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by seanmcdirmid 1934 days ago
QFC tried this in the Seattle area. I actually never tried because it feels more cumbersome than just scanning everything at once.

Also, scales to price veggies and fruits are at checkouts in the states. If they had them in the veggie area, like in much of Europe, things might be really different.
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EE84M3i 1934 days ago
Do the scales potentially have to be there by weights and measures laws?
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seanmcdirmid 1933 days ago
No idea. In Europe you put weigh them in the veggie section, type the code in, put the sticker on your bag. In China, the same thing happens, except there is an attendant to do it for you.

The USA, this is always done at checkout. If it was a law making that happen, it would have to be at the state level.

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