I concur... self check-out is gonna be a universal money sink. You’d think 3-4 extra cashiers hired at $16-20 per hour would pay for themselves vs. theft losses.
If I were running a Wal-Mart, I would hire those extra cashiers, much to the consternation of the Woke Leadership, which apparently is woke in all things except for hiring enough people at a good enough wage.
They would more than pay for themselves, if not financially, then in the convenience for people who can get through the lines faster, and don’t need to put up with any glitches in the automated checkouts.