and social-media posts sometimes present the banana trick as a funny “life hack” for getting expensive groceries for almost nothing.
But there is an important distinction:
Entering the wrong product intentionally to pay less is theft, not a legitimate self-checkout shortcut.
Retailers have increasingly invested in technology designed to detect discrepancies between what a customer registers and what is actually placed on the checkout scale or carried through the checkout area.
Self-Checkout Machines Aren’t as Blind as They Used to Be
Modern systems can use several layers of verification.
Some
