Point of sale security method

A method of confirming security of personal items belonging to a shopper during a point of sale transaction, the method comprising:

• in response to a beginning of the point of sale transaction, automatically extending an interface comprising a retractable hook from an opening inset within the base of the point of sale checkout device;
• sensing, via a processor responsive to executable code, a signal of a weight sensor indicative of a weight of the personal items belonging to the shopper placed upon the retractable hook, wherein the retractable hook is in operable communication with the weight sensor;
• in response to sensing a change in the signal of the weight sensor indicative of a removal of the personal items belonging to the shopper during the point of sale transaction, activating an alarm;
• in response to sensing a continued state of the signal of the weight sensor following the point of sale transaction, activating the alarm;
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• in response to an end of the point of sale transaction and removal of the personal items, automatically retracting the interface comprising the retractable hook into the opening inset within the base of the point of sale checkout device.