Can u get in trouble for that?

Question

Can u get in trouble for not scanning at self-checkout stores?

MrOracle · Accepted Answer

Here in California (where, yes, things are insane in many ways), they've closed or removed self-check-out in a lot of places, but they also have been getting warrants and having people arrested at home for theft. See, no one is willing to confront the mass shoplifters who load up thousands of dollars of goods and run out the store, BUT since they have cameras at the checkouts that are synced up with data from the checkout (it's like your receipt is super-imposed over the video image), if they believe they see you with an item that is either not scanned or is mis-scanned, they are getting police to prosecute. Essentially, they're going after the low-hanging fruit - the people who are easy to catch and won't see it coming.

Anyway, yes, it's theft, and yes, you can get in trouble for that.

In_Trance · Accepted Answer

If you were the store owner and people weren't scanning at the self checkout would you give them trouble?

dustybiker2 · Accepted Answer

Not scanning is stealing. Unless you can prove it was an accident. I skipped a bar of deodorant once which was under a heavy item I couldn't or didn't want to lift out of the cart twice, knowing I'd have to move it to my vehicle and then again at home. When loading it I saw it. I went back in telling the door person I overlooked it. Went to self checkout. I don't willingly welcome bad karma.

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

I don't get in trouble for that, I get in trouble for asking lazy or busy professionals to help me scan at the check out. I remember 3 girls were having a conversation about some guy they were dating at an airport and the girl got made at us when we asked her to do her job and help us check out at the passport lane.