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Re:Out of control San Francisco shoplifting forcing Walgreen... by walrus01 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @10:53PM (#27216854)
Isn't the activation code scratch off area covered with a very hard to counterfeit zigzag/special material moire pattern?
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Re:Out of control San Francisco shoplifting forcing Walgreen... by DeRock on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @10:57PM (#27216877)
Sure, but now you have to train your checkout staff to be experts in scratch off coating design. Retailers are definitely adding training material to help, but it still happens.
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Re:Out of control San Francisco shoplifting forcing Walgreen... by extrapickles on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:12AM (#27272810)
You can easily buy a roll of them as stickers for a few cents each, no special machinery needed to apply.
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