Is it not hard to imagine that some slightly dishonest customers with 20 items just might slip one of them from the cart to the shopping bag, kind of forgetting to do the bar code thing.

They probably won't get caught. If they get caught, they can claim it was a mistake.

I wager the business gurus have figured the potential losses against the reduction in wages.

CBC has been presenting a newsclip about grocery store in Edmonton that has a slow lane. The cashiers in that lane talk to customers about anything and everything. A little entertainment, a little human touch. Maybe that's the way to go.