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A Look at Apple’s Spot-the-Shopper Technology

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Re: A Look at Apple’s Spot-the-Shopper Technology

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this explains how honest people get billed, but says nothing of how they manage loss-prevention.

From what I have heard from Apple Store Employees who I asked about this topic, at the moment they are doing nothing. Technically someone could grab something from the shelve, look like they are checking out on the phone and walk out and there is no verification that someone has actually paid for the item. It is going to be interesting how, or even better if, they are going to tackle the issue of loss prevention or i…

It's refreshing to have a company that treats their customers (in-store, anyway) with respect.

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From what I have heard from Apple Store Employees who I asked about this topic, at the moment they are doing nothing. Technically someone could grab something from the shelve, look like they are checking out on the phone and walk out and there is no verification that someone has actually paid for the item. It is going to be interesting how, or even better if, they are going to tackle the issue of loss prevention or i…

Last I was in an Apple store they put a sticker on the purchased goods (this was before the self-checkout). I assume the sticker was proof-of-purchase (as receipt was being emailed).

They still do this with anything large they go get from the back of the store (new computers, new laptops, iPad's and the like) but not with stuff that you can grab off the shelves.

The stuff they grab from the back of the store still has to be paid in person with someone that has an iPhone with card scanner... no self-checkout there yet :P

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