It's a good time to buy Kroger because they are ramping up their digital order business !
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 31, 2017, at 11:35 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The day Amazon announced it’s purchase of Whole Foods Kroger’s stock took a > huge hit….I’m wondering how our grocery shopping will change in the near > future….will Amazon use a Drone to fly to our homes, use the iPhone code to > open the door, fly into the kitchen and deposit the perishables in a > container that will keep them cool, all provided by Amazon, or will they talk > to the refrigerator and the door will open and a robotic arm place the milk > on the top shelf, the eggs in the egg container and the yogurt on the second > shelf, the door shuts as the drone leaves and the outside door shuts and > locks as the drone leaves….. > > Beam me up Scottie…. > > > > John > > > > >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 11:30 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Nah I only use self check out if I am getting one or two things. Mostly >> large order or do the click list service. Click list is nice unless you are >> buying meat or produce that you like to look at before you purchase. >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >> Robinson >> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:30 AM >> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] This and that..... >> >> Ed, >> >> I got to thinking maybe you were talking about Self Checkout, if so the >> scanner WON’T scan the phone…it’s not calibrated for anything other than the >> product barcodes….I would have to use the Kroger card on my keychain if I >> went through self checkout. In line they use a different hand scanner that >> will work for the phones. >> >> John >> >> >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 10:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> John how do you use the Kroger Plus card with the scanner? >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >> Robinson >> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:00 AM >> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] This and that..... >> >> Jim, >> >> Stay with it…sometimes it’s awkward….but you’ll get used to it…. >> >> I also found another great addition to ApplePay….most of you may already >> know this… >> >> For my birthday I always ask for Apple, the family gets so sick and tired of >> this..but it’s better than socks or a tie…. >> >> The usual iTunes, then a couple for Apple, one came from an email, when >> received it gave me several choices…I could print and take the paper to the >> Apple Store, I could use the email OR I could add to my Wallet… >> >> I’ve never done this before but here’s how it works. >> >> From the email I chose add to Apple Wallet but for the one that was an >> actual gift card I discovered that all I had to do was click on the “Passes” >> and then the camera opens and it grabs the QR Code off the back of he card >> >> <image002.png> >> >> and instantly adds the amount to my wallet….so look at the Wallet now……I >> have the credit and debit cards above (some are behind others, not all show) >> then at the bottom I have the Passes listed, so my rewards card to >> Walgreens, same with Kroger the old Starbucks card I no longer use since >> they take ApplePay and at the top you see a “gray” Apple Store” and a small >> “tan” card behind the Apple Card, which is another Apple Store card. So >> shopping on line or in the store now I have everything on the iPhone…. >> >> >> >> <image003.png> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I’m hoping that one day the restaurants will come into the 21st century and >> allow their gift cards to be added to our Wallets so payment can be made for >> the charges even if they don’t accept ApplePay. I’ll start the push with >> their managements. All this is so much easier, and safer than giving the >> server our card….Apple is striving to make our lives easier and more >> secure….we need to show we approve by using their system every chance we can. >> >> >> John >> >> >> >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 2:45 AM, James Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I used Apple Pay at the Walgreens at Frankfort Ave & Ewing Friday. Wouldn’t >> accept it the first few tries. Finally worked on the 3rd or 4th attempt. >> Don’t know if it was me holding the phone wrong or the reader, ‘cause I’ve >> only used Apple Pay a few times so far. >> Jim >> >> On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:21 PM, tom holloman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> John >> Agree. Did remind clerks. I suggested have tech check reader to Walgreens >> and she just gave me a blank look. Starbucks said they didn't have it. The >> reader was old kind. Worked perfect at ace hardware too. Didn't work at our >> local grocery store and clerk said I was only one that had tried.they could >> care less.only two places that have on our island are the grocery store and >> ace, so most my use off island. Yesterday was first time I had so much >> trouble. Had over $100 in cart at Walgreens. Would have left but we are on >> tight schedule because late planes were all full so I paid cash. >> Tom >> >> On Jul 28, 2017, at 7:12 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Tom, >> >> Most all the Starbucks take ApplePay, the one here was not on the top of the >> list so other stores had it long before we did…now when I purchase a drink I >> have to remind the clerk, especially if they are new, to hit the CREDIT >> button before handing the reader through the window…if I’ve tried to lower >> the watch to quickly it won’t work, I have to raise the watch and then go to >> the reader a second time…it then always works. Walgreen’s is a perfect read >> every time, so your store needs to work on this. >> >> John >> >> >> On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:07 PM, tom holloman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That's good news especially after my experience on Maui yesterday. First one >> great at Whole Foods held watch up and bang, done. Next one Walgreens reader >> didn't take watch or iPhone. Has to be reader because it had just worked at >> Whole Foods. Also tried at different machine in their pharmacy, same result. >> Next stop Starbucks because I thought they took it but they said no. >> These merchants need train clerks or keep machines working. >> I really hate to hand my card to a stranger. >> Tom >> >> On Jul 28, 2017, at 5:54 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> 1st >> >> Last night my wife found the nail polish she had been looking for ever so >> long. Amazon didn’t have it….”out of stock, didn’t know if it would ever be >> offered”. >> >> Then she found a company that offered the product…who are they? Are they a >> front for my info? Are they simply mining credit card numbers, addresses, >> email addresses? >> >> But, if she wants it, I better take the chance and order…(been married 54 >> years, I’ve learned my position)…. >> >> In the cart and now to checkout….once in checkout I was so hoping PayPal >> would be there..and fantastic, it was! Whew, now no info to this >> firm…however right beside PayPal wasApplePay!!! Goodness the Gods are >> smiling… >> >> Hit ApplePay, the next process was to authenticate with the fingerprint…game >> over, I was done…not a single other thing to do, Apple completes the entire >> transaction. I hear the ping on the iPhone from Apple, seconds later >> another ping from the company thanking me for the order, giving me the order >> number and date of delivery… >> >> No being transferred to PayPal, putting in my password to PayPal and picking >> the institution I want them to use for the payment… >> >> Folks, this ApplePay is amazing, using it on the internet is even better >> than at a Point Of Purchase checkout at a store….You owe it to yourself to >> utilize this system… >> >> >> 2nd >> >> Just how good is Siri? Lots of comparisons by the rag writers, for me the >> answer lies in does Siri do what I want? >> >> This morning on the way to work I was beside a Sone Container Semi, I >> wondered if the company was publicly traded…”Siri, is Stone Container >> Corporation a publicly traded company”? >> >> Here is what she sent….now you see why I talk as much to this lady as I do >> my wife…before you protest, remember, we’ve been married 54 years!! >> >> Stone Container Corporation >> >> SSCC was formed in November 1998, with the merger of Jefferson Smurfit >> Corporation (JSC) and Stone Container Corporation (Stone). JSC’s roots go >> back to 1974, when Dublin, Ireland-based Jefferson Smurfit Group (JSG) >> acquired partial interest in Time Industries, a Chicago-based paper and >> packaging company. >> >> >> >> JSG established a major presence in the United States with the 1981 >> acquisition of the Alton Box Board Company and the 1982 acquisition of >> Diamond International’s packaging operations. In 1983, JSG’s U.S. operations >> reorganized and the majority of these operations became subsidiaries of JSC. >> JSC went on to establish a leadership position in the U.S. paper and >> packaging industry with its 1986 acquisition of 50 percent of Container >> Corporation of America (CCA) from Mobil Corporation. >> >> >> >> Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II (MSLEF II) purchased the other half >> of CCA. JSC restructured as a privately held company in 1989, jointly owned >> by JSG and MSLEF II. >> >> >> >> As part of the restructuring, JSC acquired the remainder of CCA. In 1994, >> JSC recapitalized as a publicly traded company. >> >> >> 3rd >> >> This one is hard to understand, why would anyone be buying the iPhone 7 when >> the 8 is just a couple months away? Maybe the Android users are reading the >> same news the rest of us see, a new Android virus every 10 seconds, >> expecting 3.5 million this year alone….for some reason they are moving NOW >> instead of waiting for the 8….good news for Apple but unexpected. >> >> The iPhone 8 isn't even here yet and Android owners are already switching to >> Apple >> >> A Message from Sears Published July 25, 2017 >> >> <1501002431322.jpeg> >> >> File photo: Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software >> engineering, speaks during an announcement of new products at the Apple >> Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., Monday, June 5, 2017. >> (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All >> rights reserved.) >> >> In a report published on Tuesday, market research firm CIRP revealed that >> Apple attracted more Android switchers in the most recent quarter than at >> any other time in the past year. >> >> While over 75% of iPhone buyers were upgrading from the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 >> or iPhone 6s (as well as the SE, 5c and Plus models), 20% of consumers >> surveyed said that they were switching over from an Android device. >> >> "The good news for Apple is that relative to earlier quarters, they >> attracted a higher percentage of iPhone buyers from Android phones," said >> CIRP partner and co-founder Josh Lowitz. "In the past three quarters before >> the June 2017 quarter, Android owners had represented 14% to 17% of iPhone >> buyers. With lengthening upgrade cycles and a growing percentage of owners >> with the most recently released models, continued platform switching will be >> important to the success of the next iPhones." >> >> In addition to the increased rate of Android switchers, far more iPhone >> buyers elected to upgrade to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in the quarter >> ending in June than the previous quarter. The percentage of 7 or 7 Plus >> buyers didn't quite crack 70% last quarter, but this quarter, the number >> jumped to 81%. >> >> Additionally, legacy models sold in the same quarter last year (when the 6s >> was the latest iPhone model) accounted for 34% of all iPhones sold in the >> US. This year, that number fell to 19%. Even with the iPhone 8 set to be >> unveiled in the next two months, consumers are still buying the latest, >> greatest iPhones. 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