How 'thieving' Aussies are scamming supermarkets at self-service checkouts every week

Self-service checkouts have become the new domain for opportunistic thieves with almost one-in-five shoppers admitting to ripping off the big supermarket giants. Some shoppers are scanning avocados as other fresh produce items to lower their grocery bills Self-service checkouts have emerged as the new domain for opportunistic thieves Canstar Blue Editor Simon Downes said self-service checkouts are seen as 'easy targets' by some shoppers. Fresh fruit and vegetables are the most common items stolen by shoppers using self-service checkouts, a new survey has revealed Sixteen per cent of surveyed Australians have admitted to either deliberately not scanning items at self-service checkouts or scanning products at a lower price Other techniques used by shoplifters include using re-usable bags which aren't weighed by the machine, scanning through a bunch of expensive avocados as only one and failing to let the machine properly weigh a bag of pricey nuts. Packaged foods were the second most common item shoppers took without scanning the product at a self-service checkout NSW and Victorian shoppers are the main culprits when it comes to thieving at self-service checkouts, while those in South Australia are the least likely to steal.