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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by rwbt on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @07:12PM (#39911870)
There is a difference. In a typical grocery store, people only have to tally what you bought only once at the end during checkout. Where as in this "walk out" system someone has to follow you around "virtually" and keep track of everything you do in the store.
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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by allan_s on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @07:26PM (#39911958)
I've adressed that point with the security camera (or adequatly positionned mirror in old-fashion store)

And the workers just sit idle when there is no customer and you have to physically go there. So I dont see the clear advantage, i see it more as a "choose your poison"

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Re:Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery S... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @10:37PM (#39913073)
> keep track of everything you do

It wasn't all manual.

An important question to ask is how many minutes of camera-viewing there were per customer. Let's not assume too hard before we judge the level of wastefulness.

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