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A computer glitch opens up a Supermarket without employees

A supermarket opened when no employees were working, thanks to a computer glitch
 A computer glitch opens up a Supermarket without employ..
 
 

Written BY: Pooja. Thakkar

How does it sound to be walking into a supermarket with no employees inside?

Well, Pak 'n Save, a supermarket in New Zealand, opened when no employees were working, and surprisingly, the store wasn't ransacked or stripped or even burned down. It happened on 8AM last Friday (Good Friday), when a computer glitch accidentally triggered the doors open with no workers inside.

This is strange! Around two dozen customers trickled in, cruised the aisles, shopped and when they were done, used the self-checkout machines to pay for their goods. Business as usual! Of course, some of them skirted past everything and walked straight out but when the owner of the supermarket reviewed the videotape, he said:

"They weren't in for a free-for-all. They were doing their normal shopping and then got to the checkout. Half of them paid and the other half thought, `this is a good deal' and walked out."

In fact, after reviewing the tape, a religious studies professor said it seemed like everyone was going to pay until they got stuck at the self checkout machine waiting for an employee to approve an alcohol purchase. Once they couldn't find an employee, they left with their groceries in tow.

The police eventually showed up an hour later and the owner is asking those who got away with free groceries to come back and pay.
Right!..

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