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Seriously though, how does someone even come up with something this dumb? How does one go about thinking of and actually implementing this? How did the developm
by armchairhacker 5y ago
Seriously though, how does someone even come up with something this dumb? How does one go about thinking of and actually implementing this? How did the development process go through without someone interjecting "why the fuck are we spending $1000s on 6ft LEDs when we can just use glass?"
- orbital-decay 5y agoPerhaps it's for quickly updating the price tags for items inside refrigerators? E-Ink tags are ubiquitous but often handle low temperatures poorly.
- foxpurple 5y agoA simple green and black lcd is fine for prices.
- yumraj 5y agoSome bean counter came up with the idea that they have a captive audience which they can force to watch ads. I think this is one of the stupidest things I’ve seen. But to be honest, I won’t be surprised if this actually increases revenue since people are going to buy what they buy and it’s not like they will go to another store due to this.
- LeftHandPath 5y agoI think I would go to another store due to this. I think that non-HN type people like my dad or my mom would probably go to another store due to this. Not being able to see what's behind the glass makes it take longer to shop. People abandon webpages that don't load quickly enough - why wouldn't they abandon stores where you have to open each door on an aisle of refrigerators just to see what's available?
- lupire 5y agoThe door clearly shows what's on offer.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoIf everything works perfectly, if there are no bugs (like, y'know, the failed one in the pictures in TFA), if it correctly tracks inventory, and if the pictures that they use match what people are looking for... then it might work. In reality, it will not.
- NoGravitas 5y agoRecently, I ordered some hardware at Lowes for pick-up at customer service. The website said they had like 80 of these things in stock. I got a call an hour later from a worker saying they couldn't fill the order, though they could try it at another store. Apparently, the website's idea of their inventory, and the actual inventory haven't matched for any products since last summer. I expect this to be the case more often than not for these coolers.
- OJFord 5y agoUnless it's on an ad break.
- yumraj 5y agoBecause changing stores is not as easy as clicking away from websites. This could be due to choice of items that are available, price, distance from home/office and so on. And, not to forget inertia/habits. Also, what’s behind those doors is only a part of the shopping list. I think most people will be annoyed, curse it, and then get used to it. I would love to be proven wrong since this is not the direction we should be going.
- rhino369 5y agoI probably wouldn’t change stores. But these drinks are impulse buys. I’d be a lot less likely to impulse buy one if I can’t actually see the product.
- pedrogpimenta 5y agoAds.
- foxpurple 5y agoYou can also see cameras and IR blasters on the top of each door for facial tracking.
- pydry 5y agoI would imagine this is the kind of thing you'd commission if your job title was, say, chief innovation officer at a soft drinks company. What else would you do?
- pfdietz 5y agoTry yet again to make talking vending machines?
- xaduha 5y agoI think they are drink coolers without any moving parts (well I guess there's a compressor), not vending machines. I bet there are cameras everywhere and you're expected to self-checkout. Or just check-out at a counter. I recently bought something with self-checkout at an appliance store, so not groceries. Grabbed a thing of a shelf, scanned it at a touch screen terminal, payed for it with my contactless payment ring and just walked out. No human contact whatsoever. If that isn't future then I don't know what it.
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- jbay808 5y agoI'd probably try to experiment with weird ideas like unsweetened beverages, carbonated coffee, carbonated tea, carbonated oat milk, and bitter flavours like orange peel.
- YuccaGloriosa 5y agoToo much bigclivelive from YouTube
- rhino369 5y agotry to find a artificial sweetener that was indistinguishable from sugar. That would be the holy grail for soft drinks.
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- canadianfella 5y agoLEDs?
- ergot_vacation 5y agoMost people are incredibly dumb. This includes the rich and powerful; most of them just happened to be lucky enough to be born in the right place, at the right time.
- BrissyCoder 5y agoBecause advertisements.
- betwixthewires 5y agoThis is what happens when you let your world be taken over by marketing and insurance companies.