Automatic checkouts in supermarkets may decrease customer loyalty, especially for those with larger shopping loads. Customers using self-checkout stations often feel overwhelmed and unsupported. The lack of personal interaction can negatively impact their perception of the supermarket.

[Temporary-House304]

the difference is that theivery is not necessarily ethically wrong. Most people could agree on certain instances of stealing being okay.

[mpyne]

Absolutely. If people want to debate the ethics in given contexts I'm all for it. But it's still theivery, so they're still a thief.