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"Ginger Market" on the SJSU campus has attempted to use a similar "Just Walk Out" approach. It has not worked well. I've been double charged, charged for items I did not take, not charged for items I've taken, etc. The refund process was also a pain. It was so bad that they had to stop using it last spring, although they claim they are going to give it another go.

Why even bother? Self checkout or a cashier work so much better and I have a hard time believing they are less expensive. The store is plastered with cameras. Seriously, there must be 100 cameras in the place. That's a lot of video to process, which has got to be costly, whether it is a machine or people who are reviewing it.



Doesn't that take away jobs students used to get? Which storefront is that? The one at the bottom of MLK Library or McQuarrie Hall?


No, students just have to wait until after graduation to get retail jobs now.


I mean sure, welcome to technology - low skilled jobs are gonna vanish via some method.


I mean ideally students can still get jobs on campus serving other students and staff considering how expensive education is.




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