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> The parking-lot attendant, he said, “let me off with a warning that I wouldn’t be so lucky next time.” So... for some old timer who pulls up without a smartp
by pengaru 5y ago
> The parking-lot attendant, he said, “let me off with a warning that I wouldn’t be so lucky next time.”
So... for some old timer who pulls up without a smartphone they'll turn them away? Sounds like an empty threat to me.
Edit:
Should have read more before commenting, later in the article:
> customers “also have the option of entering their license plate number into one of four kiosks as a means of validating their parking.”
So it's just a difference of convenience, much ado about nothing.
- gruez 5y ago>So... for some old timer who pulls up without a smartphone they'll turn them away? yeah? AFAIK if you want to shop at an amazon go store, you need mobile app and a registered amazon account. We're also getting there at other places because some establishments/jurisdictions are requiring proof of vaccination (ie. signed QR code).
- FpUser 5y agoI shop at amazon using web browser. I would never install any of their apps.
- klyrs 5y agoYou can print the QR code at your local library. The onus is still there, but it's on the business. On the other hand, I've been 'checked' in a few places but nobody has a QR scanner, they just look at my name on the card and my ID
- jackson1442 5y agoAmazon Go allows you to insert a debit/credit card linked with amazon account to enter as well.
- pengaru 5y agoI fully expect more cities to prohibit retail establishments from refusing cash within their jurisdictions. There's precedent for it already, on grounds of discriminating against the poor.
- vineyardmike 5y agoIt used to be a thing a lot more but most cities suspended this due to covid.
- rzz3 5y agoThey’ll just call it a private club. I have no problem with it. Don’t like it, don’t shop at Amazon.
- ipaddr 5y agoDon't like cities shutting this practice down? Time to move to another city.
- emptyparadise 5y ago>Don’t like it, don’t shop at Amazon. What if Amazon is the only shop for miles?
- seoulmetro 5y agoIt's not discrimination against the poor. It's ignorance in the face of the poor.
- chillwaves 5y ago> We're also getting there at other places because some establishments/jurisdictions are requiring proof of vaccination (ie. signed QR code). This is an entirely different situation from a legal and social point of view.