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TIL a survey involving more than 1,000 people found that one in three (37%) UK shoppers admitted to stealing at least one item when using self-checkouts. In addition, 38% of shoppers admitted to having put through loose items incorrectly, a tactic known within the industry as "the banana trick".

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