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by awhitby 1184 days ago
In what world is "knowing how much you spent" not a reasonable design requirement for a supermarket?

Just to pick one user story, it's a lot harder to check / challenge an itemized receipt if you receive it hours later, once you're already packed things away or eaten some of them.

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It is reasonable. The price is on the shelf. But if you insist they have this too: https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/...

It's easier to challenge an Amazon Go receipt than any other store. I just click the link in the email and get my money. At other stores, I have to go inside and wait in line behind other people at the customer service desk. I prefer to get on with my day rather than argue over the price of a cabbage.

You're looking at it backwards. Why would you ever want customers to see their total spend?