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I work at Walmart – we know you’re using ‘skip scan’ hack to steal from self-checkout with the push of a secret button

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A WALMART employee has revealed how workers are able to tell if customers steal from self-checkout.

The store associate is able to see everything the shopper is purchasing with a tap of a button, catching thieves who try to intentionally skip items so they do not have to pay for them.

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A Walmart employee has revealed how workers are able to tell if customers steal from self-checkoutCredit: Getty
The store associate is able to see everything the shopper is purchasing with a tap of a button on their secret device

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The store associate is able to see everything the shopper is purchasing with a tap of a button on their secret deviceCredit: TikTok / _.1xmaddie

“Yes, we notice when y’all steal,” Maddie (@_.1xmaddie) said in a TikTok video from 2022.

The video shows a screen that documents every item that a customer scans in a self-checkout transaction.

Each kiosk has a number of items attached to it on the screen and when employees click on one of the register logs, they get a detailed list of what each item is and the status of the payment.

“Stop stealing from Walmart self-checkout,” Maddie wrote in screen text.

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A former Walmart employee further explained how these devices are used.

Athenia (@obeygoddess) told her viewers in a TikTok that store associates carry gadgets known as TC devices.

“We’re able to see everything you’re purchasing, how much your total purchase is, and how much each item costs,” she said.

In the 2022 video, she warned that staffers can pause the self-checkout kiosks if they suspect a customer is shoplifting.

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Just three days ago, another Walmart worker exposed shoplifters‘ skip scan hack in a video.

Anita (@anita1125ca) recorded herself checking a device to see if people are stealing and posted it on TikTok.

“Me at the self-checkout watch people steal as my scanner is telling me all their missed scans,” she wrote in screen text.

In the caption of the video Anita wrote “I see you” and included the hashtags #missedscans and #thatsmyjob.

Some shoppers claimed that they never received appropriate training in order to avoid scanning mistakes.

“No one trained us, sorry, not sorry,” one person wrote.

Another said: “Sounds like you failed to train me for a job I never wanted.”

Each kiosk has a number of items attached to it on the screen and when employees click on one of the register logs, they get a detailed list of what each item is

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Each kiosk has a number of items attached to it on the screen and when employees click on one of the register logs, they get a detailed list of what each item isCredit: TikTok / _.1xmaddie

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