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The Future of Shopping

I don't know what the state of shopping is like in other places around the world but going by our local Tesco the future is self-service. Scan your goods, swipe your privacy-invading personal-identifcation extra-value consumer-tracking loyalty card, find your only note crisp enough to feed into the machine (alternatively swipe your other consumer-tracking card; the flexible, friendly one) and go on your way. The brilliance is that most people 'round these parts are afraid of technology so there's never a queue.

Comments:
Sun, 05th Dec 2004 (13:37)

That was exactly my thought as I discovered this new system in my local Tesco. People standing looking glum in a long queue solely because they wouldn't dream of 'trying out' the new self service method!

by Caoimhe

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This piece was posted on Sat, 04th Dec 2004 at 15:38.

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