A radical change will soon be coming to Australian supermarkets with major retailers to soon ask customers to scan a QR code rather than a coin when using trolleys.
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Hmmm yes another great idea for those that carry a "smart phone". So they are now thinking of ways to also track where your trolley travels to along with your "smart phone"...lol.
I don't see what's so hard about carrying a gold coin to use in a shopping trolley? Also places like Coles and Safeway (Woolworths) if you just ask at the front counter they usually give you a "free" plastic coin token to use in the trolleys instead of a real dollar coin. I always use one of these plastic coin tokens for years now when I shop at any supermarket and need a trolley. It has the added bonus of if you ever can't find a place to get the token out you can just leave the trolley anywhere and all that you will lose is the cost of a "free" plastic trolley token...lol
Now if these "QR" code locked trolleys ever take off (which I doubt as I think they are more costly than the current system) I wonder if the worker at the front counter can "unlock" a trolley for me to use as I don't have a "smart phone"? LOL! Either they unlock it for me with their own "shop" phone or I may have to invest in some special compact "bolt cutters" to use instead....lol. Just enough needed to cut through that wire holding the trolleys together....lol.
Sort of reminds me of this scene from "Terminator 2 - Judgment Day"...lol