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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by iNate2000 on Monday March 09, 2020 @05:18PM (#22529919)
It knows who you are and where you are, so it knows when you're using a scale - so it would just tag the weight to the fruit in your basket.

Or, just over charge by a large enough margin to make up for it.

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by war1025 on Monday March 09, 2020 @07:15PM (#22530982)
I know they have scales in the produce section, but I don't think I've ever actually used one. It's something I'll do occasionally if I'm buying from a bulk bin, but fruit or vegetables I just grab however many I think I"m going to need.
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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by JohnFen on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @11:50AM (#22536475)
I buy my produce "just in time", so I'm frequently using those scales to be sure that I've purchased as close to exactly what I need as possible for what I'm making that day. I don't want leftover produce.

For example, I made two apple pies the other day. The recipe calls for 2 lbs of apples each, so I bought 5 lbs of apples (to account for the weight loss from coring and peeling).

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