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'It hasn't delivered': The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology(www.bbc.com)

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raynethackery@lemmy.world
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When I was using food stamps/EBT, I was audited every time I used the hand scanner at Stop and Shop. Luckily, I don’t have to use food stamps anymore.

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FlumPHP@programming.dev
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Well that’s some bull. The software knows what items are covered and which aren’t, so that’s just assuming folks needing help are thieves.

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Yeah, luckily an Aldi opened down the street and I started shopping there. I don’t need food stamps now but with the way prices are going…

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