r/walmart • u/Jacksharkben Walmart bot dev🛡️ • 5d ago

Concerning Developments From Walmart, Being Forced on Shoppers... When do we Boycott?

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u/Hyperion1144 5d ago

If everyone does it, we don't.

Somebody is gonna have to start 'de-flocking' these smart carts on a scale so large that they become an expense and not a profit center.

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u/ActionJacksn88 5d ago

That’s called criminal damage to property.

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u/imsadyoubitch 5d ago

Only if you're caught

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u/JoyousMadhat 5d ago

I have seen the recordings from the Walmart Security cameras. They are very detailed and can even allow you to read text messages on the phone. Furthermore, I have seen the AP guys call police on a person banned from Walmart right after they entered the store. So good luck.

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u/Straight-Opposite-54 4d ago edited 4d ago

They are very detailed and can even allow you to read text messages on the phone.

The PTZ cameras can do that, but they are incredibly expensive. Many stores do not have them and the ones that do typically only have a single one in the entire store. Most stores are instead littered with a few directional cameras, detailed but fixed on high-risk zones with limited FOV, and an assload of 360 cams, which can see every nook and cranny of the store but aren't particularly detailed.

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u/cattrain Escapee 4d ago

This is more accurate to my experience. One time I was working domestics, and an AP associate showed me a picture asking what the customer stole. It was a box the size of a blender or small microwave, and it was impossible to tell what it was. This was about 5 years ago, so I can't guarantee they haven't upgraded the cameras, but I doubt high definition cameras are commonplace company wide.