Another scam is the cashier and customer working together to intentionally underring an item. 50” TV? Scan the UPC of a smaller TV (or even something else entirely). Or else just “miss” scanning a few of the more expensive items and shove them into the bag. The exit check is as much to make sure the employees aren’t helping in theft as it is for customers just stealing on their own.
Yep. Employees are a major source of theft in a lot of stores.