Smartphone Required (digital exclusion of people without smartphones)

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CVS Is Turning Locked Shelves Into an Excuse to Make You Download Its App (gizmodo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah no..I'll either use the in store paging system to call someone to the shelf, or just break your stupid plastic lock.

No way in hell will I get a program on my phone/devices that I don't actually need outside of a one-time thing. I'm not some cheap slut.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I am some cheap slut and I’m sure as fuck not installing an app for in-store purchases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Why would you shop there in the first place? Want to pay $4 for a $1 bottle of shampoo?