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There's usually one person in charge of an array of self-checkouts, and the self-checkouts flag suspicious activity.

> I don’t see what the cameras add.

Again, stores would not spend money on self-checkouts and cameras if they didn't pay off.



So all the customer has to do is shoplift the item before the self checkout.


Yes, I've seen the videos on X of plenty of people doing just that. Then people complain that the stores close down.

In the Seattle area, the cities are trying to stop grocery stores from shutting down.




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