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Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by mzs on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:12PM (#29191847)
neat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Best_Products#More_Histor...

> … An order was written up and turned into one of the service desks and sent to the warehouse in a plastic tube "shot" through a pneumatic line. The tube was opened by an order picker who read the catalog numbers on the order slip which told the picker where the merchandise was located in the warehouse. It was picked, the slip was attached to the product, it was sent down a roller belt where a carbon copy of the order slip was given to a cashier who paiged the shopper to the register. The transaction was completed and the customer took the receipt to the pick up area and received their product when they were ready to leave the store. Seems like alot of work, but the entire process was done in less than five minutes time. …

Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by owyn on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:20PM (#29193986)
B&H photo has something like this too. When you want to buy something, they bring it up from the warehouse.

[1] https://www.core77.com/posts/81735/BnHs-Innovative-Overhead-...

Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by jacquesm on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:19PM (#29193317)
We had stores like that in NL, the 'Kijkshop' concept, they went bust a while ago. Limited selection of marginal quality goods. But no shoplifting and no broken stuff on display.
Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by the-dude on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:03PM (#29193778)
And there was pneumatic messaging ( buizenpost ) at retail shops ( I only remember C&A ).
Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by jacquesm on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:03PM (#29193784)
Banks as well for money, and internal mail at many large companies.
Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by jhgb on Friday November 12, 2021 @01:23AM (#29196788)
Sadly the Prague pneumatic post system was damaged by the 2002 floods and hasn't been repaired since. Otherwise there's a chance that it still would have been operating on a city scale. That one could send money between banks.
Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by jacquesm on Friday November 12, 2021 @03:22AM (#29197301)
Neat! London had a similar system.
Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by dhosek on Thursday November 11, 2021 @08:40PM (#29195428)
There was a store with a similar concept in the Chicago area (and perhaps elsewhere) called Service Merchandise. I mostly remember playing with the music keyboards and typewriters they had on display, but I think maybe my parents bought some things there?
Re:Work begins on architects’ cracked Denver residential tower by bigbillheck on Friday November 12, 2021 @09:58AM (#29199846)
Not so great if you just wanted to buy something and get on with your day.