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myLot reputation of 95/100. Browisn (364)5 months ago

Recently I was in a Macy's Department Store and I saw an automated Kiosk selling IPods and other Apple products. The next day I noticed another of these machines that looked like a soda machine filled with other products. Have any of you seen these things and what do you think about the new sales approach. I personnaly feel like we are seeing the beginning of a workerless society or at least the loss of many, many jobs. I know it is not going to happen tomorrow but, its deffinetly coming.

 
 
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lilaclady (16195) response was accepted on 5/24/2008.
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1. myLot reputation of 99/100. lilaclady (16195)   5 months ago

I used to work for a big telephone company and this is before every home had a phone, there were hundreds of telephone operatos on at one time, I saw automation gradually take over and thousands of operators made redundant because of the computer and automated voice recordings, I often wonder if all these clever people ever think what is going to happen when there are no jobs for people to work, where are the taxes going to comes from, machines don't pay taxes...has man out smarted themselves...


myLot reputation of 95/100. Browisn (364)  5 months ago

Exactly, I've had those very same thoughts. But, I guess the big business CEOs are too busy counting their bonuses to worry about such trivial matters. lol.

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2. myLot reputation of 97/100. Apriljess (550)   5 months ago

No I have never seen any of these machines but I hope they work better than the vending machines around where I live put in your dollar thirty five for a diet dr. pepper and no pop and no money its sad. I have a fuzzy memory of being three or four at I think a Sears store or maybe some type of mini mall and they were a talking pop machine. I never seen one of those after that either. Who knows what they will come up with but I do know this I wont purchase a high priced item from a vending machine and risk my money.


myLot reputation of 95/100. Browisn (364)  5 months ago

Well, losing your $1.35 may not be so bad as the opportunity to lose your identity since, these machines accept credit cards for the transaction.


myLot reputation of 97/100. Apriljess (550)  5 months ago

Yes loosing your identity and nothing is worse then loosing a 1.35 and no pop. I agree with you there.

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. polachicago (6169)   5 months ago

I wouldn't buy from automated Kiosk.
I rather see salesman smile.
If we are not going to support this kind of sale, it is not going to be popular...


myLot reputation of 95/100. Browisn (364)  5 months ago

Well Pola, here again sly salesmanship may prevail, as I noticed prices were a little lower than what was advertized on line and at other stores. Big business doesn't mind spending a little to make a lot in the end.

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7204)   5 months ago

I have not seen this Browisn.
But I live in a small country town.
If this continues to happen, there will be no jobs for anyone.
The entire world will be unemployed.
Instead of making things like an automated Kiosk, they should be inventing something that will provide jobs for the unemployed.


myLot reputation of 95/100. Browisn (364)  5 months ago

You're right Goodie, if our government would do as much for the unemployed and uninsured people of this country as it does for the countries that have attacked us in wars we wouldn't have those problems.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Goodie123 (7204)  5 months ago

I read a discussion the other day, where the poster was saying the American Government were sending so many millions of dollars to help rebuild a country they have just finished bombing the crap out of.

Where is the sense in that.
Why governments do not help their own countries is beyond me.

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