In an attempt to combat theft at its stores, Loblaw is testing receipt scanners at four of its locations, the grocery giant told CBC News.
Customers who go through self-checkout must use the device to scan their receipt’s barcode — confirming that they paid something — which opens a metal gate, letting them leave.
Loblaw didn’t provide any further details, but CBC discovered the devices in a Loblaw-owned Zehrs and two Superstore supermarkets in southern Ontario.
Several shoppers were unhappy about them.
“It’s very intrusive. It makes you feel like a thief,” said Paul Zemaitis, who recently discovered a scanner at his local Zehrs in Woodstock, Ont., some 70
