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1247 points mangoman | 1 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.306s | source
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helipad ◴[05 Dec 16 15:25 UTC] No.13105887[source]▶
Technology aside, shoppers are going to feel so weird doing this at the beginning.

There's already social anxiety when people pay for things and walk past a security guard, or a security barrier. Whether it's an airport, or a clothes store, or a ticket barrier, there's always a nervousness about being called out.

It's bad enough in the Apple Store where you can pay and walk out, this will take some real getting used to.

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ceejayoz ◴[05 Dec 16 15:38 UTC] No.13106040[source]▶
I'd worry a little about shitty reception on my phone meaning I'm actually shoplifting without realizing it.
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1. rtkwe ◴[05 Dec 16 19:22 UTC] No.13108395[source]▶
It doesn't look like the phone is actually required for anything after the check in and really the only hard reason to want a phone there is to have a convenient link and another data point to help track people through the store. They could do the same tracking with cameras to associate you and the items you've pulled off the shelf. Add in RFID in the checkout lanes and you've got a pretty easy system that accommodates dying phones.