RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] net-enabled microcontrollers for applianc es, VCRs, stereos

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Is a market for companies that offer 'instant delivery' of stuff purchased
online from multiple sources. They make a deal with local companies to
track current merchandise prices and probably buy at a special rate.. they
make a deal with web sites such as Amazon to deliver products their
customer orders.. anything the customer orders is picked up from a local
store that already has it and delivered to the customer. All three
involved stores make a small profit off it but each does much more
business and the customer is happy. Use a lil agent program to buy what
you need as you need it and let it be delivered to your door that same
day.

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opening of new frontiers."
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Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://mlug.missouri.edu/~mogmios/projects/

On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Ross, Matt wrote:

> Hmm... Wal-Mart comes to mind...
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Igor Izyumin Jr. [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 4:16 PM
> > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] net-enabled microcontrollers for
> > applianc es, VCRs, stereos
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > We could get cheaper than that, if we wanted to be more 
> > organized.  Staple
> > > goods could have specific spots that would have weight 
> > sensors that could
> > > determine when the milk is low, when you're out of eggs, 
> > etc.  Only one
> > > server involved, and that's just to relay the weight 
> > information to the
> > > reorder station.
> > You still have to have stores supporting that idea, and 
> > that's where I don't 
> > see any progress.  Third party companies can not handle this; 
> > it has to be a 
> > major store chain that already has stores everywhere.  I 
> > wonder why, since it 
> > would ENSURE customer loyalty - if I have everything set up 
> > with, say, 
> > megamarket, and they had reasonable prices, I would not 
> > switch to someone 
> > else just because the price was a bit lower.
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