It is indeed a wonderful life when we can complain about such things.  Is it
not?

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From: "Herbert Graf" <mailinglist3@farcite.net>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: [OT] I wonder what company would let such a product out
thedoor. Naw, it couldn't be ...


> On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 23:48 +1100, Tony Smith wrote:
> > > I've always found the "checkout" to be one of the STUPIDEST
> > > things in the world. For example, when I go grocery shopping,
> > > I have to take everything out of my cart, put it on the belt,
> > > have the cashier ring it through, and right back into my cart
> > > it goes. What an idiotic way of doing things. I CAN'T WAIT
> > > until RFID is finally implemented fully and I can just push
> > > my full cart through a "scanner", have it tally the amount
> > > instantly and off I go.
> > >
> > > TTYL
> >
> >
> > The cost of a bar code is essential $0.00.  RFID tags are $US0.20 per
> > million at the moment, and the price won't be coming down for a while
> > apparently.  Even 1 cent is too high.
>
> Depends. Would I pay 1 cent per item to shove my cart through a scanner
> instead of unloading it, having a cashier scan it and put it back in my
> car? MOST DEFINITELY, without question, without hesitation.
>
> > Supermarkets forced the adoption of bar codes by simply refusing to
order
> > any product that didn't have one.  The same will happen with RFID
> > eventually.
>
> Can't wait. TTYL
>
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