▲ 646 ▼ Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them (www.cnn.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 350 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) just bring a backpack or some other bag. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kboy101222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) That's a great way to have LP follow you the entire time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Cool, new friend too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If that's a problem for some reason, they make bags that fold down to nearly nothing and you can stick in a pocket as well. Also, "Loss Prevention" for anyone else who needs it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] residentmarchant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I say, let them waste their time on me! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ares35@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* i used to carry a backpack all the time when i lived in the city and rode the bus or train everywhere, including to grocery stores, target, walmart and the like. never once had a problem from workers in a store. this was the 80s-90s, times were 'different' then, as people would say. of course, looking 'mostly' caucasian probably helped somewhat. today, though, i would probably get hassled at most stores in those same cities, if i carried a backpack while i shopped. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kboy101222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) That's a great way to have LP follow you the entire time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Cool, new friend too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If that's a problem for some reason, they make bags that fold down to nearly nothing and you can stick in a pocket as well. Also, "Loss Prevention" for anyone else who needs it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] residentmarchant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I say, let them waste their time on me! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If that's a problem for some reason, they make bags that fold down to nearly nothing and you can stick in a pocket as well. Also, "Loss Prevention" for anyone else who needs it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] residentmarchant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I say, let them waste their time on me! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ares35@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago* i used to carry a backpack all the time when i lived in the city and rode the bus or train everywhere, including to grocery stores, target, walmart and the like. never once had a problem from workers in a store. this was the 80s-90s, times were 'different' then, as people would say. of course, looking 'mostly' caucasian probably helped somewhat. today, though, i would probably get hassled at most stores in those same cities, if i carried a backpack while i shopped. permalink fedilink source parent