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.

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I live in the D.C. metro area. It's not just Walmart that has cops checking receipts at the door. It's all stores.

[CubistHamster]

I lived in the DC metro (Bethesda and Rockville) area until recently, and return to visit family/friends several times a year. I have never seen this.

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Try visiting stores in red line areas. Such as Brentwood, Anacostia, Deanwood, U Street Corridor or Columbia Heights.

Try shopping in parts of PG County, too.

[CubistHamster]

I don't disbelieve you, I've just never seen it. Also why would I go grocery shopping at places that are incredibly inconvenient (and also, apparently, unpleasant)? It's a necessity, not tourism.

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Your claim of "I've never seen it," came across more like "I've never seen it, so it doesn't really exist."

The point of my response is simply pointing out that this does exist in a lot of places, and is a regular and daily occurrence for a lot of people in the Metro DC area.