those locations
A store worth shopping in would not confront a customer unless they knew FOR SURE that the customer was concealing an item. Also, most stores won't report anything less than $3,000 because police will not prosecute for less. The biggest obstacle concerning self-checkouts is customer liability. If a customer leaves behind an item or change, the store is not responsible for it and holds no liability or obligation to investigate further.
So, she's concerned that whoever works at the store is going to review camera footage to figure out your debit card PIN and then will later find you and steal your card to go on a shopping spree? OK. What a brilliant attorney.
I actually had money stolen from my card at a self checkout. I really believe it was an employee. I reported to my bank. I didn't know how they did it, and my bank was going to make me jump through hoops to get this taken care of. I left it alone and never went to that store again. It was only about a several dollars, but it didn't reflect my receipt. It showed on my bank account as a different amount.
@@datmeme8967 You do know employees steal customers credit/debit information all the time in other establishments. It's not uncommon. Perhaps you just are not aware of the risks. If you don't think it's a big deal, then great! You have your own opinion to rely on. In my opinion, the self checkout out has its cons.
@@jacksoncitytravels6841 You do know that's not what is being discussed here? Perhaps you are just unaware of what this video is about? I'm referring to the specific allegation being made, not other crimes. If you'd like to have a conversation about general crime in retail, you're in the wrong comment thread.
I have found myself walking out of the store without paying for stuff before while using the self-check out and it’s ALWAYS because I have my children with me and those little turds deliberately distract me because they know I have ADHD and it’s while I’m trying to check-out and I forget to scan a piece of fruit or something. My kids will see my scanning stuff and at THAT exact moment will they decide it’s time to ask the meaning of life, or how many pints of blood are in the human body, or how many AA batteries go in the TV remote at home, or how a car engine works. This is not a joke. Lol.
yes! just the other night i walked out without paying for an avocado. thought i had scanned everything so i paid and left. got out to the parking lot, checked my receipt, didn’t see avocado but i had one in the basket. i wanted to go back and pay for it, but i was too scared.
@@calise. as someone who works there. We literally don't care as much as you guys make us out to. It's kinda hilarious the projected loyalty to a corporation you guys put in random people you don't know.
@@calise. I've done the same with avocados at Walmart. Next time I bought avocados, I put quantity as 3 even though I only had two to make up the difference. Some of us have a conscience. That's a good thing.
I did a self checkout and when I got home, I realized there were eyelashes in the bag. Apparently the person in front of me left the lashes and I added my stuff to the bag. If I were to be accused of shoplifting, I would’ve just had them search the tape for when I went to that aisle (which I didn’t).
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
I do Instacart on the side and honestly disdain having to go to the lines... A lot of them don't care about they own job so the expectation that they gone listen when I say I have 3 separate orders is beyond me. They double ring up items, I've even had one to completely no listen and almost screw my intake order. Having to deal with cashiers is honestly annoying at this point! I
I use the self checkout almost always never have I ever scanned something I didn't bring there. However, I do feel that I get racially profiled almost everytime I use it though. I watch others go thru without ever being watched while at the same time I get watched like a Hawk!!! I send 10s or thousands at this store per year and it irks my SOUL!
I'm going to tell you right now Walmart is notorious for hiring ignorant narrow-minded racist asses they have the biggest secret shopper that harasses anyone that's not white. Literally I went to Walmart with two of my friends and he has followed us Non-Stop. He will even follow us into checkout and watch us he is a prick and Walmart doesn't seem to care I am sorry you have to feel that way that is very sad and wrong.
Most theft still takes place in the aisles. New Jersey has eliminated bags in ALL STORES. Its coming to YOU soon. With that, NJ ppl all just load our carts and the items are in the open. Loss prevention can evaluate your cart b4 younenter self checkout and. watch you scan. Thats an easy catch for security at the door and watching on camera.
Where I live people walk out the door at Walmart and the alarm goes off and nobody even approaches that person walking out ,…and at lowes , one of the older gentleman that worked there was telling me that him and his fellow employees are told that if someone steals just let them go, don’t even approach them , it’s not worth it , and he went on to say that his particular store looses approximately $5000.00 worth of stolen merchandise a month .
I hate self checkouts... I have to pick my own products, scan all of my products, bag all of my products at a machine I'm not trained on, then pay for full price... & employees want $15 an hour? & When a problem occurs with the machine they rely on a scan card to fix everything & when that doesn't work, they have no idea on what to do.
I could see how someone could make a mistake checking themselves out, seeing as they weren't trained to work there. Self checkout is ridiculous and I never use it
I will stand in a line for a checker because I prefer people to have jobs. The thing that's crazy is the fact that workers in the stores will direct me to self-check-out and then cop an attitude when I tell them I prefer to be checked out by a staff member. I haven't yet told them that I'm standing there so the store has a reason to keep them....
I understand your frustration. The attitude from the worker is likely frustration as well: they are ridden hard to "pull" people standing in line to self check out. I hate doing that; people will come over there if they wish. However, those who are pulled are typically rung up by the worker.
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
I stole at self checkout yesterday. There was no one around and I had a bouquet of flowers for my dying mother. I looked around, made it obvious I was looking around for help but no one came over so I scanned and paid for everything but the flowers which had no skew so that’s the stores fault. Not mine!
I work in a grocery store. 1. At least for our store the cameras are on you theres no camera watching the pin pad. So u don’t have to worry about that. 2. Again this is for my company there might different policies at others but we know people make mistakes and we’ve never gone out of our way to hunt people down that we thought may have shop lifted! The only time we do is when it’s obvious that they are running out the door with stuff. But again, this is just my experience working in the grocery industry it might be a lot different in other retail stores!
Scanned everything and still was accused as I walked out the door. They offered nothing but a dry apology when they seen everything was on the receipt.
Only time I self check out will be on line. If I walk in a store they will be ringing me up of my items. Not helping any place to get rid of their workers.
The store have self checkout attendants. If you want to suggest something to shoppers, it should be, put all selections in the grocery cart or basket before approaching checkout counter or self checkout kiosk. You'll tend to forget small items held in hand. Also sometimes I've got home and decovered items I didn't select nor have listed on my receipt. When taken the item back it had not been scanned, suggesting it left in the cart by someone else and overlooked by me. Depending on overall occurrences, management may require you just pay for the item and later notify lost prevention of the incident.
Yes, Walmart has already had or has a Lawsuit where they called a woman who had self check out she was accused of theft. Which she had already paid for everything but the Security Officers we're brought into it.
I always use the self-checkout. Fortunately, after five years, the security and management know us and they have no reason to think I would steal, because I spend more than $2k a month in their Walmart. If I were accused, I'm sure HEB would appreciate my business.
The real reason we should allow the clerk to ring us up is because we’re not employees nor do we get a pay check. Ringing out items shouldn’t be our job.
I never, never, never, ever use them. I always look at self check out as a means of cutting staff. And I would not like to see anyone losing their job in that way.
I am so tired of hearing this. While noble or at least selfless in nature, it does not reflect reality. The time to have boycotted these things, as with any new technology or practice, is very soon after the introduction. They have been around for a little over two decades and plenty people use them, far more than those who boycott them for the reason you cite or any other reason for that matter. All it does when people stand in line instead is... make the line longer, and nowadays it is rare for sufficient manpower to be summoned to deal with it.
We have been using self checkouts for 5 or 6 years. Never been accused of stealing... we love self checkouts. Now there are no cashier's and customers bullshiting about the weather to slow us down. We never have to wait inline for ten minutes because because of a price check...
I feel like we should receive a discount for using self check out. It takes a lot of effort to scan and bag items. I only use self check if I have a few items otherwise if I have several items I’ll let the employees do that work😂
I had it happen in Walmart on El Dorado. The cashiers were also watching the couple next to me. I was in a wheelchair. I told them my business is over once I pay at the register. If they touch me I was suing and kicking ass at the same time. It's illegal in Texas for Walmart to ask for a receipt. Check your rights.
I've used the self checkout, I actually prefer it... I'm faster than the cashier🤷🏾♀️.. I have NEVER been accused of stealing anything. There has always been an associate there watching.....I feel no type of way about it. I expect it sadly. if I was accused of stealing and arrested? well then, that's when I sue their butts🤧
This lawyer speaking the truth. While shopping at Walmart Self Check out. My Credit card called me asking if I made several unauthorized charges at Walmart. I concluded that people with access to the security cameras were stealing my personal information.
I bought a $400 vacuum, $15 of chicken for dinner, and a $1 note pad. The lady came and grabbed my cart, ripped it out of my hands, and said she didn’t think I scanned the note pad. My receipt showed her I had. But I said so I’ll pay $400 for a vacuum but not $1 for a notepad? Okay.
The $1 notepad will make them go bankrupt. /s
@@theotheleo6830 😀😀😀😀😀
Lady, you just missed an opportunity to make some $$ from these monopolies.
IF they accuse you of theft just simply comply and call a lawyer. Sue them for false accusation and defamation!
Makes no sense
This is why a lot of pwople when asked " can i see your reciept" they just ignore them because they had bad experience before
There was a lady who just won a 2.1 million judgement against Wal-mart cause when she was using the self-check out it was malfunctioning and didnt properly register all her purchases. So Wal-mart accused her of shop lifting and charged her. Charges were later dropped when the store's asset protection specialist didn't show up for court and she ended up suing Wal-mart.
Btw i utterly loathe Wal-mart
It's a liberal thing to hate the big successful guys, yet Biden is worshipped. Go figure.
It is extremely rare to be able to win even a dime in court over such matters, much less millions.
They tried that on me once and they were really snotty. I now use the hand scanner then when I have paid I take everything out then check off each item as I put it back in my cart. Sometimes if they are standing behind me watching I scan everything but say quietly "scan this, don't scan that etc." Yes I know it takes more time but it's worth it.
Yeah, she even got a clerk to help her with the malfunctioning machine and the clerk thought it was working, too. Then, Walmart refused to provide the security tape because it would have shown that she did so everything to try to get it right. Meanwhile, the accusation cost her stress, socially and cost her work.
The moral of the story, don't use self-checkout. I never do. I never have issues.
I’ve been accused of stealing at a self checkout. I over scanned two items by accident. I asked if someone would help me remove those said items. They started to go through all my bags 😂 It’s embarrassing I think I had $200 worth of Groceries to scan So I can pay. I ended up Walking out. I left the cart it included ice cream Milk you get the drift. Never went back to that Walmart again. I hate being called a thief
Best to avoid Walmart in general.
Sadly your story is not the only one I've heard like this at Walmart
Corporate doesn't allow employees to go through anything until you're past all point of sales. Good lie though to stir the community.
Walmart is the worst company in our country along with Amazon folks wake up.. They purposely freeze self check-out so you need assistance from an employee, if that's EVER happened to you it's because they believe you were stealing or attempting to. All those 2 companies care about is maximizing their profit margins and have single handily put thousands of small businesses out of business and continue to unfortunately 😔
@@nathanhurst3192 BULLSHIT they don't
Yeah I hate self checkout, there's always 4 people standing around watching you like you're stealing, when things could be going faster if those same 4 people were actually checking people out in their own check out lane
There are vids of people stealing at the self-checkouts. But my Walmart has only one person supervising ten checkouts, so I feel that the labor savings more than offset the thefts, especially since they have staff (formerly greeter positions) check the receipts upon exiting.
@@theotheleo6830 well at the Walmarts I have been to, it's always 4 or 5 ppl just asking the redundant question "are you paying with a card" like DUH you idiot why else would I be here
Paid always at Cashiers
What Emm. COSTUMERS NOT STOP STEALING NOW MORE .. .. WORKS FOR RETAILS FOR MANY YEARS
Don't believe her!! She's full of crap
This happened to a young teenage boy at the Walmart at 99 & Birnamwood last year. It was a huge discussion on NextDoor. Aggressive Walmart manager there had the kid arrested because he missed scanning ONE box of cake mix amidst a ton of things. Other cake mixes were bought also but he missed scanning ONE (he was shopping for his Mom). Highly unfortunate situation and caused a huge uproar in the local community. Walmart has a well earned reputation for this.
Wow that’s crazy
Wow.
I wonder if he was, um...
@@lapislazarus8899 Probably
@@Network126 raped ?
Judging by the number of people Walmart accuses of theft in Michigan I would say self checkout is a risk. All it takes is a simple mis scan and they will file a criminal charge. Walmart is especially prone to filing these charges over very small mistakes.
@asiaexpat62 Yes they are known for this. They have been sued before because of falsely accusing customers. One customer won 2.1 million dollars from suing Walmart.
MAKE EM PAY
@Jay Dog that's only in California
Asia, I agree. There is definitely a risk involved with self check out. I literally watched a lady get tazed, and hauled to jail because the grocery store worker didn't see the woman scan an item.
So after the customer was sitting in her car (with children in the car watching every thing unfold), an officer politely (at first) asked the woman to show her receipt as proof of the purchase of the item in question. The customer had the receipt there, but she refused to show it. Although this probably made her look more suspicious, her point was a valid one. 1. There is no law that requires the customer to show the receipt, so she had a right to decline. 2. It was the store employee's word against the customer's word, so the burden of proof should be on the store, not the customer.
The customer offered to go back in the store with the officer and watch the video of her checking out.
The officer refused and things became more and more tense because he was trying to convince her to prove her innocence rather than have the store prove she was guilty. He should have either made them review the tape or let her go with a warning, or they could have banned her from the store.
Nope, the officer got frustrated and demanded the lady get out of the car, when she refused ultimately he tazed her, ripped her clothes in a scuffle, and took the innocent (until proven guilty) customer to jail, all while she INSISTED she was innocent.
It turns out the lady purchased EVERYTHING she had with her that day. She is now suing the grocery store chain. I believe it was Publix. Please go watch it. Be careful at the self check out. I use them, but I am changing that habit after seeing both the video of the innocent customer and the warning from the attorney.
I believe in a warning before a destruction. So this is our warning to be mindful of that self check out counter.
OAN: Unless you are willing to take one for the team (this lady was willing and I love her for it, because it made me aware), go ahead and SHOW YOUR RECEIPT. You may avoid further harrassment and unfair treatment. Peace and blessings. 😍👍🏼🤟🏽
Jay dawg that's invalid information,maybe for the state your located.but I am one of those unfortunate that are now facing charges for a petty theft due to them allegedly seeing me scan n go and then go to self check out scan my phone and pay and then accusing me two weeks later that I didn't pay for said items. And it's even worse when you have a background your trying to move past but are constantly judged and opinionated on.
I never use self-check-out. Most of the time the scanners are broken. Plus it cost jobs. It saves the company money by not having to hire, train, give benefits, etc... yet, we get zero discount for acting as an employee.
It doesn't cost jobs. Those employees were moved to other positions, like packing groceries for delivery.
@@jimroscovius Usually when I see clerks packing for deliveries it's only 1 or 2. When at the checkout there are a out 5 or more.
I get to spend less time in the store. My time is worthwhile.
Better enjoy while you can by 2050 everyone will be jobless and 2100 we will be in bad shape due to the CEOs of big companies
@@MultiTurbospeed People said that 30 years ago. Won't happen.
I will personally wait in line for a cashier because I believe that if everyone did so as well, the stores would realize that customers prefer to have a paid human worker to interact with instead of an unpaid machine.
I hate self checkout as well. I might do it for 1 to 4 items but prefer meat bags.
I prefer self checkout.
Same. There's one store here in the UK that now has *only* self checkout and I avoid using that store.
But that’s the thing not everyone wants to do that and plenty of people prefer self checkout. Technology is the future and self checkout isn’t going anywhere.
@@twistedbliss58 But why have a store with *only* self checkout?
I don’t like self check out. Eliminates workers who need jobs. Produce is specialty hard to do. Computers are not functioning right most of the time.Some self check outs take only cash and some just credit or debit. Store’s are looking for workers all the time, but for what?
Even when they didn’t have self checkout, they would still eliminate shifts and have longer lines. Not to mention they don’t even pay livable wages.
@@so.many.obstacles minimum pay at Walmart in my area is 15 an hour. Up to 22.
Facts💯
Stocking and online grocery provide a lot of jobs.
Yea but it teaches cashiers to clean up their bad attitudes 😂😊
Yes, this IS a thing. Unfortunately, some of the people who are having to defended themselves are elderly with no priors .
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I tend to skip self-checkout because I'd rather keep the employees employed..
You're NOT keeping anyone employed, mate. If the business wanted them gone, they'd sack them any day. Stop acting like you're doing them a favor because they would probably rather you use the self-checkout and give them a break.
@@kwamebushman606 i work retail and that's what I say.
Or the company can just make more jobs for humans and keep the self checkout for the people who actually like them.
The employees will be employed if the company wants to keep them..especially Walmart. Most cashiers just moved to other departments especially with online grocery .
@@ldyrck
Indeed to both of you! People who say stuff like this have no idea what they are talking about. The time to have boycotted them is LONG gone now.
Don't those machines give you a receipt when you're done?
Yeah but how often do you read your receipts before leaving the store? I can see myself accidentally not scanning something and getting in trouble.🙂
@@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461 Damnit. How embarrassing I didn't realize that, I'm quite lucky and I should stop commenting without thinking. I'm sorry!
I am always checking my receipt just to make sure that nothing was overcharged before I leave the register.
I'm shocked you never check your receipt. You've probably been overcharged hundreds of times.
Stop complaining, why can't you look at the screen before you pay. Most people look at the screen when the cashier scan, you all should do the same thing.
Wow. Another reason to check out with a person is to stop this AI takeover. I would much rather have a person check me out.
That ship has sailed long ago.
You don't get paid to do their work for them! Help a cashier keep their job!
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You're NOT helping anyone. Businesses can fire or hire as many cashiers as needed but they don't.
@@kwamebushman606 Yes, businesses can hire as well as fire anyone but, I bet if enough people stop using those self serve lanes there won't be so many firing & a whole lot more hiring.
People need to realize how they're being charged these excessive prices only to provide FREE labor & to be potentially accused of theft. No thank you.
What ever happened to labor laws?
@@LouisianaLadii It has nothing to do with labor laws if you take your own item and ring it up. Because you are doing something for yourself. Now, if you are hired by a store, to ring up an item for other people, and the store doesn't pay you for the job they want you to do, THEN it is a labor law dispute.
They're going to replace you with a computer either way. Like a gas station pump guy or self car wash
There was a big lawsuit with Walmart where a woman won a case for being accused of stealing when she paid for her item so now Walmart is installing those little monitors with the camera to make sure you are purchasing your goods properly without fault on both sides from now on.
Yea the nurse lady and she won big money too
Those have existed for years though
@@abominablesnowman2719 Exactly
They also have handheld devices to watch you scan.
Yes, the ones I go at have had those built in since the pandemic
I prefer self checkout cuz I usually don't like to interact with people when I shop.
Then do online shopping so you don’t have to interact with anyone or see anyone
Self checkouts should only be used for small purchases….some people go through there with a cart full of stuff….I think that sets you up for mistakes…use cashiers….😎ps I shop at my local ShopRite and use the cashier for a cart full of stuff than be a snail at the self checkout…
Guilty as charged 😂
But to be fair, I am usually shopping for 2 or 3 other people at a time so it helps me stay organized and frees the cashier lines
I needed change for a $100.00 and the office line was longer then I've ever seen it and a clerk was asking us all what we needed, I told her she said get a candy bar and go to self checkout so I did. I scanned it and put my hundred in them got a message that said see cashier. I Walked over to her she walked back to the machine and it had said something else she asked me what I needed and I told her I needed my change the machine didn't give me any. And they made me stand there while they went into the office and talked and came back out she told me I had to wait for the manager and I asked why she's as well because it looks as though you got your change and I did not get my change. For the manager came up I enable in the office again they watch the video came back out give me my money and apologized. They actually thought I had gotten my change and was trying to get more. He said the machine was out of money she went over and opened it up in front of me and there was no money in it to spit out and she apologized again. I should have stayed in the office line and just got my change from there not been so embarrassed the way I was or treated the way I was.
What is she talking about when she says the camera is watching you only in the self-checkout? Look up into the sky lady when you are at the store. The cameras are watching you when you are at the cashier check out as well.... also these lawsuits are ridiculous. All your lawyer has to do is ask for footage of you going down the aisle and grabbing the item that was allegedly stolen
Exactly. A dumb video for dumb people. The machines are easy and quite intuitive to use overall... but shockingly few people can be bothered. If you are not illiterate or mentally handicapped, you should be able to use these admittedly over programmed machines just fine.
Really. I was at a store recently waiting and was looking at the huge bundles of network cables in the ceiling. They probably have hundreds of cameras in the store. It's amazing. But there's no way they have people watching them all continuously. They are likely mainly to have a record of things to look at when something is discovered.
Oh I been doing this. I've gone to Walmarts on a Saturday mid day and they have nothing but self checkouts open.
I asked a team lead could they put someone on the register and she said "self checkout is open why can't you check out your own stuff"
bro I didn't come to Walmart to check out my own stuff. So I left a full basket of stuff right there and went to go shop at HEB. She tired to stop me to and actually wanted me to put the items back on the shelves. So I told her "that I don't work for her, if I did I would be checking my stuff out" I came to receive the same customary service I have been receiving for years. Minimum wage workers think they are too good to do their job.
Hello fellow Texan
@@Noirmariposa hi!!
Rightfully so. I believe you did the right thing.
I would have left their items in their store also. Reason being, I don't work them & you're not going to get free labor out of me.
I'm checking myself out (free labor) & your prices are constantly rising. Who is committing a crime here?
What ever happened to labor laws?
And why does foolishness like this seems to only happen at WalMart?
What is HEB?
Someone on camera can watch you put in your info in the line too.
Cover what you are inputting with the other hand.
Why you always use credit card. no pin needed.
The lawyer speaking in this video on this news piece is absolutely lost on this subject the information she is giving is misleading and for the most part incorrect this is not what the other attorney was saying at all there's no way to leave an open tab at a self-checkout because you scan your card at the end when you're scanning items and it closes the tab out for you. if anybody is concerned about this and you should well be, you should check out the other attorneys article on this because this lawyer doesn't know what she's talking about.
Exactly! She was wrong on so many things and none of what she said was ever mentioned by the lawyer in the viral video. You're right, there is no open tab.
I agree 😂
She didn't even do a basic research for the interview. Any quick Google search would have shown her quite a few cases of people being accused of shoplifting at self-check out stations.
I wish a store would say I tried to steal something when I actually paid for my items. I would sue and never have to work again. I always make sure that all my items scan properly then I put them in my bag and I leave the store
Walmart did get sued for falsely accusing and having a customer arrested of shoplifting when she used a self check out. She won 2.1 million dollars
@@flowersfam3462 I know. They constantly get sued for messing with people and accusing them of stealing
@@flowersfam3462 Why don't I hear anything about the low lives thieves in the comments. You don't work for self checkout so you don't know that many people try to steal when they can.
@@SM-tg5pi Why are you so angry? It's not necessary. People have the right to discuss what they want to in these comments. Yet you come to me with this?🤷🏽♀️
Walmart does falsely accuse individuals whether you want to acknowledge it or not, it does happen. Do your research.
You need to include some of those Walmart employees in your "low life thieves" comment because they also steal from their employer, not just some of the customers you are referring to, so don't blame all stealing from Walmart on customers, it's some of the Walmart employees as well, do your research.
I don't have to work at those self-checkouts to know that there will be some people who will try to steal, but not everyone that goes through those checkouts steal. You must work at Walmart since you are so pressed.
You do realize that stores deal with genuine theft every day, which we all pay for, and they just want to reduce this theft.
Stores have cameras all over the ceiling and inside the check out kiosk. Always remember that their cameras are ONLY FOR THEIR PROTECTION, doesn't have to be released for you protection, or the video could be heavily edited before you get a copy. I usually look over the self checkout and put left over things in a hand basket or on top of their screen. This way I will not rush through and put something in my check-bags. The problem with self checkouts are the store employees. I've had the store employees follow me around the store then to the checkout. I've been in the checkout line and 4-5 employees kept surrounding me at the checkout. One of the employees came up way to close behind me while I was loading my groceries into the cart. This made me uncomfortable. When I check the change return slot, no change was there. I had over 90¢ in change that was stolen by the employee. Knowing that there are multiple cameras listening, I loudly said that it would be a shame for you employees to lose your jobs for stealing the customers change. You can't just come this close to a customer without the customer thinking something is wrong. A supervisor came and ask me what was the problem. I told her that they had thieves working for them stealing the customers change.
How old are you?
Remind me of Walmart in Klamath falls where the employee looked at my ID and where I lived and warned me about a rock to my head. Then he nabbed my bag filled with expensive sewing supplies. I went back and complained. He had an employee behind me he was talking to like they were at a bar trying to distract me. They're all drug addicts working there. The one in Traveller's Rest had an employee threaten to kill my kid right in front of an untouchable gay manager who laughed it off. They're not nice people there.
@@kat8838 what? You sound high.
@@Lifeofknicole I hope they're OK cos it reads like they may need intervention
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
I don't really like self checkout and the Walmart closed to me have mostly self checkout..
I am thinking about stop shopping at stores that have mostly self checkout..
I don't go thru self checkouts. when I tried a few times there were always error problems.
I make sure I scanned everything before I finalize and pay. I also check my items against my receipt. It's hard to believe Walmart managers won't give customers the benefit of the doubt the first time they miss something. They must enjoy that power and stroke to their ego.
That's one dumb lawyer.
Isaiah: have you heard of any incidents?
Lawyer: not that I know of
I saved you 5 minutes
She might not be that bright; however, she makes a great point.
@@rhondae8222 and what point is that? That some people misuse the self checkout station? I couldn't agree more.
I was just at Walmart yesterday and there was literally TWO cashier lanes open. Plenty of workers were just walking/standing around with their walkie-talkie. So I had to go through the self checkout and had no issues. Both self checkout lines on each end of Walmart were long. What’s the point of having all these workers if they’re just standing around and there’s always only two cashier lanes open? Are they getting ready to downsize and just have self checkout lines from now on?
Same here. They only have one cashier register and all the rest are self check out.
You are absolutely right about the workers just standing around because that's all they do and want to get an attitude if you want them to check an incorrect price.🤦🏽♀️
To understanding that there way of not paying folks, so in due time there would be more.
Said this for years now. 20 lanes in almost every Walmart in this country, yet other than busy holidays only a few every actually open. And yes makes zero sense to me why so many employees yet none seem to want to get off their phone or chatting with other employees and actually work like they are getting paid to do. Lazier and lazier generations I'm afraid.. AND it's also Walmart, enough said...
I doubt they'll get rid of them entirely for a while yet, but once it's perfected to a level where they can, that is the goal. You still need manned lanes for some situations.
@@dieseldabz7104 Society is sick, my friend. I believe a civilization can be categorized into 7 ages, and the age of decadence is the final one. The world as it is-Especially the Western world- Is a textbook example of the age of decadence, and the next thing that comes as we've seen without exception thus far in history, is collapse. Not sure anymore if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Meanwhile in California, same shoplifters just come in, grab whatever they want and leave with no consequences while tax payers and decent citizens getting arrested because they genuinely forgot to scan a small item out of 20.
My mom aggravates my soul to the tenth power when she automatically chooses self check out. She's slow, the cashiers are slow, and we all scream for ice cream. I told her that she needs to start following my lead or get left.
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Sounds like a lovely kid 🙃
I am not paying them to work for them, get me a cashier. Self checkout is free labor. They purposefully have one lane out of 20 open, so that you do the job of the cashier, and then you give them money for the entire transaction. Paying them to work for them. I'll pass.
And now, w/ their stupid tails, they've been opting which form of payment to accept or not accept & say that something is wrong w/ tje terminal.
No, there isn't anything wrong w/ the terminal. The worker at the self checkout is intentional rejecting the payment from the handheld device that the worker carry.
Some businesses I can no longer deal with & WalMart is one of them.
Are they not committing a crime by expecting the consumer to work (self checkout) for them for FREE?
I'm working for you for free but, you have the audacity to say I'm committing a crime by either stealing or by my form of payment.
Bye WalMart.
I hope people really do this so there won’t be a line at the self checkout
Right!!!! I'm not even worried about this dubious claim. I'll gladly still use self checkout.
Agreed. I am a Black female and would rather use the sco lane. I just hate wrestling with those damn plastic bags that I can never get open 🙄
Yes so I can steal faster
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Right?!
I remember a story about a woman in Mobile Alabama Walmarts accuse her of stealing at the checkout like that and she sued Walmart's and got three million dollars
lmao so if you blindly put items in your bag.... come on!
Good one, love it
I always tell people at the self checkout not to use them for this same issue. Plus we are not employees of these stores and if we do use the self checkout we need to be paid as an employee. We need to stop using self checkout so we can make sure that we are not replacing people with computers and profits for stores
Not going to work. We were supposed to have done this when they first put the kiosks in.
People deliver food for a living. Should you be paid for going and picking up your own food?
Stop this mindless self entitlement and scan YOUR groceries you lazy boomer.
Facts💯
Agree
WTFE I NEVER KNEW THIS I'LL TELL MY KIDS TO BE MORE MINDFUL AT SELF CHECKOUT
This happened to me😭 case pending over 2 years now when I pled innocent. I watch others who honestly made a mistake scanning like the wrong tag on a 2 piece or something so frivolous . Honest hard working people issued a ticket , treated as criminals now Jace a record! Store management should really resolve 90% of these incidents in store. So sad! I dread going to Walmart and there's no cashiers available or the line so long im forced to self check out☠
Make a worker scan it. Have someone else but you do it
Yeah this never happened.
No your NOT forced into self check-out your just impatient and don't want to wait like the rest of us regular folk. Take accountability for YOUR actions don't blame on the store or other shoppers c'mon now!
BS. How much did this attorney pay you to write this comment? New get popular strategy: Announce that some commonly used service is bad and try to scare everyone with little to no reason.
This is real it's happened to me. I had 2 different floor cleaning products from the same brand and accidentally scanned one of them twice ( happened to be more expensive one) & forgot to scan the other one but I was pulled aside and into office while they checked everytime in my bags against the receipt and accused me of stealing when I had to do a return and they ended up returning money to me as the item I didn't scan cost less than the one i double scanned .
At Walmart
Having worked in retail for many years, I'm happy to use self checkout most of the time. After dealing with the public all day, it's nice to just ring up my stuff and go! That said, it can be frustrating when people are first learning to use them, or if you have an item to delete, etc. No one liked pumping their own gas either, but it happened and here we are.
Or people who bring their own bag, but then put every individual item on the bagging scale, then once they've paid, then bag them, holding everyone up. People, put your bag in the bagging area, then bag as you scan.
@@gblargg Better off just minding your own business so you don't get shot for being impatient.
@@bobbybologna3029 Holding up the line is everyone's business. Not better to live in fear I don't think. Also how would someone shoot me over UA-cam comments for daring to call out people who are dumb at self-checkout? Did you assume I act like a child in stores when people do this? I quietly seethe like a mature adult.
@@bobbybologna3029 I can not even understand why you would make a comment like that and I don’t know where you live at but here in the great state of Va. we all carry guns so it would be stupid to think this would happen and nobody would shot that person.
@gblargg shut up or help😂😂 They're not on the clock getting paid, so what do they have to rush to bag their own groceries for. They're servicing themselves not you, they dont have to move at your pace. I laugh at people like you who think complaining huffing will make things go faster
I've never used them since they started coming out, they would have to pay me. WalMart is the worst. Avoid it.
I've never had a problem with self-check out at Walmart, Kroger, Home Depot, or Target. I prefer to be able to bag my own groceries at Kroger. I don't have to talk to anyone unless there's a problem. The employees are always helpful when there's a problem.
Yeah! The issue here is, I think, willful ignorance by the public, who cannot be bothered to do a little thinking or have some grain of intuition. These machines are not hard to use. They are over programmed and sometimes needlessly slip up, but if you know how they work and why, they shouldn't give you any grief.
This was THE worst attempt to justify stealing I may have ever heard, lol. If someone leaves an item on the checkout, then you clear it before you even get started. These aren't setup to be a scavenger hunt. Grocery store products aren't placed in camouflaged patterns to evade your detection. What this lady at 1:00 said literally can't happen to anyone unless they have some measure of dementia, in which case there are still manned checkouts with employees doing it for you, you just have to wait a bit longer in line.
I've never had an issue with self checkout and frankly I love how they shortened the time I have to wait in line. Remembering the 80s and 90s, LINES SUCKED. So much faster now. Self checkout takes a little getting used to, but the trade off more than makes up for it; and again, no it's not possible to "accidentally" place an item you didn't purchase, into your bag.
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Yeah! It will even say if something, be it a piece of merchandise or whatever, needs to be removed from the bagging area. People are dumb and/or like deer in headlights at these things, it's maddening.
I dont have dementia
Yes the risk is real. I purchased a pack of wine coolers for the first time in like 15 years. I scanned the item first and the register asked me to press something that I don't remember. I did and continued on with my purchase. As I walked off the agent asked if I paid for the coolers. I told her yes then I saw her checking her handheld device, so I waited. She then acknowledged that the screen that came up needed for her to put in my age, and she heard the beep but never came over to do that, and she knows that I hit the option to bypass the system bc the glitch did not ask for my age or an agent to assist me. Yet she knew about the glitch and let me continue. The self checkout was not busy. So I don't know why she did that. I went right back to the same register and paid but I was slightly upset. I really should have reported the incident and just might, bc I was embarrassed.
Lol. That sounds like a total lie. How did you not notice the price?
Lmaoo make a report over a small inconvenience that happened way in the past. How about just get over it?
@@ASMRGRATITUDE She may have purchased a lot of items, so the price difference wouldn't be glaringly noticeable.
I mean she did her job so the company is not going to care. As an adult you knew you needed verification to purchase alcohol.
I prefer self checkout for several reasons..but I always make a point to make sure me scanning each item is on the screen. One of the line watchers kept shutting down my machine and when I asked her to come over override it she acted like she didn't know what was going on an even said "I don't know why it's doing that the camera shows you scanning the item." Most likely trying to save face...but I have a habit of saving receipts anyway for budget planning purposes I save recipes for up to 6 months for bigger purchases an 3 months for groceries. I also have my family lawyer on speed dial so....try me.
Honest people like you don't have to worry.
I keep my receipts also, especially when traveling..keep everrrrrything👁
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
I haven't had any problems either. Just ensure every item scanned is on the screen and on the receipt.
This is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while. "They look at the last person when an item comes up missing". What? How do you think inventory systems work? The moment something leaves the store and wasn't paid for, it rings an alarm? Then they suddenly go "oh quick! Look for the person who didn't buy the missing item!"
The "putting crap in your cart that previous shopper left" was the stupidity that made me stop listening to her. She basically said that self checkout items need to be scanned,and someone just sees something someone left and doesn't scan it,just puts it in the cart and goes?!?! Gtfoh🙄
I use 'em, but I prefer dealing with real people. Someone to say "hello" and "have a nice day" to. Especially when you get a pretty woman, checkout is even better. Checkout is also more work. I only use when I have a few items. Plus, cashiers often bag groceries for you, so why would I want to bag it all myself if I had a full cart? No way.
I agree with you, except if there's a line, self-checkout makes sense, and since they are either losing staff or hiring less, there's usually a line.
My Neighborhood Walmart checkers will not bag items. We have to bag everything, maybe it's a germ thing.
A part of what you pay for groceries pays a person to scan your stuff. If I do self check out then make stuff cheaper. Also if I have to do their job then I want the employees discount
Ever notice those stores only have 1 or 2 cashiers trying to force you to use the self check out. Only when the crowd starts to grumble will they bring out another cashier.
👍⭐️I have been saying this for years!!!! Don’t use self checkout lanes!! I am not going to shop for the items, be the cashier for the store AND pay for the items too! It’s too much!😡🤬
Lazy azz
So have an employee walk around with you to push the cart and load items for you?
@@gblargg - No, I have them ring up the items and bag the items.
Just yesterday saw a news story about shoppers getting arrested for shoplifting because of innocent mistakes made during scanning. Accidently not scanning 1 item has gotten people arrested.
Yes agreed-- stores are so hard for money. Was at a Walmart & no register open- a woman asked for one to be opened and told No! More than a few said they were leaving- after much deliberating, finally a register was opened 🤗
This is dumb. Just don’t put stuff in your bag that you didn’t pay for. Make sure the items in your bag match the receipt. It’s just that simple. I’ve never seen anything just jump into your bag spontaneously or accidentally. 🤦🏽♀️
This.
Right on, it really easy to use self checkout. I have never missed scan anything.
I hate self check out ! Da faq I look like ? I want stores to be like Costco in fact I don’t even wanna empty the cart hahah 😂
My Costco has a self-checkout.
They don't need self check out they need the people standing around on the register ringing up customers not watching them ring up their items.
I refuse to do a stores job for them. It's THEIR job to ring me up. Just say no to self checkout!
also aware some of the check outs have self contained security cameras, do not consent.
In some stores you don't have a choice to choose between self check or cashier! It's self check or nothing! 20 employee's, boxes everywhere and all of the check outs are closed. It's frustrating when you have several items and equally frustrating for the person behind you, and I feel sorry for handicapped and elderly.. Don't forget to count your bags people!
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
In Southaven Mississippi, at Walmarts self checkout, I noticed 4 employees around me when I started to scan my items. After I paid, a rep stopped me and looked through my entire basket. I realized immediately that these people were following me as I shopped for groceries. What upset me most is that the lady who stopped me to check my basket, saw me every 2 weeks and knew me by name. I only use Walmart+ now, everything is delivered.
I hate that Walmart.
Something like this happened to me at Walgreens last night, and there wasn't even self checkout 😆 the security guard was kind slow mentally though so I don't feel too bad, the register person cleared me. But he kept staring at me for some reason Ike I was some kind of deviant while following me.
Walmart+ means you get all the out of date or close to out of date products delivered to you ….
F Walmart…
The opposite happened to me. Previous cashier left a scanned item on the machine, my cashier jumps on that register and starts scanning my stuff. I get home notice the wrong charge and go back… they had to review camera footage to prove I never received the item, only then did I receive a refund. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS!!
I always keep my receipts for at least 20 days or more
Yes, Betty, it’s saved me so many times!
The worst thing about self checkout is that Walmart, or whoever, are getting free labor doing the self checkout thing..... WE are enabling these stores to hire less people because we are doing the cashiers work for free....... some Walmart stores here where I live.... the Neighbor markets..... are completely self checkout..... so no cashiers needed to be hired at all at those locations
Stores liability in my opinion
Wal-Mart too cheap to pay a decent wage to keep and hire older exceptional workers.
It never crossed my mind, but her argument makes perfect sense!
A store worth shopping in would not confront a customer unless they knew FOR SURE that the customer was concealing an item. Also, most stores won't report anything less than $3,000 because police will not prosecute for less.
The biggest obstacle concerning self-checkouts is customer liability. If a customer leaves behind an item or change, the store is not responsible for it and holds no liability or obligation to investigate further.
So, she's concerned that whoever works at the store is going to review camera footage to figure out your debit card PIN and then will later find you and steal your card to go on a shopping spree? OK. What a brilliant attorney.
I actually had money stolen from my card at a self checkout. I really believe it was an employee. I reported to my bank. I didn't know how they did it, and my bank was going to make me jump through hoops to get this taken care of. I left it alone and never went to that store again. It was only about a several dollars, but it didn't reflect my receipt. It showed on my bank account as a different amount.
@@jacksoncitytravels6841 So employees are risking years in jail for "several dollars"? OK.
@@datmeme8967 You do know employees steal customers credit/debit information all the time in other establishments. It's not uncommon. Perhaps you just are not aware of the risks. If you don't think it's a big deal, then great! You have your own opinion to rely on. In my opinion, the self checkout out has its cons.
@@jacksoncitytravels6841 You do know that's not what is being discussed here? Perhaps you are just unaware of what this video is about? I'm referring to the specific allegation being made, not other crimes. If you'd like to have a conversation about general crime in retail, you're in the wrong comment thread.
She's full of crap. This is a pointless segment
I have found myself walking out of the store without paying for stuff before while using the self-check out and it’s ALWAYS because I have my children with me and those little turds deliberately distract me because they know I have ADHD and it’s while I’m trying to check-out and I forget to scan a piece of fruit or something. My kids will see my scanning stuff and at THAT exact moment will they decide it’s time to ask the meaning of life, or how many pints of blood are in the human body, or how many AA batteries go in the TV remote at home, or how a car engine works. This is not a joke. Lol.
Lol awww that love u though lol
yes! just the other night i walked out without paying for an avocado. thought i had scanned everything so i paid and left. got out to the parking lot, checked my receipt, didn’t see avocado but i had one in the basket. i wanted to go back and pay for it, but i was too scared.
@@calise. as someone who works there.
We literally don't care as much as you guys make us out to. It's kinda hilarious the projected loyalty to a corporation you guys put in random people you don't know.
@@calise. I've done the same with avocados at Walmart. Next time I bought avocados, I put quantity as 3 even though I only had two to make up the difference. Some of us have a conscience. That's a good thing.
I believe you honestly lol🤣🤣👍
I did a self checkout and when I got home, I realized there were eyelashes in the bag. Apparently the person in front of me left the lashes and I added my stuff to the bag. If I were to be accused of shoplifting, I would’ve just had them search the tape for when I went to that aisle (which I didn’t).
If it was in the bag it was most likely scanned
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
Self check has robbed me far more times than anyone else ever got away with anything
I do Instacart on the side and honestly disdain having to go to the lines... A lot of them don't care about they own job so the expectation that they gone listen when I say I have 3 separate orders is beyond me. They double ring up items, I've even had one to completely no listen and almost screw my intake order. Having to deal with cashiers is honestly annoying at this point! I
Gone listen.... no listen.... LUL
Someone needs to steal a grammar lesson
@@monas.6839 What use if they can't read?
Don't shop when you are in a rush. Plan ahead. And, use a cashier so they can keep their job.
Has she “accidentally” stole before to be so passionate?😂😂🤣🤣🤫🤦🤔🧐🔥💯
You know that is the very reason I always go to a cashier!!
I use the self checkout almost always never have I ever scanned something I didn't bring there. However, I do feel that I get racially profiled almost everytime I use it though. I watch others go thru without ever being watched while at the same time I get watched like a Hawk!!! I send 10s or thousands at this store per year and it irks my SOUL!
I'm going to tell you right now Walmart is notorious for hiring ignorant narrow-minded racist asses they have the biggest secret shopper that harasses anyone that's not white. Literally I went to Walmart with two of my friends and he has followed us Non-Stop. He will even follow us into checkout and watch us he is a prick and Walmart doesn't seem to care I am sorry you have to feel that way that is very sad and wrong.
Most stereotyping is because of the behavior of many
@@Scrambler85 doesn't make it acceptable
@@emman4734 the behavior should never be accepted
You probably should seek some help for your paranoia issue.
I haven't had that happen but, I've had the actual machine say I didn't scan an item before.
Can just imagine how much theft is happening with those self check outs.
Most theft still takes place in the aisles. New Jersey has eliminated bags in ALL STORES. Its coming to YOU soon. With that, NJ ppl all just load our carts and the items are in the open. Loss prevention can evaluate your cart b4 younenter self checkout and. watch you scan. Thats an easy catch for security at the door and watching on camera.
@@lemasterdonna4199 How is that different than how it is now?
Yes, so many evil people at the self checkout. Why can't these people afraid of going to hell.
Where I live people walk out the door at Walmart and the alarm goes off and nobody even approaches that person walking out ,…and at lowes , one of the older gentleman that worked there was telling me that him and his fellow employees are told that if someone steals just let them go, don’t even approach them , it’s not worth it , and he went on to say that his particular store looses approximately $5000.00 worth of stolen merchandise a month .
This happens more than we realized!! Not to mention I hate using self checkouts Because I DON'T WORK THERE!!!
I hate self checkouts... I have to pick my own products, scan all of my products, bag all of my products at a machine I'm not trained on, then pay for full price... & employees want $15 an hour?
& When a problem occurs with the machine they rely on a scan card to fix everything & when that doesn't work, they have no idea on what to do.
I could see how someone could make a mistake checking themselves out, seeing as they weren't trained to work there. Self checkout is ridiculous and I never use it
It is only slightly more complicated than a smart phone or computer. They are made to be easy to use, but you have to know how they work and why, too.
We are dumbing down as a society 😒
Just FYI, if a Walmart employee asks to see your receipt you don't have to show them.
I will stand in a line for a checker because I prefer people to have jobs. The thing that's crazy is the fact that workers in the stores will direct me to self-check-out and then cop an attitude when I tell them I prefer to be checked out by a staff member. I haven't yet told them that I'm standing there so the store has a reason to keep them....
I understand your frustration. The attitude from the worker is likely frustration as well: they are ridden hard to "pull" people standing in line to self check out. I hate doing that; people will come over there if they wish. However, those who are pulled are typically rung up by the worker.
No, artificial intelligence will quickly and efficiently scan your biometric data (facial recognition, iris scan, body movements, heart rhythm, vein scan etc.) and will identify you where ever you go....that is what these self- checkout machines are really capable of doing.... there are some cases filed in federal court because these huge chain stores are accumulating all this data on the shoppers without their written consent....also, add bluetooth info on your cell phone...it sounds like a movie , but it is actual real life situation we are having nowadays.
I stole at self checkout yesterday. There was no one around and I had a bouquet of flowers for my dying mother. I looked around, made it obvious I was looking around for help but no one came over so I scanned and paid for everything but the flowers which had no skew so that’s the stores fault. Not mine!
The only time I use self check out lanes is when they are the one actually running the items across the scanner.
lol then it’s not self check out
I work in a grocery store. 1. At least for our store the cameras are on you theres no camera watching the pin pad. So u don’t have to worry about that. 2. Again this is for my company there might different policies at others but we know people make mistakes and we’ve never gone out of our way to hunt people down that we thought may have shop lifted! The only time we do is when it’s obvious that they are running out the door with stuff. But again, this is just my experience working in the grocery industry it might be a lot different in other retail stores!
You can’t be accused of something if you’re paying attention and also get a receipt. Stop being lazy.
Scanned everything and still was accused as I walked out the door. They offered nothing but a dry apology when they seen everything was on the receipt.
Only time I self check out will be on line. If I walk in a store they will be ringing me up of my items. Not helping any place to get rid of their workers.
The store have self checkout attendants. If you want to suggest something to shoppers, it should be, put all selections in the grocery cart or basket before approaching checkout counter or self checkout kiosk. You'll tend to forget small items held in hand. Also sometimes I've got home and decovered items I didn't select nor have listed on my receipt. When taken the item back it had not been scanned, suggesting it left in the cart by someone else and overlooked by me. Depending on overall occurrences, management may require you just pay for the item and later notify lost prevention of the incident.
Yes, Walmart has already had or has a Lawsuit where they called a woman who had self check out she was accused of theft. Which she had already paid for everything but the Security Officers we're brought into it.
I always use the self-checkout. Fortunately, after five years, the security and management know us and they have no reason to think I would steal, because I spend more than $2k a month in their Walmart. If I were accused, I'm sure HEB would appreciate my business.
The ones you trust the most are the ones who are capable of disappointing you the most.
@@theotheleo6830 ...isn't that the truth!
The real reason we should allow the clerk to ring us up is because we’re not employees nor do we get a pay check. Ringing out items shouldn’t be our job.
I never, never, never, ever use them. I always look at self check out as a means of cutting staff. And I would not like to see anyone losing their job in that way.
I am so tired of hearing this. While noble or at least selfless in nature, it does not reflect reality. The time to have boycotted these things, as with any new technology or practice, is very soon after the introduction. They have been around for a little over two decades and plenty people use them, far more than those who boycott them for the reason you cite or any other reason for that matter. All it does when people stand in line instead is... make the line longer, and nowadays it is rare for sufficient manpower to be summoned to deal with it.
The bigger issue is the amount of cashiers that won’t have jobs because of self checkout or shortened hours.
How come you never see these self- checkouts in the hood?
Yes you do
Because there is only gas stations in the hood.
We have been using self checkouts for 5 or 6 years. Never been accused of stealing... we love self checkouts. Now there are no cashier's and customers bullshiting about the weather to slow us down. We never have to wait inline for ten minutes because because of a price check...
bullshiting about the weather
@@alainportant6412 bullshittin period.
I feel like we should receive a discount for using self check out. It takes a lot of effort to scan and bag items. I only use self check if I have a few items otherwise if I have several items I’ll let the employees do that work😂
Discount? You should be earning a wage for even using it
@@bobbybologna3029 money in my pocket is good with me 👍🏼
Y'all are lazy, sheesh
So essentially what used to be a mistake by an employee is now probable cause to accuse someone of shoplifting
She doing to much
Way too much
I had it happen in Walmart on El Dorado. The cashiers were also watching the couple next to me. I was in a wheelchair. I told them my business is over once I pay at the register. If they touch me I was suing and kicking ass at the same time. It's illegal in Texas for Walmart to ask for a receipt. Check your rights.
That is so Stupid, why would someone want to touch you. Only thieves would make a big scene.
@@SM-tg5pi I was in wheelchair and my 13 yr old was scanning my stuff. I had 2k cash more than enough for 50 bucks groceries
I've used the self checkout, I actually prefer it... I'm faster than the cashier🤷🏾♀️.. I have NEVER been accused of stealing anything. There has always been an associate there watching.....I feel no type of way about it. I expect it sadly. if I was accused of stealing and arrested? well then, that's when I sue their butts🤧
This lawyer speaking the truth. While shopping at Walmart Self Check out. My Credit card called me asking if I made several unauthorized charges at Walmart.
I concluded that people with access to the security cameras were stealing my personal information.