A SELF-CHECKOUT blunder has caused one customer to take home a vital piece of equipment from a store.
It is the latest in a number of issues with the self-serving kiosks including one woman whose groceries were accidentally paid for by the previous user of the register.
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TikToker @electroniccrafter posted a video showing that they accidentally took home a piece of equipment from the self-checkout.
He told viewers: “Oh guys something bad happened. So I went to Walmart today to get my mom a cross.
“I went through the self-checkout and the guy had to help me – is this important?”
The TikToker then held up a scanning device that employees are regularly seen using in stores.
He wrote in the caption: “Went to Walmart. I think someone’s getting fired, or I’m getting arrested.”
An employee from another retailer replied to the video saying: “I work at Best Buy and yes that is very important.
“It’s called a Telxon, and the employee can get in trouble for that.
“Please return it if you can.”
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The handheld computer is used by employees to scan items and access other data.
In the comments, people added some more information about the scanner.
One said: “The data is stored in the network but the device is very expensive to be replaced!”
“You still need the employee login to use it so useless to the public,” another added.
However, someone disagreed with the machine’s importance.
One TikTok user commented: “No, it’s not. No data is stored.
“Needs authentication to process a payment. Logs off or timeout when idle.”
The Best Buy employee hit back saying: “Well, correct but they’re also $800 that is on the last logged-in user’s fault.”
The man who accidentally took the scanner home commented saying that he had returned it to the store.
It is a lesson for those who use self-checkouts to always double-check their receipts and the contents of their bag in case they mistakenly take something home.