Self Checkout

Hedon James said
the best solution, IMO, would be some kind of cart/basket scanner. if you put something in the cart/basket, and RFID tag "registers" and your tab is incremented; remove it, and your tab is decremented. scan your card/payment method at the door and take your items directly to your car, or bags for walking.

would eliminate the potential for theft, and certainly eliminates the redundancy of loading up your cart while shopping; unloading it for scans and bagging; re-loading after scan/bagging; and unloading again at your transportation. at a minimum, seems like it would be quicker, potentially reducing waits in lines. at best, solves theft issues and is a transparent process. seems like the technology already exists to implement, but maybe we're not quite there yet?

we use RFID tags in the warehouse at the plant i work at. We have RFID readers that pick everything up if you pass through them without scanning it. We have what is called a Portal and when they scan their work badge and put in their workorder, when they go through the portal it picks up every item as they walk across the threshhold. Only draw back is, you have to tag every item with a RFID sticker, thats not much different than a paper label. But the tags disable when they are read. There is technology available if they want it. but its a liitle more expensive. but its cheaper than hiring 10 people or just letting stuff walk out the door.