Tik Tok Exposes This Self-Check Out *Hack*
September 25, 2022
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as posted by the channelIt's the oldest scam in the book…even tho selfcheckout scanners have only widely been around for several years, people immediately imagined ways to game the system for some serious grocery discounts. Jayar Jackson and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Watchlist. Watch LIVE on weekdays at noon ET.
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"Beneath the bland veneer of supermarket automation lurks an ugly truth: There’s a lot of shoplifting going on in the self-scanning checkout lane. But don’t call it shoplifting. The guys in loss prevention prefer “external shrinkage.”
Self-checkout theft has become so widespread that a whole lingo has sprung up to describe its tactics. Ringing up a T-bone ($13.99/lb) with a code for a cheap ($0.49/lb) variety of produce is “the banana trick.” If a can of Illy espresso leaves the conveyor belt without being scanned, that’s called “the pass around.” “The switcheroo” is more labor-intensive: Peel the sticker off something inexpensive and place it over the bar code of something pricey. Just make sure both items are about the same weight, to avoid triggering that pesky “unexpected item” alert in the bagging area."
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