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Re:Costco membership scanners coming to clubs in sharing cra... by al_borland on Thursday August 08, 2024 @04:43PM (#41196034)
My picture is on my Costco card and I have to hand it to the cashier when I checkout. I’m not sure what scanning on entry does that would eliminate that step.
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Re:Costco membership scanners coming to clubs in sharing cra... by infecto on Thursday August 08, 2024 @09:34PM (#41198073)
Again your thinking is backwards. It’s not about entirely eliminating secondary checks it’s about moving the primary check to store entry which I would guess increases the checks effectiveness and reduces the chance of rejecting sales at the register. And ultimately reducing those above costs and maybe driving more memberships.

Absolutely has a strong chance of savings.

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