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A Boring Dystopia
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Our local sainsbury now has an exit barrier that you have to open by scanning your receipt.
Asides from being a waste of paper, it totally makes you feel like a criminal. It's not a feeling I enjoy.
How do you get out if you didn't buy anything?
You simply avoid the place altogether to prevent the situation.
Yeh this is what I do. I tend to buy things as cheaply as I can and that does mean I leave stores empty handed because next door is cheaper
Actually I don't know.
Asking a staff member to open the gate for you?
That whole system sounds like an immense fire hazard
It's not a border patrol style 4m tall metal gate. It's something you push open in case of fire.
They look like one of these. Meant to deter, not block.
Those are very common in the Dutch supermarkets. There are no dumb weighing systems though, so if you scan on the go you can pack it while shopping.
The Albert Heijn uses an optional loyalty card that can be used to exit without a receipt (just scan the same loyalty card).