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SF reinvented yet another wheel in worst possible way. Stuff was sold this way for centuries. Take a fruit or a newspaper, leave coins in a jar, no cashier nee

SF reinvented yet another wheel in worst possible way. Stuff was sold this way for centuries. Take a fruit or a newspaper, leave coins in a jar, no cashier needed.

dagw 8y ago
The problem is no one carries around coins any more.
- jankotek 8y ago
  Contactless payment...
- Keres 8y ago
  No but they carry contactless cards and nfc enabled phones. Tapping a card reader is far more convenient than both cash and the system outlined in the article.