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Walgreens Replaced Fridge Doors With Smart Screens. It’s Now a $200 Million Fiasco (archive.ph)
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[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I read the article, and yep it wasn't. The screens cost thousands and generated several hundred dollars a year max while barely working. It's why Walgreens dropped the deal.

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think they were implying they could already tell where it was going from that info alone.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Shit, just realized my tone came off as way more aggressive than intended. Made a quick edit. Curse you homophones!

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ohhh ok, I forgot about "read/reed" and "read/red". Curse homophones indeed.