self checkout at walmart

[mitchedwards]

I use the self checkout if no on is in front of me.

I have had the misfortune of the newbie, in front of me, trying to figure out how the machine operates, and that turns into a 30 minute wait.

[Adam West]

My wife is the store manager for the Salem N.H. Walmart Supercenter and she told me that about 60% of their Shrink (theft) occurs at the self check-out aisles

Interesting. I'm curious why the theft would occur at the self-checkout rather than before check-out even occurs. I guess it would make sense to place more cameras on the self-checkout aisles if this were the case.

I work for a retail company as well (nothing the size of Wal-Mart) and our biggest cause of shrink is employee theft.

[Mego Milk]

AW YEAH Self Check Out!

sounds kinda sexy.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I never use anything like this; self checkout, automatic bank payments, atm bill deposits.... I MUCH prefer dealing with another human. Being an iconoclast and anti-corp I HATE attempts to do away with people. Anything I can do to make the corps work a little harder is okay by me. And worth a bit of inconvenience.

Don C.