Self service checkouts - Pilfer's Paradise?

EdanHewittt

Tried the self-service thing today in Tesco.

Was amazed at how absurdly easy it was to game the system.

The Self Service thing really tests your conscience - it's so easy to bag a sly Twix or two. I know they have cameras, but I've seen the monitors, there is very little detail in the picture. Not exactly 1080p HD you're getting on them.

Add to this the lack of supervision going on around the Self-Service tills. They expect you to walk upto these strange tills, and go about your shopping without an actual Human Being looking at what you're doing.

It's all a very strange experience when you do it first time.

Have you lost your Self-Service virginity yet?

Do you indulge in the very relaxed nature of this type of magical experience?

Where To

I much prefer the warm smile, courteous voice and soft silky hands of a human cashier.

bryaner

I'd sooner not look like a proper arse hole getting caught robbing a twix..

PC CDROM

EdanHewittt wrote: »

Tried the self-service thing today in Tesco.

Was amazed at how absurdly easy it was to game the system.

The Self Service thing really tests your conscience - it's so easy to bag a sly Twix or two. I know they have cameras, but I've seen the monitors, there is very little detail in the picture. Not exactly 1080p HD you're getting on them.

Add to this the lack of supervision going on around the Self-Service tills. They expect you to walk upto these strange tills, and go about your shopping without an actual Human Being looking at what you're doing.

It's all a very strange experience when you do it first time.

Have you lost your Self-Service virginity yet?

Do you indulge in the very relaxed nature of this type of magical experience?

It works on Item weight. You are wrong.

Lollers

Unexpected item in bagging area

NoQuarter

PC CDROM wrote: »

It works on Item weight. You are wrong.

Just scan in a bottle of champers as a lemon! it doesnt have precise weights!

EZ24GET

I am against self serve, just eliminates another job. I don't believe it saves money for the customer either, might save some for owner but won't be reflected by passing on to consumers.

EdanHewittt

Lollers wrote: »

Unexpected item in bagging area

Probably right up there with that unforgiving ATM message:

"You have insufficient funds. KTHXBAI"

Pantsface

Lollers wrote: »

Unexpected item in bagging area

sometimes get the urge to give it a good kick when it starts that sh*t

Pantsface

EdanHewittt wrote: »

Probably right up there with that unforgiving ATM message:

"You have insufficient funds. KTHXBAI"

OR

YOU ARE NOT A WINNER

Misty Chaos

I used to pay the price for normal croissants on those machines when I was in fact buying Chocolate Croissants. In my defense though, Chocolate Croissants weren't in the database of products in the machines at the time!

msg11

Lollers wrote: »

Unexpected item in bagging area

Please remove the item from the bagging area

**REMOVE ITEM**

Unexpected item in bagging area

****** SAKE**

Assistance is on its way (X5)

Shryke

The loss on stolen goods, which will be negligible, is more than made up for by not having to pay a number of full time staff. It's not as open to abuse as it might appear either.
None of the potential savings to the company is passed on to the consumer so it's not really a great system in that way but I prefer them myself. They are very easy to use and they're fast and efficient as long as there isn't a bunch of clueless people ahead of you looking at the things like a good sodomizing is on its way in from an unknown direction at any moment.

EdanHewittt

LordSmeg wrote: »

For every couple good items you get, get one cheap ass one. 2 Lynx, 1 Smell Good. Scan the smell - put the lynx in the bagging area. Scan the Smell Good - put another lynx int he bagging area. Free Lynx.

Is this how they do it ?

I'm sure people have tried LordSmeg.

Another possibly genius thing to do is printout barcodes from the Weigh-it-Yourself machines. Say, weight a Mandarin, and print out a sticker for 30 cent. Stick it on a bottle of Cava (Champagne rings alarm bells).

And, sorted.

Somehow I see myself using these Self-Service thing a lot more often.

Ellis Dee

Quite apart from all considerations of whether I'd want to be a petty thief (I've always believed that if you're going to steal, then steal BIG), nothing could ever be better than the Polish chick at the checkout where I shop in Portlaoise. That angelic face, blonde hair, boobs to die for and a cleavage that makes me wish I was nine feet tall, and what an arse when I, in my incipient senility, do something that requires her to get up from her seat and go back down the store, drool, drool, drool :D:D---

But don't get me started.;););)

Feisar

bryaner wrote: »

I'd sooner not look like a proper arse hole getting caught robbing a twix..

Exactly, if I'm ever getting caught it'll be for millions.

Aidric

EdanHewittt wrote: »

Do you indulge in the very relaxed nature of this type of magical experience?

Yes I do enjoy a good thai massage.

Any further questions please contact Anthony Worrall Thompson.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Reminds me of the post somebody made in the 'Will Ireland Ever Improve?' thread about a self service canteen in Denmark. There is a type of person in this country who sees nothing wrong with illegally working a system to their own benefit.

Kurz

In my country we always have the automaticated checkouts. Last year, ministry of food introduced the human checkout operator. I find is difficult my conscience to not hit cashier over head with hammer for to steal the foods. This human cash operater is very bad idea.