From: "David VanHorn" Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 3:20 PM That's a huge waste to dump all that extra packaging into landfills as well as the excess packaging raising prices. Also, some people don't like to shop in stores where everything is behind the counter so they have to ask to see it. I like to look at the packages while mulling over my purchase, and I don't like asking a sales drone for help. > RFID is coming, and I for one will be glad. I've seen the demos where a > cart full (and I mean FULL) of stuff is pushed through a gate, and > everything's totalled in less than a second. That less than a second figure is meaningless. People aren't going to just blindly pay the total shown without checking down the list to make sure there's no extra items because the scanner picked up a stray tag. Also, don't you watch the prices as the cashier scans your items to make sure everything is right? Add the time to check your bill to the time waiting for sales drones so you can see the good stuff begind the counter, and RFID will slow things down. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist