More Stuff Behind Locked Glass

[Sneakers]

A while back I made a comment about body soap being locked up behind a locked glass door in the local grocery store.

Yesterday I went into WallyMart to get a flashlight. I knew where they were specifically, in the camping area. Went there.... no flashlights. There was an employee in the aisle, so I asked him. He leads me over to another aisle and points to a big display case with a lock. For flashlights. He had to open the case for me to look at an item I was interested in.

If things don't change, I foresee a day when you have to use an app or kiosk to select an item, and it's brought to you at the checkout. Maybe even no checkout, it's deducted immediately from your pre-approved account and sent to your home address. No more shopping as we know it, no browsing, no hands on. Some will say that's ok, but I'm old school. I want to know what it I'm buying if at all possible.

 

[Kyle]

A while back I made a comment about body soap being locked up behind a locked glass door in the local grocery store.

Yesterday I went into WallyMart to get a flashlight. I knew where they were specifically, in the camping area. Went there.... no flashlights. There was an employee in the aisle, so I asked him. He leads me over to another aisle and points to a big display case with a lock. For flashlights. He had to open the case for me to look at an item I was interested in.

If things don't change, I foresee a day when you have to use an app or kiosk to select an item, and it's brought to you at the checkout. Maybe even no checkout, it's deducted immediately from your pre-approved account and sent to your home address. No more shopping as we know it, no browsing, no hands on. Some will say that's ok, but I'm old school. I want to know what it I'm buying if at all possible.

Thieves/Democrats are why we can't have nice things.

 

[glhs837]

A while back I made a comment about body soap being locked up behind a locked glass door in the local grocery store.

Yesterday I went into WallyMart to get a flashlight. I knew where they were specifically, in the camping area. Went there.... no flashlights. There was an employee in the aisle, so I asked him. He leads me over to another aisle and points to a big display case with a lock. For flashlights. He had to open the case for me to look at an item I was interested in.

If things don't change, I foresee a day when you have to use an app or kiosk to select an item, and it's brought to you at the checkout. Maybe even no checkout, it's deducted immediately from your pre-approved account and sent to your home address. No more shopping as we know it, no browsing, no hands on. Some will say that's ok, but I'm old school. I want to know what it I'm buying if at all possible.

Yep. Freaking crazy.

 

[PrchJrkr]

A while back I made a comment about body soap being locked up behind a locked glass door in the local grocery store.

Yesterday I went into WallyMart to get a flashlight. I knew where they were specifically, in the camping area. Went there.... no flashlights. There was an employee in the aisle, so I asked him. He leads me over to another aisle and points to a big display case with a lock. For flashlights. He had to open the case for me to look at an item I was interested in.

If things don't change, I foresee a day when you have to use an app or kiosk to select an item, and it's brought to you at the checkout. Maybe even no checkout, it's deducted immediately from your pre-approved account and sent to your home address. No more shopping as we know it, no browsing, no hands on. Some will say that's ok, but I'm old school. I want to know what it I'm buying if at all possible.

Just another reason why Amazon and Walmart dot com are getting a lot of my business now. That and the fact that local stores seem to carry a product until suddenly they don't.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

USB cables and shitty tools are locked up at Walmart now. I had to find someone for a $5 USB cable.

 

[RoseRed]

I think I saw mascara under lock. I left and went to Ulta. Yes, it's more expensive, but I don't feel like a criminal.

 

[GregV814]

so, you Understand my thoughts or irony when padlocks were behind lock and key at a store...