It doesn’t take a real world test to know you’re wrong. It’s as simple as thinking about it for a couple minutes. It’s a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. Having the chip built into a bag means they have to scan the bag which means they have to orient a bag around to get it positioned correctly for scanning. This is objectively more difficult than using a card.
Also, you now have to deal with all the problems that come with bags if the chip is built into the bag you have to use THAT bag for that store. You can’t find a bag, crate, whatever that is to your liking and use it when you go shopping. You have to carry the specific bag for the specific store you are going into instead of getting one that you use everywhere which means having a bunch of different bags for all the stores you go to. If the bag is damaged you now have to get an entirely new bag instead of just a replacement card. If you live with other people that also have their own memberships then you will have to keep even more bags around.
Arguably, it’s better than selling metal straws. Lots of single-use plastic is used for shoping bags alone. And these loyal customer cards… Why not to make them one thing?
I don’t even want a card. Name or phone number or I just don’t use their “rewards” program.
My idea was to make customers use a sturdy bag instead of one-use plastic ones.
Then just stop having single use bags. No need to be annoying AF by forcing them into one alternative that sounds janky anyway.
What makes it sound janky?
Having to get a scanner to read a chip in a huge bag would be cumbersome as hell.
As it doesn’t exist yet, we can imagine anything. Like thesr chips being in handles for example.
Which would be cumbersome.
I would’ve loved to have me and you being managers of the same shop in neighboring districts to test it and see if I’m wrong.
It doesn’t take a real world test to know you’re wrong. It’s as simple as thinking about it for a couple minutes. It’s a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. Having the chip built into a bag means they have to scan the bag which means they have to orient a bag around to get it positioned correctly for scanning. This is objectively more difficult than using a card.
Also, you now have to deal with all the problems that come with bags if the chip is built into the bag you have to use THAT bag for that store. You can’t find a bag, crate, whatever that is to your liking and use it when you go shopping. You have to carry the specific bag for the specific store you are going into instead of getting one that you use everywhere which means having a bunch of different bags for all the stores you go to. If the bag is damaged you now have to get an entirely new bag instead of just a replacement card. If you live with other people that also have their own memberships then you will have to keep even more bags around.
Why? Sounds terrible. So many down sides.
Arguably, it’s better than selling metal straws. Lots of single-use plastic is used for shoping bags alone. And these loyal customer cards… Why not to make them one thing?
There is so much less plastic bag litter here in NJ since we banned single use plastic bags. Its not hard to keep a couple reusable bags in your car.
That had nothing to do with this topic. The topic here is having a rewards chip built into a bag, which is what i was saying is a bad idea.
Didn’t sound like that was the part you were objecting to given this is the comment you replied to.
Welcome to Europe, we are actually doing great
You have reward card chips in your shopping bags?
Non reusable plastic bags are banned, we use sturdy re-useable ones
But that has nothing to do with this topic. The topic here is having a rewards chip built into a bag, which is what i was saying is a bad idea.
What are some down sides?