Amazon Go grocery store opened and we accidentally stole a yogurt

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/22/amazon-go-grocery-store-opened-and-we-accidentally-stole-a-yogurt.html

by uptown • 9 years ago

10 5 9 years ago

I suspect it's only a matter of time before there is a bunch of people that go in and empty the place out. Unfortunately, you can get rid of cashiers but you can never get rid of security.

BTW, if you ever wonder what jobs will survive the coming automation era then look into security. Jobs in security will never go away. They will change but they will never go away.

bastawhiz• 9 years ago

I think "emptying the place out" is probably unlikely. They still have people that work there. But I think it's probable that there will be times when someone finds a clever new way to lift items without paying. I can't imagine things like that will be difficult to quickly stop.

cimnine• 9 years ago

I guess the risk of missing an item is about the same as the risk of theft in regular stores, if not lower. So they just calculate it in. At least one can now only steal everything (as in not being registered) or nothing; deliberately stealing one or two things seems to be a thing of the past with their concept.

grangerg• 9 years ago

It seems yogurt is a problem for Amazon. They also "sort of" stole a yogurt in the ArsTechnica article. :)

rurban• 9 years ago

Seems like a planted story to me, something they planned for publicity. Or maybe I'm just too critical.

Amazon Go grocery store opened and we accidentally stole a yogurt

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