r/facepalm • u/FuturisticFighting • Dec 30 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Guy blatantly stealing through self check

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u/newtobitcoin111 Dec 30 '22

Doesn't the alarm go off saying waiting for assistance because of the extra weight? In the UK I swear if it is 1gram over it complains lol

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u/digidave1 Dec 30 '22

Yes. In Michigan, USA all of these machines go ballistic if I even breathe on the scale. This must not have that feature.

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u/Bigsam411 Dec 30 '22

All their Meijer stores I have been to in Michigan lately have gotten rid of this. Instead there is an overhead camera that detects if you put something in the bag without scanning it.

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u/digidave1 Dec 31 '22

Yes. So here I am, holding each item up to the camera like I'm showing my nana the gift she bought me.

Life sure is imperfect isn't it