Comment on Amazon to Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores

• JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  That could work also, but not all shops have carts, and people don’t always need a basket. It’s common enough to scan things and pop them directly into a bag you brought, skipping the need for a basket altogether.

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  • Drusas@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Right, but if they want to use this sort of tech, they should probably require baskets.

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    • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Why do you think baskets should be required? To prevent theft? This has been implemented for a decade now, evidently thievery isn’t much of a concern.

      There are no doubt multiple factors at play, but when things are easy and quality of life is decent, the honour system works.

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      • Drusas@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It was a response to other comments on that tech having shortcomings.

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