On Mon, 2006-12-11 at 13:59 +1100, Breesy wrote:
> I wouldn't say that exactly, with an RFID system all checkouts would be 
> 'open' so unless it was the night before christmas there generally wont 
> be a line at a checkout. The RFID tags can be placed inside the 
> packaging in many cases by the manufacturer, preventing casual theft. 
> How does an RFID system handle things like buying things in variable 
> quantities, grapes/nuts/coffee etc...

Likely the same way the UPC/self checkout systems work, either the
customer prints out a UPC for the item (done often in Europe), or the
customer has to treat those items separately (as done today in my local
grocery store).

TTYL

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