On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 14:23 -0500, Denny Esterline wrote:

> > Depends. Would I pay 1 cent per item to shove my cart through a scanner
> > instead of unloading it, having a cashier scan it and put it back in my
> > car? MOST DEFINITELY, without question, without hesitation.
> > 
> 
> 
> I've heard the rhetoric on this idea, but I can't imagine it actualy ever being implemented. Think about how hard it would be to steal something - damage the RFID tag, throw it in the cart, walk out. WAY to easy.

Stealing right now IS easy. Sure, eliminating an RFID tag would be
"easy", but how is it easier then putting on a shirt under your jacket
and walking out now? I don't really see the difference.

Sure, if you have a whole shopping cart full of stuff, and you eliminate
the RFID tag on ONE item you'd likely completely get away with that.
However, again, I don't see how waving an RFID eliminating device over
an item is any "easier" then just shoving that chocolate bar in your
pocket.

They could put checks in to curtail it. For example, the current self
checkout kiosks have a weigh scale, I see no reason you couldn't weigh
the cart.

Eliminating shoplifting completely is a pointless exercise, putting
guards in to minimize it is the best we can do. There will always be
people who can get around WHATEVER guards are in place. To completely
dismiss something new because it appears slightly easier to take
advantage of is IMHO not a good way to approach things.

TTYL

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