Do you have a Clubcard?

[cailin maith]

If the store could use facial recognition and tracking to follow my movements, in order to predict what I was looking for, and make my life simpler by arranging the items I want so that I can find them every time, then I'm all for it.

I'd like it if they could just deliver what I want, when I want.. you know.. just predict when I need it? Could they do that with my clubcard?

[Board Game Geek]

Cailin posted : I'd like it if they could just deliver what I want, when I want.. you know.. just predict when I need it? Could they do that with my clubcard?

In theory, if every item in the shops was RFID tagged, or if you could buy tags and tag RFID perishables, and then if you had a sort of RFID WI-FI gizmo in the house, and could "do a scan", then see on screen your inventory, and then tick the items you want against a schedule, then yes, you could auto arrange deliveries so you wouldn't run out.

[d000hg]

In theory, if every item in the shops was RFID tagged, or if you could buy tags and tag RFID perishables, and then if you had a sort of RFID WI-FI gizmo in the house, and could "do a scan", then see on screen your inventory, and then tick the items you want against a schedule, then yes, you could auto arrange deliveries so you wouldn't run out.

This was on Tomorrow's World a decade ago, it's been one of the Next Big Things for years but hasn't quite taken off just yet.

It doesn't really save you much compared to normal online grocery shopping, which will automatically remember items you buy regularly and generate an auto list or some such fairly simple algorithm. Nobody is going to let the fridge order shopping without manually checking the list first.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Getting back to the OPs point, he cites no evidence at all for the claim about data being passed to HMRC.

[PRC1964]

I've stopped using my nectar card. The buggers flagged up pork pies and whisky as our "favourite items".

Mrs PRC still doesn't believe me when I claim it's all just suggestive marketing.

[Zippy]

I've stopped using my nectar card. The buggers flagged up pork pies and whisky as our "favourite items".

Mrs PRC still doesn't believe me when I claim it's all just suggestive marketing.

If its anything like Tesco online shopping they just try to push what they've been paid to, so I find My Favourites shopping list littered with stuff I never buy (like sticky buns and chocolate ).

[SantaClaus]

I agree that loyalty cards are an invasion of our privacy.

And no I don't have a fecking clubcard, so stop asking me every time I pay!

[TheFaQQer]

I'd like it if they could just deliver what I want, when I want.. you know.. just predict when I need it? Could they do that with my clubcard?

I'm sure that there are certain products that get bought every four weeks that they could predict for you.

[Pogle]

I'm sure that there are certain products that get bought every four weeks that they could predict for you.

Yes chocolate, Vodka and washing powder

[Spacecadet]

I agree that loyalty cards are an invasion of our privacy.

And no I don't have a fliping clubcard, so stop asking me every time I pay!

How are they an invasion?
You don't HAVE to get one to shop there as you proved in your post