On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:14:21 GMT, "Lord Turkey Cough"
wrote:
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>"MM" wrote in message
>news:5rhhu3pdq5mlul4ppm7s30scujj0cr82mi@4ax.com...
>> Anyone who has bought vegetables or fruit at a major supermarket will
>> have noticed the scales provided. I'm not talking about those stores
>> that invite customers to print off and apply barcode labels to their
>> veg, but where a scales is provided so that customers can tell how
>> much in weight they are buying.
>>
>> If, like the scales in the veg & fruit, there was a barcode scanner in
>> every ordinary shopping aisle, then shoppers could always check the
>> price of items if there was any doubt, or if the price was missing, as
>> is often the case today.
>>
>> Barcode scanners are dirt cheap, by the way.
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>Yes but it would mean customers could check the price of the goods.
Ah, yes. Good one!
MM |