Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them - eviltoast
Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout | CNN Business
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Retailers in Europe, like Booths supermarkets, and the United States, like Walmart, are pulling back on having self-checkout in light of complaints and shoplifting.
  • mosiacmango@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    It is a dumb bit of ceremony, but the door checker just glances at the card. You could roll in with a paper print out and be fine until the registers.

    Still, enough people do stupidly wait until they are in the door threshold and then block the path while digging around, so they should get rid of it.

    • Jolteon@lemmy.zipEnglish
      72·
      1 year ago

      Pretty sure the check for the door is just there to make people feel more important.

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      It’s to make sure they didn’t forget the card at home/in the car/etc, and not realize it until checkout

    • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      BJ’s doesn’t check anyone going in. You’re free to browse without a membership you just can’t buy anything.

    • gac11@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      At our Sam’s we just walk right by that door checker. If you show a card they nod, but if you don’t get out your card they ignore you