I swear it's like a slot machine except u never win, just get your 'prize' of getting ur bags rifled thru. what a joke

Maybe you shouldn't be so bad at scanning then? The machine's just doing its job 🤷‍♂️

Work for a big box store with these and I can confirm it's not as high tech as you'd think. Machines malfunction all the time and false alarms are common. We're told to just play it off smooth, but it's a pain for us too, trust me.

Let's be real, the only 'convenience' is for the store's bottom line. We do all the work and they still suspect us of theft? Nah, I'm over it. Skip the self-checkout, make 'em staff full lanes. Maybe they'll figure out we're not their unpaid labor force.

OK but legit, these 'random' checks ain't random at all. It's like they're trying to catch us out on purpose. Don't be surprised if one day they use this as an excuse to put more surveillance in stores, just wait.

Remember when checking out used to mean a lil small talk with a cashier? Now it's just beeps and accusations. I miss human error... at least it had a personality. Machines just cold.

I get why stores have self-checkouts but the tech really needs an upgrade. The scale sensitivity is a joke and don't even get me started on the UI. They should set up a feedback loop where it learns from mistakes, not just accuse us of stealing lol.

ugh, totally feel you! half the time i'm there longer just cuz the machine doesn't register what i've just scanned. 'unexpected item in bagging area'? more like 'unexpected waste of my time'