Have you Stolen anything while using the Self-Checkout line?

[Deleted member 33887]

Why would you even go through the line if you're going to steal? There's a camera right there.

 

[karby]

No. But there was a time where I needed help and the new employee entered the wrong item number, having me paying less than I should have. I didn't realize it until I left the store though.

 

[bryehn]

9 times out of 10 I bring a reusable bag and just jam on the next button when it asks you if you used a store bag. Muscle memory has cost my local store at least 15 cents (3 bags) when I forget my own bag. But no, not an actual item. I do like when the scale fucks up and I pay like 40 cents for a pile of apples or something though

 

[nicoga3000]

I've accidentally taken a birthday card and a 12 pack of coke zero (two different occasions). I felt bad, but I've been extra cognizant of it so I haven't done it again.

 

[Brinbe]

Lol never. Not worth it

 

[Rogue Agent]

Nope.

 

[Slashkice]

I've had times where the cashier has forgotten to scan something and I'll point it out to them. I do it on reflex before even realizing I could've gotten the item for free.

 

[Sorian]

Yes, no need to insert rationalization.

Judge away.

 

[Pyccko]

probably shouldn't say this but whatever

never stolen any groceries, but multiple people in front of me have left their change in there. probably gotten like $70 altogether

 

[TheFurizzlyBear]

I've accidentally walked out with water under the cart before. Other than that, no

 

[louisacommie]

Eating candy in a wawa bathroom and flushing the wrapper was not a high piont but you got to do what you got to do when you are a broke hungry poor 14 year old.

 

[DJChuy]

Only by accident. I accidentally put 3 limes on the system instead of 6. It was like a 90 cents difference

 

[OwOtacon]

No, but on a first date with someone they bought some expensive wine as tomatoes. Didn't realise what they were doing until it had happened. The wine was good, the relationship was not.

 

[poklane]

Never stolen something with intend, but I forgot to scan a single item a few weeks ago. Bought two 1.5l coca cola bottles, only scanned one as I later found out from the receipt.

 

[MontlyCure]

OP is this research for your Research Methods in Criminal Justice research project?

 

[Kayotix]

Nope, but 15 years ago I did get one floor speaker for free. They were on sale and I didn't notice they rang it up as a pair Instead of separately like they should have so I got a $200 speaker for free lol.

 

[Rendering...]

No, I'm a very good boi.

 

[Poppy]

no way, i consider myself an honorary self checkout line ambassador. i tell people booths are open, i have mastered the touch screen interface, i know when the receipt printer has an issue, I TAKE IT SERIOUSLY

and thus i would never disgrace my institution

 

[Illusion]

I worked at a gas station and two of my co-workers said I could eat anything that's been sitting out for too long and get a drink of coffee/fountain drink anytime I wanted.
Well... the food part was true. The other got someone else fired.

 

[Mulciber]

Never even considered it, tbh.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

I don't think so, but I've probably made a mistake or something along the way.

 

[tommy7154]

What the hell is this?

No, the answer is no.

Edit: If you're desperate or trying to feed your family or something though, no judgement from me.

 

[UltimateHigh]

if we had it when i was a teenager...

but no, i haven't, that I'm aware of at least. If I forgot to scan something, the alarm hasn't gone off.

 

[Ashdroid]

No, self-checkouts make enough of a fuss when I put something that I did scan in the bag.

 

[LuigiV]

I once accidentally got two packets of frozen filo pastry for the price of one. The two packs were frozen together so it looked like it was just one. Of course this did cause a weight error to pop up on the screen but the attendant didn't notice the packs were fused together either, so they just overrode it. Oops.

 

[UltraMav]

Theft is a moral failing.

 

[Hypron]

One time I stole an 80c chopped tomato can by accident, only realised once I got home.

 

[KorrZ]

I've accidentally walked out with a chocolate bar once. I had a big cart of groceries and forgot to scan it just left it sitting tucked in the cart.

Didn't notice until I got to the car and was like oops.

 

[Eat My Jorts]

Nah. Only when the real life humans check out employees make a mistake.

 

[Denamitea]

Every time I use a self checkout (which is rare because I hate them) I always think about stealing something. I never have though. I've never stolen anything before, also.

 

[Nacho]

It never occurred to me that it would be easy to do this. I guess I also assumed someone's watching.

Also I did steal stuff from a super market when I was a teenager to be 'cool' when hanging out with a friend. I got caught. It was a star wars book. I wasn't cool.

 

[Smang]

I remember reading about a guy in France who used the self checkout to buy a ps4 as fruit so it was like €10 or something lol. He would've got away with it as well if he hadn't gone back and tried it again.

 

[TaterTots]

Never stole anything from a checkout line, but I use to work the self checkout at a grocery store and I was surprised by the amount of people who came back in saying they forgot to pay for something.

 

[BurritoBushido]

The thought has crossed my mind but no

 

[Robin]

One time I accidentally put a chap stick in my pocket and had a panic attack when I realized I didn't pay for it a day later.

 

[adamsappel]

I've forgotten about a case of water in the cart before, and I scanned a case of something and it read the individual bottle bar code and only charged me for one. I bought 2 baseball caps and they were stacked together and the cashier only scanned one. I've had items that wouldn't register with the handheld scanner and forgot to rescan them at the checkout. My grocery store has a policy of giving an item for free if it scans wrong, and I have bought items when I notice they've left the expired on-sale price tags up (that's not really stealing, but gaming the system).

 

[Imitation Of Life]

No. Never even crossed my mind to bevhonest. Not that I'm a saint.

 

[Alwayscrazybacon]

I changed the price labels on some Transformers as a kid as I didn't have enough money to buy the ones I wanted. Woolworths still haven't caught me for that.

 

[Haibane]

I've not tried it, but it seems pretty easy to skim off a few cents or dollars off those self-checkout machines at grocery stores. Ring up a large avocado as a medium, or at those bulk nut/spices section.. ring up organic almonds as the cheaper non-organic ones. The chance of being caught is nearly non-existent and you can claim it was an accident if it happens.

 

[MIMIC]

How would you be able to steal it? You still have to go past the anti-theft monitors.

 

[Alwayscrazybacon]

How would you be able to steal it? You still have to go past the anti-theft monitors.

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Only high value or high value and small items are tagged. A lot of clothing stores have a tag sawn into the product care label Now though.

 

[TaterTots]

EDIT; After reading my post it looked like I was bragging.

 

[HotHamBoy]

 

[Kevers]

I haven't intentionally stolen anything since I was 13. I have walked out of self-checkout with items in my cart that I completely forgot about though.

 

[hibikase]

I don't even use self-checkout booths because I have this paranoia about making a mistake and then getting caught and not being able to convince them that it was genuinely unintentional.

Am I the only one with this dumb hangup?

 

[Kevers]

Eating candy in a wawa bathroom and flushing the wrapper was not a high piont but you got to do what you got to do when you are a broke hungry poor 14 year old.

Click to shrink...

I just hit up the bulk food section and then hold the bag on the scale so the sticker prints with a lower weight than the actual bag weighs.

 

[DJ_Lae]

Once I entered the code for regular buns at Safeway when I was actually buying gourmet buns.

 

[entremet]

Nah. Conscience would destroy me. I'd go back and pay for it if it was error.

 

[Seesaw15]

I always take an extra leaf of Swiss chard. Pretty much just produce.

 

[Chopchop]

What the fuck? Don't be a thief.

The risk of being caught shouldn't be your main reason not to shoplift.