{
  "id": 16152540,
  "title": "‘Watch out, I’ll wait for you outside’: Aldi self-serve checkouts fuel abuse, threats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/watch-out-ill-wait-for-you-outside-aldi-self-serve-checkouts-fuel-16152540",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:57:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/watch-out-i-ll-wait-for-you-outside-aldi-self-serve-checkouts-fuel-abuse-threats-20261023-p617w2.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shoppers railed against Aldi’s self-serve checkouts when they rolled out in 2024 – but now they’re frustrated to find them often closed.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Watch out, I’ll wait for you outside’: Aldi self-serve checkouts fuel abuse, threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/watch-out-ill-wait-for-you-outside-aldi-self-serve-checkouts-fuel",
        "published": "2026-10-23T04:57:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}