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by OptionOfT 165 days ago
When I moved to the USA I always thought it was interesting in how many ways you can just walk out a store without paying.

I'm from Belgium, and at least where I grew up at, the stores are much more corralled. One way in, one way out.

But this forensics is also why I don't use self-checkout. Not that I steal stuff, but I don't want to end up in a situation where I forgot to scan something and get in trouble.

I've had it happen to me that something was missed at Costco, you just walk back and pay.

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Do Belgian fire codes not mandate multiple exits? One problem I have sometimes seen here is people running out of a fire exit, even if they set off an alarm in the process. And you can’t block or lock those exits.