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Originally Posted by Thumper
I am very thankful for it also. I especially like the fact that because of it now you can self checkout at Wal-Mart and Home Depot.
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Speaking of Home Depot I went yesterday to exchange a propane tank for the grill and they have a new automated exhange setup outside.
Instead of having to go inside to pay and then wait for a Home Depot employee to come out and unlock the case and swap out the tanks they have an ATM like kiosk that you pay at.
They have about three rows of metal storage lockers divided into storage spaces the size of the propane tank. Each space has a door.
After you pay at the kiosk the screen tells you to look for a door that will open. Sure enough somewhere in the storage rack a door swings open and it is an empty spot for you to place your empty tank you are exchanging.
As soon as you place it in there and close the door another door somewhere in the rack with a full tank will open and you can lift the tank out then close the door.
Pretty cool except a Home Depot employee told me there is no backup. If the fancy smancy automated thing messes up they have no way to override and open the doors themselves.
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