"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On 1/5/2016 3:57 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>> On 1/4/2016 11:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>>>> What I'd rather do is they give me the total and I blink my eyeball
>>>>> twice and the amount get credited to their account in .005
>>>>> microseconds. That would be cool. In fact, I'd rather just fill my
>>>>> cart and walk out the door without interacting with any humans at all.
>>>>> This can be done with carts with built-in RFID scanners and NFC
>>>>> capabilities. Hopefully, we'll get that before I die.
>>>>
>>>> Hah they would probably rob you blind and you would never know it
>>>>
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>>> What the heck, I plan on hacking the shopping cart. Hee hee.
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>
> It may come. Some store have been testing a system where you carry a
> scanner on the cart and scan as you go. At the register you just pay. I
> don't know how it has been working but it is not widespread yet.

I didn't write the above but ... those self scanners have been in use for a
long time in our stores. I don't use them but many do. There is a special
area they go to when they are finished where an assistant does a check so
far as I can see, but I suspect they just pay with their cards.



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