Self service checkouts are turning many shoppers into thieves

Run_to_da_hills · 26-04-2012 11:59AM

MonkeyTennis wrote: »

http://192.20.225.36/tts/speech/8ccef760d176f6ba1a5be77b61004cdd.wav

One reason why I don't use loyalty cards.

admiralofthefleet · 26-04-2012 12:00PM

not in tesco in arklow op, the staff hover over you like flys around shite

dinneenp · 26-04-2012 12:01PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

"Additionally, a quarter of those who did not steal admitted their only reason for not doing so was fear of being caught".

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135284/How-cheating-checkouts-turning-nation-self-service-shoplifters.html

Would this not be the same as why some people dont' steal in general?

Joey the lips · 26-04-2012 12:01PM

and cooks.

Mr Benevolent · 26-04-2012 12:27PM

Domo230 wrote: »

1 in 3 people!!!!!

Is it really that high?
I know it's not a reputable paper but I find it hard to believe so many people would do such a scummy thing. But then again I hear statistics for loads of horrible things people do and can never picture anyone I know doing them.

Are the statistics messed up or is it my perception of people that they wouldn't stoop this low that is wrong?

I get the impression you believe in good and evil.

hairyprincess · 26-04-2012 12:29PM

I don't buy the notion for one moment that self service checkout are turning people into thieves. They are just showing up those who will.

Kosseegan · 26-04-2012 12:47PM

Noxin wrote: »

Only frustration I have with the machines is when someone tries to approach it with a trolly full of goods.

That or they just plain do not know how to use it. Put the item back on the scale you nitwit. :mad:

For all the stealing going on, I wonder how much the staff / business may pocket from people leaving their notes behind. I was 3rd in a queue two days a go and saw 45 euro total left behind by 3 different people in the space of 5 minutes. Lucky for them the staff member floating near by for assistance spotted it and gave it back each time. Shocking :pac:

Do you think the staff member should have kept the money?

ballsymchugh · 26-04-2012 12:51PM

hmmm. scanning lovely empire apples as sh!te braeburn apples..

sticking it to the man!

Sin City · 26-04-2012 12:57PM

I dont steal from them but before when you scanned bread you would need to put it aside and I would often forget to bring it home with the rest of the groceries as they werent together

Stiffler2 · 26-04-2012 01:03PM

Sin City wrote: »

I dont steal from them but before when you scanned bread you would need to put it aside and I would often forget to bring it home with the rest of the groceries as they werent together

I'm pretty sure non-packaged Bread is free at the self service checkouts.
I can never find the barcode on them so just assume they're free...

mathepac · 26-04-2012 01:04PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Self service checkouts are turning many shoppers into thieves ...

Technology is non-deterministic. The scummers concerned were thieves to begin with.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

... Well done Daily Mail for teaching people how to shoplift from automated checkouts. ...

I very much doubt the daily wail can teach anybody anything; certainly not how to write, conduct surveys, etc.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

... This is one problem that supermarkets have brought upon themselves when they replace checkout staff with frustrating robots ...

I think the little auto-checkouts are cute and efficient, certainly more so than the dyed blonde, gum-chewing, rude and uninterested humans that infested the "manned" check-outs. Good move Tescos etc.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135284/How-cheating-checkouts-turning-nation-self-service-shoplifters.html

It might have escaped OP's notice but the nation in question is the U bleedin' K so the notion of teaching the chavs etc. over there might be a unique one.

saa · 26-04-2012 01:10PM

dey tuk er jerbs.

Latchy · 26-04-2012 01:15PM

I use them in Tescos and Asda all the time and find them very convenient for avoiding the queue .As for putting items into the bagging area without scanning ,the automatic voice tells you very loudly '' unexpected item in bagging area...please remove and scan '' which is also heard by floor staff who monitor them for people having problems and looking for assistance but they are prone to mistakes like anything else ,

summerskin · 26-04-2012 01:18PM

mathepac wrote: »

Technology is non-deterministic. The scummers concerned were thieves to begin with.
I very much doubt the daily wail can teach anybody anything; certainly not how to write, conduct surveys, etc.
I think the little auto-checkouts are cute and efficient, certainly more so than the dyed blonde, gum-chewing, rude and uninterested humans that infested the "manned" check-outs. Good move Tescos etc.
It might have escaped OP's notice but the nation in question is the U bleedin' K so the notion of teaching the chavs etc. over there might be a unique one.

Yes, because there are none in Ireland. A walk in Dublin is like strolling through the height of class and sophistication, not a chav/skanger in sight.

flanzer · 26-04-2012 01:26PM

I avoid them if all possible. I prefer to tell the checkout assistant about my life's problems rather than tell robo-checkout assistant

Skerries · 26-04-2012 01:33PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoT1qX9gTqw

mathepac · 26-04-2012 01:43PM

summerskin wrote: »

Yes, because there are none in Ireland. A walk in Dublin is like strolling through the height of class and sophistication, not a chav/skanger in sight.

But they're ours an' we love them (from a safe distance behind the screens in court).

JupiterKid · 26-04-2012 01:56PM

I use them when I have a small amount of shopping to get at Tescos or Superquinn. I don't see how it can be that easy to steal items at them given that they calculate the product scanned and its weight and there are always staff hovering around - ostensibly to offer "assistance" if the machine makes an error or to authorise alcohol and medications but I'm sure also to check that shoppers aren't putting things from their baskets into their bags without scanning.

Tesco used to have self-service checkouts with big conveyor belts presumably for people with trollies full of shopping but got rid of these as they probably weren't very efficient or as fast as a conventional checkout. Self service checkouts are most suited to small amounts of shopping.

And not every checkout cashier is an ignorant, bubble gum chewing grunting peroxide bint - many are actually quite pleasant believe it or not.

44leto · 26-04-2012 02:03PM

I once got a plastic bag for free.

I put my stuff through and then decided I needed a bag, so I asked the assistant and she just gave me one.

I thought I was going to see myself on Garda Patrol, but no I totally got away with it. I felt like a master criminal.

Schism · 26-04-2012 02:11PM

Self service checkouts are grand until someone decides to check a couple of trolleys through. 10 items or less please!

Kitty-kitty · 26-04-2012 02:14PM

kylith wrote: »

what pisses me off is when I have my wheely trolly for going home I still have to cram everything on that; I can't just put it in my trolly. Other than that I love the things.

They're supposed to double as express checkouts if they're only the ones with the small spaces =\ that's why some of the bigger stores have self checkouts with conveyor belts and a packing area.

emeraldstar · 26-04-2012 02:26PM

ballsymchugh wrote: »

hmmm. scanning lovely empire apples as sh!te braeburn apples..

sticking it to the man!

Ah now, there's nothing wrong with the odd little Braeburn.

frozenfrozen · 26-04-2012 02:54PM

Unexpected item in the baggage area.

Oh ok mr machine ill just pop it into my trolly, sorry to bother you.

Can you actually be caught stealing with these? Surely you could just say "oops, silly machine didn't tell me I did it wrong."

Hannibal Smith · 26-04-2012 03:00PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

This is one problem that supermarkets have brought upon themselves when they replace checkout staff with frustrating robots.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135284/How-cheating-checkouts-turning-nation-self-service-shoplifters.html

What? The only person responsible for stealing is the thief.

Mickey H · 26-04-2012 03:07PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135284/How-cheating-checkouts-turning-nation-self-service-shoplifters.html

Ah yes, the good old Daily Fail amusing us yet again with tales of stuff that's morally wrong or something... :rolleyes:

Domo230 wrote: »

1 in 3 people!!!!!

Is it really that high?
I know it's not a reputable paper but I find it hard to believe so many people would do such a scummy thing. But then again I hear statistics for loads of horrible things people do and can never picture anyone I know doing them.

Are the statistics messed up or is it my perception of people that they wouldn't stoop this low that is wrong?

I wouldn't trust that figure Domo. In fairness 72% of statistics are made up on the spot.

preddy · 26-04-2012 03:08PM

I don't get it

I dont have to shove things up my jumper now?

Xivilai · 26-04-2012 03:10PM

o1s1n wrote: »

One day these self service checkouts will become self aware and we'll all be doomed.

What are they going to do, overcharge me for a banana? The till workers already do that

NiallFH · 26-04-2012 03:26PM

I prefer them to be honest, usually no queue because most people are lazy and dont want to do it themselves. Never stole from one before, no intention to.

Pherekydes · 26-04-2012 03:29PM

When I read the thread title I immediately thought of the Daily Mail! I wonder why?

bwatson · 26-04-2012 03:38PM

NiallFH wrote: »

I prefer them to be honest, usually no queue because most people are lazy and dont want to do it themselves. Never stole from one before, no intention to.

I agree. I'm sure it would be pretty simple to take advantage of the system but I personally have never been remotely tempted to.

One thing that does annoy me however is that the bagging area with the scales is ridiculously small. As soon as a carrier is full you are screwed. if you try to move it slighgly to the side to start filling another the woman in the machine has a fit!

Self service checkouts are turning many shoppers into thieves

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