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Shop Online With Cash At 7-Eleven
from the experimenting dept
7-Eleven is going to start experimenting with online kiosks in their stores that take cash for e-commerce purchases. They figure they're targeting the millions of Americans who either don't have internet access or don't have credit cards. They'll probably add a $1 transaction fee. You won't actually be able to surf the internet, but just look at a few goods from just a few select merchants. The one offering they're talking about that really does sound useful will be the ability to print out a map with directions. While many of us do this from home, imagine being completely lost and being able to just run into the first 7-Eleven you find and printing out a map with directions? Overall, though, I'm not sure that people will start rushing down to the local 7-Eleven to buy things online.
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Not so new.....
I don't know much about this being a credit-card wielder but it's useful.
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Imagine
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Haha. Very good point... and one that actually did go through my head when reading the article. However, being able to print out the specific door to door directions is certainly much cooler than buying a random local map, when you might not even know where on that map you are.
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