“Just walk out” technology by Amazon

Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by dragonwriter on Monday March 09, 2020 @11:20PM (#22532471)

> If they released this at Whole Foods, I'd guess they'd fire all the cashiers there

Since Whole Foods sells alcohol, I doubt that. There are things that lots of governments won't let you have customers “just walk out” with.

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by jsolson on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @02:24AM (#22533241)

I did my most recent liquor run at the nearby Amazon Grocery.

They check ID entering the liquor section (and it is a human that checks), but otherwise it is bag it and just walk out.

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by pnutjam on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @12:54PM (#22537127)

Wonder what happens if there is a dispute between what you take and what they think you took?

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by mandelbrotwurst on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:05AM (#22532883)

They could keep just a few per store to handle that.

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Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon by rolltiide on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:03AM (#22532879)

Sounds like a job for Bezos Expeditions: municipal lobbying.

As I wrote that I realized they could even employ cashiers to do that instead.

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