Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech::When Walmart's anti-theft self-checkout tech alerts an employee of a missed scan, it can cause some uncomfortable situations.

    • bitsplease@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Where? Idk about your area, but in mine all the options are big corporate chains

      And even in areas where family owned retail stores still survive, a lot of people can't afford to shop at them, because they'll always have higher prices than the big chains, and with the price gouging that's gone on since 2020, many families are struggling to make ends meet as it is.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, it sucks for sure. I personally choose to spend a bit more and buy a bit less to go to somewhere that doesn't suck horribly, but that's a lot of effort and a privilege that others may not have. I'll never condemn a person for shopping at walshart, due to that. Still though, shop elsewhere when you can, buy minimal when you can't. That's about the only legal recourse we have as consumers.