Where are the Smart Shopping Carts?
Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:54PM EDT
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I'm still waiting for the shopping cart computer that will let me order deli items from the milk aisle and pick them up before I head to the checkout line. Awhile ago, I wrote about the pictured "shopping buddy" that Stop & Shop stores were testing in the Boston area.
Alas, it hasn't come to my neck of the woods yet. (How about yours?) Now Reuters reports this week about plans by EDS, a technology services company, to make a shopping cart computer that would relay a product's nutritional, calorie, and environmental information.
"Shoppers want barcode readers on their trolleys to calculate the nutritional content and tell them when they have blown their caloric budget," EDS' Sion Roberts told Reuters.
Sounds like it's all info that can be found by reading lablels. I'm more interested in have a touchscreen that would help you order items in-store and find hard-to-locate recipe ingredients.
I'm sure store execs are trying to figure out how to protect an investment that would often be left in the parking lot, in the rain, snow, and sleet.
What would you like a shopping cart to help you do during the dreaded weekly/daily food shop?
LINK: High-tech trolleys could help shoppers watch waistlines [Reuters via Yahoo! News]
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2 Posted by bo1buck2@sbcglobal.net on Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:21PM EDT Report Abuse
I have bought 2 packages of chicken breasts in the past week at Wal Mart. The sale price was $5.00. It rang up $5.77. No big deal but the checkers (both times) did not want to see if the item was on sale. I wonder if Wal Mart does this sort of thing a lot? One nice way to make a profit.
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3 Posted by rmpw4086@sbcglobal.net on Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:39PM EDT Report Abuse
A running total would certainly help you to stay within your budget. It should also have a key for removing the item if you must choose to put something back.
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1 Posted by dde108@sbcglobal.net on Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:46PM EDT Report Abuse
To scan the price as I shop so I know the total before check out. Often items are marked wrong or they are rung up at a different price. One store offered the item free if it was rung up for more than the price displayed. Long story short, I received a free item.