Random Apple Store anecdote
15-Oct-2007I walked into an Apple Store to buy an AV cable for my iPod. The place was rocking. It was packed with people at 4 on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I found a cheap Belkin AV cable and approached the counter at the back of the store. I wrangled approximately the right cash out of my wallet and was suddenly approached by two sales staff with concern in their faces.
“Err, our systems are down. We can’t take your cash.”
“Oh?” I said.
“If you have a credit card we can help you, but our cash drawer is out of action until the network comes up.”
The whole transaction from then on consisted of scanning the bar code with a PalmPilot-sized wireless POS terminal, swiping my credit card (again with the hand-held POS terminal), and typing in the unique portion of my Gmail address (for my receipt).”
Pesky cash.
