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1247 points mangoman | 1 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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bennettfeely ◴[05 Dec 16 17:40 UTC] No.13107347[source]▶
What happens when my phone battery runs out while shopping in the store?

What happens if I don't replace an item in the exact same place I picked it up? I'm charged for it I assume.

How do you purchase produce or vegetables, all these thing need to be packaged individually I assume. So much for concern for the environment...

Is the occasional line in a store really worth having your every movement tracked by Amazon and your image taken throughout your time at this store? Sounds like a store straight out of 1984.

Are you poor or without "a supported smartphone"? Forget about it.

Amazon is a company that tries new things and that's good, but here we have yet another example of tech nerds "solving" a problem that doesn't exist.

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1. zenware ◴[05 Dec 16 18:47 UTC] No.13108060[source]▶
"Phones don't die"

You're probably right.

"Weight removed from vegetable bin, vegetables are $x/lb"

This already happens at... most stores.

I think Bluetooth enrollment would be good enough or they'll send you a barcode on a PVC card stock maybe even with RFID, but sure poor people can't shop at the nice grocery store, that's always been true right?

I sort of agree, but I also think there is a real market for it. Blah blah capitalism blah. "The market will show whether the problem was real." I'm pretty sure it's going to work out and be profitable for Amazon like always.