I'm not a trained cashier, if I forget to scan something it's not the same as theft. Not sure how it would play out in a court situation but this is always my go-to when I get accused of fucking something up in the store; also why I decline the receipt check at the door (legal in my state).

Most professional cashiers are only trained in one merchant's POS. Suddenly, me a layman consumer is supposed to be a flawless operator of every variant of self-checkout POS that I encounter. It's a bit crazy to me that a court would side with a merchant unless some egregious evidence or pattern had could be demonstrated.

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FireBeyond 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

> also why I decline the receipt check at the door (legal in my state).

Costco can't enforce the receipt check, but they can terminate your membership - but that's only because they're a membered organization in the first place.

	▲	conductr 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I've heard this but also I've never shopped there

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distances 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It's thankfully still an option not to use self-checkouts. I sometimes do that if I have one item only, but basically always queue to an actual cashier.

	▲	mystraline 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That's not always the case. Lowes got rid of all cashiers and went to 0 armed bandits (self checkouts). Menard's has hidden policies which you don't find out until you're at the receiving end. Hut they have human cashiers.
	▲	Scoundreller 5 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I loved the early days when nobody touched the self-checkouts and it was like an additional choice. Not surprising that they’ve titrated the cashier lines to always be much longer. At least it’s not a government again giving you quick service if you sign away your rights with a lineup around the block for those that with to assert their rights. I’m also thankful that my local grocery store is subject to a massive development proposal, so they’re not bothering with capital improvements like self-checkout.
	▲	conductr 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The option is becoming rare amongst most large retailers I frequent and only exists in my local Home Depots if I go stand through the contractor lines in the lumber section. I've gotten used to the expectation that I will be my own cashier at most places, but I'm not OK assuming any liability that comes with my lack of cashier skillset/training which is what they want.