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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in the legal field, and yes, Target has a very sophisticated loss prevention system. They might not bother you for a low item loss the first time or two, but if you make it a habit, they will, and they will get you for all the previous thefts as well. [/quote]

Why would you working "in the legal field" make you more knowledgable about Target's anti-theft practices than anyone else? Are you a lawyer? Is Target your client?

Until someone produces an actual person who has been banned by Target due to accumulating $1000 in small thefts via their self checkout system, I simply don't believe you. And not because I am desperate to steal stuff at Target, but just because I don't believe Target actually has such a system in place. It would be costly to develop and implement, and then actually going after people after they pass "the threshold" would be logistically hard.

Also Target self-checkout is among the most prone to malfunctioning. So even if they have such a system, I bet it doesn't work half the time. When I go through self checkout, it's standard for half to a two-thirds of the stations to be closed due to problems, and frequently the scanner isn't working or stuff will scan for the wrong price and I have call someone over to correct it. The idea that behind all this is a super sophisticated tracking system that careful identifies people and documents every time they fail to scan a lemon that costs like 70 cents is extremely hard to believe.

I would believe they have a system for items above a certain dollar value or from a specific part of the store (electronics, toys, and clothes seem like easy categories to more carefully track/prevent theft). But a sophisticated facial recognition system that knows Joe Schmoe didn't pay for his copy of Rich Dad, Poor Dad three years ago? Sorry, no.[/quote]

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