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It's enough that you have read the code before implementing an alternative to get into legal trouble.

If it works and you are still figuring things out, I suggest not taking specific action right now. Use your package manager to keep your system up to date and it will deal with this in due time.

That is a ridiculous statement, it's probably also true 🙄.

I forgot to mention the wireless scanner in my op, but that is part of the steps I listed.

No, we (most supermarkets in Sweden) get a wireless scanner handle that we have with us in the store. So we scan each item when we take it from the shelf and put it in the bag/cart. When we get to the self checkout we just put the handle back and pay.

I live in Sweden. The system in the Netherlands sounds similar to what we have. There are also wireless scanners you can use throughout the store if you don't want to use your phone.

This sounds like a terrible user experience. Is this a case of "we have implemented a terrible self checkout system and now no one likes to use it"?

Exactly, a membership id to checkout the wireless scanner that you have with you in the store.

I don't recognize these pain points. I always use the self checkout and it's usually quick and painless. My experience is.

Edit: seems I made the assumption that everyone uses wireless scanner handles.

0. When we enter the store we scan the ID to get a wireless scanner handle.
1. Collect your wares, scan with the handle, placing them directly into the bags along the way.
2. Put the handle back and blip your membership id (card or qr code on phone) again to start the checkout.
3. Blip your payment card.
4. Walk out

Every once in a while I get caught in a random check, which is kind of a pain, but it's so infrequent that it is acceptable.

Is this not how it usually works?

You pay to get your car serviced but with your phone you don't even have that option. When the manufacturer drops support, you don't even have the option to pay for prolonged software support.

Yes it could and that is what Lexus is doing.

https://youtu.be/agMrewRJTow?si=_M55DbNd3I4uUvMu

But Tesla is not doing that, so there you still have to turn hand over hand even though you don't have a round wheel.

Those are way more sensitive so there is no need to turn hand over hand. The downside is that that sensitivity can be really hard to handle at high speeds.