Google Wallet

[Niksik]

Re: Google Wallet

@TofiBaba

Way to go Niks. You did us proud! Not many are as bleeding edge. Certainly not Safeway! Sometimes us ROSHAN people have to keep ourselves hidden!

ROSHAN :D! By Roshan do you mean “glowing” or “well-lit” or “enlightened” or all of the above?

@canadiandesigirl

I like this story. I wonder who the baba was.

Niki, you are awesome lol. Poor manager.

I created quite a havoc

[Lucid_Chaotic]

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@Niksik

^^ True dat. A little bitta love. Very nice story Mr. Baba.

I went to my local grocery store today and they had banners of their store app that’s now available. So while standing in line, Ms. Niksik downloads the app. Now many years ago I had signed up for the store discount card which activates the deals of the day when u scan it at checkout. So my turn comes and I ask the lady at the register if I can sync my old card with the app. She’s like whaaaaaaaah? What’s an app? You can go to Safeway.com. . Anyway, she calls the manager, and all of a sudden there’s a whole bunch of folks around me , everyone wanting to see that app on my phone. The manager has no idea what to tell me. Of course when I signed up for their card, I must have used an email ID which I cannot remember for the life of me, but I do know how to go about the process. Thennnnnn, Niksik asks the manager if their store has NFC terminals and he says, “Mrs. Khan, I’m really sorry but we’re really not ready for you. Were you able to find all the things you were looking for today?”

You go girl! :k:

I can picture the look on the cashier’s and manager’s faces… but how stupid of safeway to be advertising the app and not train their staff about it - esp. the store managers.
Was this the “Just for U” app? I discussed it in class a few months back in my graduate course on mobile commerce.

[Niksik]

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@Lucid_Chaotic

You go girl! :k:

I can picture the look on the cashier’s and manager’s faces… but how stupid of safeway to be advertising the app and not train their staff about it - esp. the store managers.
Was this the “Just for U” app? I discussed it in class a few months back in my graduate course on mobile commerce.

Lucid, yes, that’s the one. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safeway.client.android.safeway&hl=en

What did you discuss? Tell me.

[Lucid_Chaotic]

Re: Google Wallet

@Niksik

Lucid, yes, that’s the one. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safeway.client.android.safeway&hl=en

What did you discuss? Tell me.

well it was in the context of mobile marketing programs and loyalty programs. Mobile coupons - esp. location based ones are regarded as a viable mobile offering and we were discussing how retailers like Target, JC Penny and Safeway in the US are stepping into this area.

[Niksik]

Re: Google Wallet

@Lucid_Chaotic

well it was in the context of mobile marketing programs and loyalty programs. Mobile coupons - esp. location based ones are regarded as a viable mobile offering and we were discussing how retailers like Target, JC Penny and Safeway in the US are stepping into this area.

Aaah I see.

Wish they could train their staff better. :D

[kakee]

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Japan has those google wallet things already on their phones, bus/train cards. So the Americans probably liked the idea and decided to use it.

you just place it onto the machine and you're done. Kinda scary if you're a shopperholic

[Niksik]

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@kakee

Japan has those google wallet things already on their phones, bus/train cards. So the Americans probably liked the idea and decided to use it.

you just place it onto the machine and you're done. Kinda scary if you're a shopperholic

It's all about control my friend.
doing a self-talk to program my mind

[canadiandesigirl]

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I already swipe away without knowing what the bill was. :(

[Niksik]

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@canadiandesigirl

I already swipe away without knowing what the bill was. :(

Don't we all, don't we all?

Just in July I bought:
- A brand new S3
- 2 cases for it, one $20 that I trashed, and one $9 that I like and use
- 3 screen protectors for the S3
- A Nexus 7
- Screen protectors for the N7
- Arm band to store my S3 during workouts
- Workout gloves (sorry not related to this forum)

Umm, I think that's pretty much it.

[TofiBaba]

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@canadiandesigirl

I already swipe away without knowing what the bill was. :(

But I'm sure you do know approximately what the bill would be. If I was at a chaat shop the samosa chaat would cost me X dollars, so at the end I don't need to go and check if X is what you were charged. Unless u're scrooge :)

@Niksik

Don't we all, don't we all?

Just in July I bought: - A brand new S3 - 2 cases for it, one $20 that I trashed, and one $9 that I like and use - 3 screen protectors for the S3 - A Nexus 7 - Screen protectors for the N7 - Arm band to store my S3 during workouts - Workout gloves (sorry not related to this forum)

Umm, I think that's pretty much it.

I just gave a lecture on how to keep accounting of the daily calorie "expenditure". If you can spend it then don't count, or you loose the barkat :D

[canadiandesigirl]

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@TofiBaba

But I'm sure you do know approximately what the bill would be. If I was at a chaat shop the samosa chaat would cost me X dollars, so at the end I don't need to go and check if X is what you were charged. Unless u're scrooge :)

Well its usually more than one item. I know the amount for each of course but I never pay attention to what the cashier tells me the total is. Although yes, I know approximately. I like your example of samosa chaat. :D

[Niksik]

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Tum logon ki fajr nai ho gayi? Samosa chaat images should help through the roza !

[canadiandesigirl]

Re: Google Wallet

@Niksik

Tum logon ki fajr nai ho gayi? Samosa chaat images should help through the roza !

Yep already ate! Waiting for fajr now.