It would seem that the self-service checkout stations at my local woolies (Sydney inner suburbs) have learned a new trick.
I have grown used to the camera in the scanner area checking - and sometimes even helping with - my selection for fruit and veg.
Now it would seem there's an overhead camera keeping an eye on your trolley contents. I'm not sure how I feel about this one… I can't help but suspect that it'll misfire much more often than it's right.
So here's how the encounter went… A small quick Sunday morning grocery run.. my mini-trolley had several fruit items, some bakery & dairy and not much else. The perfect quantity for a swift exit through the self-service bays.
First I scan the cold stuff then the fruit & veg, all packed into a single insulated woolies bag. That goes into the trolley, I scan the last few items packing them into a regular woolies bag
All done, I tap the pay button and BAM… an obnoxious little message asking me if I'd forgotten to scan something in my trolley.
Stuck, I had to call the attendant over to unlock the station… the console showed her a neat little overhead view highlighting my insulated bag. "Did you scan all of those?" A little bit taken aback, all I could say was "Ummm…. yeah, of course." The computer nerd in me manically trying to fathom how any system could be smart enough to tell the difference between un-scanned items & items that have been scanned and put back into the trolley for the trip back to the car.
Anyhow… that's the PSA. Watch out for these annoying new cameras.
(I'm not quite sure what I, or anyone else could do differently here. Are we meant to let all our stuff pile up on the station until we've paid?)
Must be some dardy shards.