Duh, my bad. But they are supposed to be monitoring your purchase as well and that should be easy to spot.
Well...I don't reeeeaaaalllly do this, I was just saying...
But I don't get that the guy behind the main-screen is paying much attention. Even if he were, the apples pretty much look the same, and if they say something, I guess you just say you put in the wrong 4-digit code when you printed the bar code.
I don't do it all that often, but I've accidentally plugged in the wrong code for produce and carried on like it was correct plenty of times. Never once have they said something, even when it was beyond obviously wrong... so yeah, I doubt the guy's making $6.00/hour are paying attention at all.
Ooooh we actually had a chain in Maryland that did that (Giant)!! But you didn't have to go pick up your groceries, you just had to mark a delivery time on the check out screen and it came to you. I never got any fresh produce or meat from them, but for staples and for getting ready for a party it was wonderful!
pppffffftttttt Maryland
You gotta know the unwritten rules, that's life.
So for example, the checkout at Walmart that's near the garden center, even though it doesn't say ten items or less, you really have to know better and not be a and come with a whole ing cart of groceries, those checkouts aren't setup the same way as the ones in the main part of the store, they aren't setup for a bunch of items.
Yep.
RFID was supposed to be the big thing in 2007 with a widespread deployment in some store chains already in 2008. The problem that is messing things up is resolution, they have a hard time telling the exact number of a certain tag, when more identical tags are close together (like in a shopping cart). They've worked out some solutions but apparently it's not without the desired range (distance of the tags to the sensor(s)). But they are already using RFID in some professional applications (large scale automated warehouses) that offer a more controlled environment.
Despite the problems RFID is coming. Although at the moment, because of the economic crisis, the cost of the investment to switch over to RFID is probably it's biggest obstacle.
The part I like best is the idea that your fridge, using RFID, would be able to know exactly what's inside and when it came in - that might help prevent those unvoluntary biological experiments at the back of the bottom shelf...
That sounds like a great idea that will lessen the chances of someone vomiting on my vest.Yep.
The part I like best is the idea that your fridge, using RFID, would be able to know exactly what's inside and when it came in - that might help prevent those unvoluntary biological experiments at the back of the bottom shelf...
HEB has ones specifically marked for 10 items or less and other ones for 20 items or less, so I use those when I have between 10 and 20 items. Often the kids can work them better than the parents, and I personally am glad to see a parent doing something with his or her kid and explaining it.
As to etiquette- how about waiting until I have actually gotten my stuff back into my basket before breathing down my neck.
Dude, it's in simple. You take 20 items thru self checkout and every other item you slip into the bag directly in the cart and you pay for half the .
piece of in cake.
damn, you guys are stoopid.
Produce??? Seriously??..
Unfortunately, in my house that will never work....my "roomate" has this thing out eating leftovers(she doesn't) and there are containers in the fridge that are going to be burned because of what is in there.Yep.
RFID was supposed to be the big thing in 2007 with a widespread deployment in some store chains already in 2008. The problem that is messing things up is resolution, they have a hard time telling the exact number of a certain tag, when more identical tags are close together (like in a shopping cart). They've worked out some solutions but apparently it's not without the desired range (distance of the tags to the sensor(s)). But they are already using RFID in some professional applications (large scale automated warehouses) that offer a more controlled environment.
Despite the problems RFID is coming. Although at the moment, because of the economic crisis, the cost of the investment to switch over to RFID is probably it's biggest obstacle.
The part I like best is the idea that your fridge, using RFID, would be able to know exactly what's inside and when it came in - that might help prevent those unvoluntary biological experiments at the back of the bottom shelf...
Damn, I need to be home more often...
oh and for the record...I HATE those slow ass s that decide they want to "try" the self check out lanes...dumbasses!
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