Amazon may open 3,000 cashierless stores

Will they charge my credit card a restocking fee for the items I returned to the shelves? I pick up items all the time to read labels etc.
 
The first thing that I thought of on this concept is that it discriminates against the portion of our society that doesn't have a smartphone.

Another little wedge in the crack between the haves and the have-nots.
 

Aunt Bea said:
The first thing that I thought of on this concept is that it discriminates against the portion of our society that doesn't have a smartphone.

Another little wedge in the crack between the haves and the have-nots.
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Also a wedge in the crack between generations....The 'younger's' embrace all the new technology & the new ways that accompany it.....while many of us do not. Of course they will prevail, as they are creating 'their' world.

I seriously doubt our opinion(s) matter.
 
rgp said:
Also a wedge in the crack between generations....The 'younger's' embrace all the new technology & the new ways that accompany it.....while many of us do not. Of course they will prevail, as they are creating 'their' world.

I seriously doubt our opinion(s) matter.
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Mine does!:playful::eek:nthego:
 
rgp said:
Also a wedge in the crack between generations....The 'younger's' embrace all the new technology & the new ways that accompany it.....while many of us do not. Of course they will prevail, as they are creating 'their' world.

I seriously doubt our opinion(s) matter.
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It's not the new technology that bothers me. It's the use of that technology to track my every move that bothers me.

It's pretty creepy.

 
Yes, Trade, exactly. I notice that more and more, if I express interest in a new app, or a technology service I have not belonged to before, before I can use it, I have to provide all kinds of information about myself, often clicking on a legal release from all responsibility for their company. I always just back out when I see that.

Facebook has been in the news for a lot of this stuff lately. What makes me increasingly uncomfortable is the way Facebook is getting its nose into everything I do. Want to buy an item over the Internet? Now, we're often given a choice to buy it via Facebook, or otherwise. What on earth does that even mean, if the item was found by googling, nothing to do with Facebook? Why let them get involved at all?
 
Suppose someone picks up an item and puts it back but the sensors and tracking doesn't see this, how would this person get out of paying for it even though they put it back? I wouldn't shop there and take a chance on this happening.
 
Do customers get a discount for not using a human cashier? That's one big reason I avoid self checkout like the plague.
 
Aunt Bea is right.There seems to be a general assumption everyone has smart phones.One supermarket here has greatly reduced checkouts in one of its stores as it wants people to scan everything with them.I hope the experiment fails.Haven't heard of Amazon planning stores in Britain but I expect they will come.
 
The first thing that I thought of on this concept is that it discriminates against the portion of our society that doesn't have a smartphone.

Another little wedge in the crack between the haves and the have-nots.
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Yeah, but isn't that true of any and all technology? Back in the days when not everyone had a phone (not a cell phone, just a phone), anything that could be ordered or dealt with by phone discriminated against the people who did not have one. Allowing online shopping discriminates against people without a computer or smart phone. The fact that most people own automobiles discriminates against those who do not. And so on. I don't think we can really use the word "discriminate" in this case. Technology will move along, with or without everybody finding it convenient to use it.
 
Sunny said:
Yeah, but isn't that true of any and all technology? Back in the days when not everyone had a phone (not a cell phone, just a phone), anything that could be ordered or dealt with by phone discriminated against the people who did not have one. Allowing online shopping discriminates against people without a computer or smart phone. The fact that most people own automobiles discriminates against those who do not. And so on. I don't think we can really use the word "discriminate" in this case. Technology will move along, with or without everybody finding it convenient to use it.
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Said the haves to the have-nots!!!
 
I don't think of myself as a "have," Aunt Bea. (I wish!) There are lots of things that I don't have, either because I simply can't afford them, or because I don't want to be bothered with them. But I don't feel discriminated against.

To me, "discrimination" implies not giving some people the human rights that are given to others, because of race, gender, physical condition, age, etc. Owning the latest technology gizmo is not a human right. If it were, we would have to eliminate all economic inequality, across the board. And we saw how well that worked in the Soviet Union.
 
Sunny said:
I don't think of myself as a "have," Aunt Bea. (I wish!) There are lots of things that I don't have, either because I simply can't afford them, or because I don't want to be bothered with them. But I don't feel discriminated against.

To me, "discrimination" implies not giving some people the human rights that are given to others, because of race, gender, physical condition, age, etc. Owning the latest technology gizmo is not a human right. If it were, we would have to eliminate all economic inequality, across the board. And we saw how well that worked in the Soviet Union.
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I agree with your perception of "discrimination." This word has and continues to be over-used. Discrimination is a word most used during the 60's when first, JFK and then Johnson put together the Civil Rights Bill. Most everyone has heard it in some form or another. In today's society, it's illegal to discriminate against race, religion, age or national origin, (I probably missed one or two.), when seeking a job, buying a house,etc.

We had a Trooper back in the very early 80's that was going to sue the state police because the policy was and still is that Troopers were not allowed to wear any facial hair, which included beards and mustaches. He claimed discrimination. The lawsuit was tossed by a Federal judge and the Trooper was such a PITA after his suit was tossed that he was finally released.

Technology, along with a lot of other things going on in society is changing and revolving rapidly. It is really difficult for most of us to keep up with the many changes. For one, I enjoy seeing most of the new changes and like trying some of them myself. I like walking into my home at night and say, "Google, turn on the lights." I get a kick out of it. Heck, cops don't even write out tickets anymore. Now, it is all computerized. Same with license tags. No more new plates or stickers each year. The driver just pays his/her fee and the cops scan your tag. If the fee has not been paid, the scanner in the Trooper's car will flag the car.
 
Sunny said:
Not really, Camper. I get clothing catalogues all the time. Doesn't everyone?
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I suppose if you go online and ask for one.

But what I was talking about was a store front operation with catalogs in binders on a desk at the front of the store.

You would fill out a form with the number of the item and a clerk would go into the warehouse at the back and bring it out to you. The prices were supposed to be better than retail stores.

And at one time Sears had a mail order catalog as well.

Brick and mortar stores seem to be disappearing and malls seem to be having a hard time filling their spaces.

It's a changing world.

Today I got a form in the mail for a municipal election. There was a pin number on it. For the first time that I can remember you can vote online.

I'm sure once the results come in there will be complaints of computer fraud.
 
rgp said:
Also a wedge in the crack between generations....The 'younger's' embrace all the new technology & the new ways that accompany it.....while many of us do not. Of course they will prevail, as they are creating 'their' world.

I seriously doubt our opinion(s) matter.
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Right. Don't kid yourself. They have already surveyed the market and know who is buying and maxing out their credit cards.

I can't rent a car without a credit card.
 
Sunny said:
...To me, "discrimination" implies not giving some people the human rights that are given to others, because of race, gender, physical condition, age, etc. Owning the latest technology gizmo is not a human right. If it were, we would have to eliminate all economic inequality, across the board. And we saw how well that worked in the Soviet Union.
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Exactly. Though apparently there are many who would love to see our country turn into that mess.
 
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