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Post by komali2 » Mon, Dec 05, 2016, 5:07 PM UTC

Peroni wrote: post #270

Merad wrote: post #86

I hate it when companies offer a "how this works" section that doesn't actually tell you a damned thing about how it works. * How does my Amazon account get associated with the items I take? * How are items detected when leaving the store? If my friend and I walk out side by side, how does it know (if it does) which items are mine and which are hers? * What happens when someone picks up an item and leaves without fir…

These are purely assumptions based on what I saw on the video alone: >If my friend and I walk out side by side, how does it know (if it does) which items are mine and which are hers? Looks like the entry/exit is the same type of set-up you find at most large office buildings with the tap in/out gates (see screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/e7fDglY.jpg ). I assume it only lets one person out at a time which also suggests…

Post by Grue3 » Mon, Dec 05, 2016, 5:09 PM UTC

elicash wrote: post #138

HillaryBriss wrote: post #105

I like the video. But I wonder where they put all the middle aged and elderly customers. Probably in the food.

There are zero children in the video, as well.

Post by pastullo » Mon, Dec 05, 2016, 5:09 PM UTC

mulletboy wrote: post #151

elicash wrote: post #43

I worked at a grocery store for several years, and one thing I recall is customers CONSTANTLY putting items back in a random aisle, rather than where they found it. I wonder how this tech deals with that? Maybe they figured that out, too. But I was amused in the video when I saw the customer putting it back where it belonged, because that's not how I remember that going... All that said, this is fantastic and excitin…

> I worked at a grocery store for several years, and one thing I recall is customers CONSTANTLY putting items back in a random aisle, rather than where they found it. If the incentive is reducing the chances of being charged by the system for an item they didn't buy, you bet people will put stuff back where they found it.

Post by agumonkey » Mon, Dec 05, 2016, 5:10 PM UTC

scholia wrote: post #253

agumonkey wrote: post #207

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Meh, cheap rfid, or funny barcode positionning to ensure their sensors can always track stuff. I'm not that thrilled, somehow I'm not in love with todays tech and progress (that's on me). Moreover I wonder what people living on cashier jobs (it's an easy target for unqualified and hurried people) will feel. Goodbye profession.

All the supermarkets I use already push you to self check-out stations....

Post by School-Cotton » Mon, Dec 05, 2016, 5:11 PM UTC

anonbanker wrote: post #317

djsumdog wrote: post #305

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How about just not shopping at Wal-Mart? I stopped shopping there in 2009. When I returned to the US, I stopped shopping at Amazon because it had pretty much become the new Wal-Mart; maybe worse even. This is cool tech and I'd want to try it, but I hate shopping anything Amazon. They had sd cards at their brick and mortar store, but I decided to buy one at Office Depot instead, even though it was $10 more.

Upvoted for sensibility. in many rural areas of the United States, it is literally impossible to shop anywhere but Wal-Mart. Nebraska and Kansas had a rather large economic dive in the early 2000's due to the expansion of the Waltons. Their business plan is essentially: 1) Announce intention to move into area 2) woo politicians for financial kickbacks to subsidize expansion 3) launch with prices _far_ lower than all…