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Default High tech supermarket shopping.

"MareCat" > wrote in message
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> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>> MareCat said...
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>>> What's to prevent someone from just dropping an item into a shopping bag
>>> without scanning it first?
>>>
>>> Mary

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>>
>> Mary,
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>> They neglected to bring up that "MINOR" detail.
>>
>> Andy

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> OK, I got curious and did a search on the Food TV site. This particular
> piece was featured on an episode of Unwrapped about supermarkets. Food
> Lion is the chain implementing this technology.
>
> Googled and found this info: http://tinyurl.com/ztcby
>
> Still doesn't answer my question, though...
>
> Mary
>


It's interesting that a store with a reputation like a herpes-positive crack
whore would spend money on this before assuring that their employees know
how to use mops, brooms and cleaning compounds.