[dfwgator]

I suppose if it works as designed, it would cut down on shoplifting.

Of course if they tried it here, the cries of “Racism!” would be non-stop.

[Tennessee Nana]

Hmmmmmmmmmm

What about looters ???

What happens to the rioter who runs out of the store with that huge TV or those expensive shoes ???

[ealgeone]

they have a way of dealing with shoplifters over there...

[Dilbert San Diego]

apparently, their systems scan your items when you take them off the shelf and put in your shopping cart.

We have self checkout now, but you have to go scan all of your items at a terminal. Apparently they have solved that problem.

Since you need the app to enter the store, I’m thinking these places would be membership stores, similar to Costco or Sam’s Club.

[TomGuy]

I suppose if it works as designed, it would cut down on shoplifting.

Of course if they tried it here, the cries of “Racism!” would be non-stop.

Or, maybe it will ping one when the max-theft-allowed-by-law is reached:

You have reached your theft limit. Please exit the store. Thank you for shopping (and stealing) from your neighborhood convenience store. Please come again -- tomorrow, when you automatically have a new max-theft-allowed-by-law limit goes into effect.

[bdfromlv]

no shoplifting in a society that removes the hands of thieves.