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Re:The failure of self-checkout technology by slfnflctd on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @06:41AM (#39026428)
> scan the same product multiple times if you were buying multiple copies of it

My local Walmart allows this. Not sure what the impact on their 'shrink' is, but they must've decided it was worth it to keep lines moving. It's a very busy store.

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Re:The failure of self-checkout technology by bombcar on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @07:59AM (#39027040)
It seems to be a setting the manager can choose to change. Some Walmarts near me basically seem to have the scale off (a ten pound unexpected item doesn’t even phase it) and others seem tuned quite narrow.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they could change it based on time of day. And changing it based on rewards card or loyalty would also seem to be possible.

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