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I think that is easy for much of the HN crowd to say -- where things like updates are a daily occurrence. But I think the world of POS systems is much slower, a
by mbrumlow 7y ago
I think that is easy for much of the HN crowd to say -- where things like updates are a daily occurrence. But I think the world of POS systems is much slower, and requires a lot of testing and read tape to make even a simple change. I think the cost of updating some of these systems would be much more than one might think -- and many of them probably will require hardware changes.
The point I am trying to make is -- updating the format of the receipt across a fleet of POS systems is probably very expensive.
We have not even factored in the cost of what looks like extra ink, ware and tare adding graphics. It all adds up and is a big cost for something that 90+% of the time finds its self in the garbage.
- Faark 7y agoNot US (so correct me if wrong), but the CVS receipt sees to be its own meme, making me doubt ink and paper are a significant factor. And no one is expecting them to change there usual roll-out process for such a change.