A couple of days ago I was in Tesco and bought some new razors for my Mach 3 shaving kit. I am always a little shocked about the price of these replacement razors - don't get me wrong I accept that there is a lot of technology going into making the things - with lots of blades and to be fair I only cut myself shaving when I have used a set of blades until they are so blunt that they could be used safely by a chimpanzee with epilepsy. But - on the shelves you have sets of throw away razors which are plastic and come in big bags for about a pound. But the Mach 3 are £14 for 8 - even on offer!
As a result they also come in fine packaging which I am probably paying more for than the technology...
But at that price - it is no wonder that they come in fancy plastic boxes - which are clear so that you can see what is inside them...
Now, a number of people have differing views about the trend in supermarkets towards the "self-service" and "pre-scan" technology... I understand the opinion that says that one member of staff can now look after 6 or 8 or more tills and therefore a number of jobs are being lost. However, I find the convenience of walking around and scanning as I go - and putting my stuff straight into a bag outweighs any other personal considerations. The occasional time when I am chosen for a random check are few and far between. I look around the shops and see more staff collecting shopping for home delivery and think that this is a fair change from duties at the till so I am unsure that there are less employed these days.
So,.. the connection between my razors and the self scan - well I tried to have a shave with my new razors this morning - and found that I could not open the packaging... A closer look tells me that the plastic case is an electronic alarm case - which presumably can only be opened by one of those fancy electro-magnet fixtures by the till.. Yup - my razors are still in the case because they went straight into the bag without thought - other than shock at the price.. and short of a hammer I do not think I can get into them. Luckily - I have another week or so on my blunt blades and did not cut myself this morning - but I now have a quandary - can I find the receipt to show that I actually bought the blades and did not walk out without paying ?? I cannot recall the alarms going off as I left - so maybe it is defective - or maybe it will sound the alarms as I walk back into the store - Do I trust my innocent face to get me through is ordeal? We shall have to see...
In other news - I saw these two pictures today - which also tells us how far technology has moved - both have the same computing power so I am told...
Off to the specialist now to see about my back - wish me luck
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