Six million Brits are taking advantage of self-checkouts and using a common trick to steal from stores, a study has found.
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Eight per cent confessed they have stolen something which cost up to £10 without paying, and 26 per cent said this shouldn't be an offence. Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Rise of the machines: Now some Asda stores introduce self-checkout only hours - but only in select supermarkets Retailers say shoplifting is adding at least 6p to every store transaction by customers owing to the cost of the £1.8 billion stolen each year.Many blame the introduction of self checkout tills for the increase. In the UK, they have risen by 50 per cent from 53,000 to 80,000, but the US has began to return to staffed tills.
However customers have been reporting frustrations with the machines, with many stating they prefer dealing with a human being when paying for their shopping. One of the bargain giant's stores is closing its checkouts for between two and five hours a day, six days a week.
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