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[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Usually there are, not everybody needs attention and I frankly dream of the day you just walk out with your stuff.

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Always taking a peek at the self checkout worker as im shopping to see if they're bored or a little too into being shopping cop. If they go to wipe down baskets or chit chat with someone, that's when all my bulk bananas and onions are getting bought

[–] Des@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

yeah if they are staring hard at their little spy phones, tapping away as they scroll through the cameras and screen mirrors i fuck off

before those devices it would be a good sign because it was a personal phone and they were checked tf out

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

I had to use all my inspiration on deception rolls the first time i realized they were watching me on that thing. Luckily it wasn't a necessary heist that day and i was able to absorb the cost but i was shook

[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you weigh stuff where you pick up vegetables you can get away with pretty much anything. Not that I do myself since there's no self-checkout here

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The new devices they have will show the clerk and they can look to verify you actually have vegetables on the scale. Hence why i now try to wait till they're distracted

[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Ah, I thought it only showed on your screen, that's how the ones I've used worked