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At this SF grocery store, you can't leave unless you buy something (www.sfgate.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Krauerking@lemy.lol to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

New gates at the entrance automatically swing open when customers walk in, but they’re set to trigger an alarm if someone attempts to back out.

This sounds like a great way to troll them. There's nothing illegal or even just wrong about deciding to turn around when entering a store, so alarm away! What do I care, I have time.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

I already set off alarms all the time at stores with these gates. They seem to be set to close completely after every customer enters. Or maybe the ones near me just need their motion sensors adjusted, to be a little more sensitive. Either way, I just don’t stop walking, and usually end up hip-checking it out of the way since they’re still trying to close when I approach. They’re not difficult to open and they don’t hurt. But forcing them open (by just walking through them) sets off the alarm.

I don’t even bother slowing down or acting surprised. I just keep moving to whatever I was going to buy while the alarm blares behind me. It’ll stop after a few seconds, meaning it only seems to go off while the gate is actively being held open. If someone truly wanted to be annoying and malicious, I guess they could just set a shopping cart inside the gate as they walk through, so an employee would actually need to manually intervene and move the cart.