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I payed by pay yourself machine in a supermarket. The machine failed to register my payment. My goods were?

confiscated in front of shoppers. I had to wait 24hrs for the machine to be checked.It was found faulty and my money was returned. Since I had no idea who was checking my money I had a anxious 24hrs waiting.
My question is; With these machines is it possible to end up with a criminal record just by going shopping?

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"Is it possible" = yes. many things are possible.

Has it ever happened ??? Not that I'm aware of, try google for newspaper reports ...

When you use a machine, of any type, there is a some element of risk .. we have all used vending machines that have 'eaten' our money & car park ticket machines that failed to issue a ticket (or a ticket that has not been printed). Even cash machines ('hole in the wall') have been known to dispense £10's instead of £20's .. (you only hear about the ones that give out £20's instead of £10's :-) ) ...

Plainly you have to balance the convenience against the consequences of machine failure .. this is why I avoid using automated check-outs at petrol stations or unattended check-outs at supermarkets ..

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