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Old 02-19-07 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Why not just eliminate the UPC on the slipcover completely and just have the cashier slide the slipcover down an inch when they scan it?
Your asking way too much for a minimum wage employee.
Old 02-19-07 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Why not just eliminate the UPC on the slipcover completely and just have the cashier slide the slipcover down an inch when they scan it?
Paper cuts.
Old 02-19-07 | 11:16 PM
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that falls under workman's comp, right?
Old 02-20-07 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by NatrlBornThrllr
If the point of the scam was to get the clerk to scan the barcode on the cheap release's slipcover instead of the one on the more expensive DVD held within, why would the title on the register and the title on the slipcover not match? That'd kind of defeat the purpose of the entire scam...

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You are right, I corrected my previous post.

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