this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2025
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This is another case of really not needing ai 😅
Target literally tells you what aisle everything is on in the app. Just put the data in your website or some shit and then put kiosks around with the website
Or people can just talk to an actual human being and ask them instead. I kinda hate that society is being increasingly designed around people being antisocial. I have social anxiety, I don't need help with not talking to humans, I need help with talking to them more often
I mean.. this. Supermarkets aren't that big. If you're recording where everything is shelved (and that's a big IF, I doubt it's worth it), then a good old search will do the trick just fine.
But also, forget even asking. I would assume supermarkets want you to roam around the store looking for things, because... well, that's how you bump into crap you don't need and buy it anyway. Seems like a weird lose/lose.
Last summer my cousin worked the night shift stocking shelves at a local "superstore" and yeah, they have some database that printed out sheets telling them where a given pallet needs to be shelved. Dunno about smaller stores.