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Scan your receipt to exit? Loblaw facing backlash as it tests receipt scanners at self-checkout (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by RickyWars@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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More BS for consumers who are now being treated even more like thieves when they shop

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 72 points 2 years ago (4 children)

"Organized retail crime across the entire industry is a serious issue, and has only gotten worse," said spokesperson Catherine Thomas. She did not provide data to back up the claim.

Riiiight

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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 47 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Is she talking about how Loblaws is essentially an organized crime outfit?

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[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

The grocery cartel.

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[–] RickyWars@lemmy.ca [S] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yes this statement was quite frankly hilarious. I'm certain that the mafia has moved onto stealing bread for black-market redistribution. Or maybe they themselves can no longer afford to shop at Lowblaws.

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

You know times are tough when even the mafia isn't recession proof.

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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

"You can trust us to know this," she went on to say. "We're the criminals, after all!"

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Nah, she's being truthful. The retail stores have illegally collaborated in secret to raise prices to criminal levels, which is a serious issue.

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