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Scanners (was Happy New Year)
"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 14:22:52 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 12:57:39 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>>>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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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.
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>>>>> 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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>>>>These are the self scanners we have:
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>>>>http://www.tesco.com/scan-as-you-shop/
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>>> The self scanners I use are a flatbed scanner, kind of like the glass
>>> bed on your printer. You pass the item's bar code over the glass to
>>> be read.
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>>That is what we have in the self service checkouts. We do as you, pass
>>the
>>item over the glass to be read.
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>>The self scanners I described, are handsets taken around the shop by the
>>customer. Did you scroll right down to where it shows how the scanner
>>works? As you go around the store you scan the product barcode as you
>>shop. The handset tracks your spending too. It gives you a spending total
>>of everything you have scanned so far including promotions.
>>There is a button to remove an item if you change your mind and you can
>>scan
>>through the items you have in the list when/if you want.
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>>Hmm I think I have talked myself into using them lol
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> let me know how that works out.
Ok will do  )
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