Re:Apply HN: Don't wast your food, get it tracked
by afrancis on Friday April 08, 2016 @09:26AM
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I have thought about this problem and like your goals. Like @rkho stated, re-scanning is a pain. Perhaps if you could somehow get buy-in with the grocery store: the store sends an electronic copy of the bill that can be processed; have a program read the bill.
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Re:Apply HN: Don't wast your food, get it tracked
by trtobe on Friday April 08, 2016 @05:46PM
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Yes having to scan you bill/receipt is the approach I am thinking of but how are providers/supermarkets willing to give this data? or I have to find away to get these information somehow.
As I wrote in another comment, I would like to know how many are interested on this idea to see if the journey is worth to take.
Re:Apply HN: Don't wast your food, get it tracked
by afrancis on Saturday April 16, 2016 @07:12PM
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@trtobe: you could ask the supermarkets. Doesn't hurt. Perhaps you would have better luck promoting this idea with grocery stores that have loyalty cards? Loyalty cards I suppose are already used to track specific users and what they purchase. I think working with the supermarkets are better because it results in a more frictionless experience.