Beginning today, the next time you’re up early or late and need a tall or grande cup of java from Starbucks to keep going, no worries if you’ve misplaced your wallet . . . just be sure you arrive at Starbucks with your iPhone, iPod Touch or Blackberry. You will be able to pay for that cup of caffine using the Starbucks Card Mobile. This “card” is a barcode visible on the screen of your mobile device made possible via the Starbucks Card Mobile app that has been downloaded to one of the aforementioned mobile devices (for Android owners, an app for this device is apparently being worked on). There is a 2-D scanner at the register that will read your barcode. Funds are added to the “card” via PayPal or credit card.
For a society in a hurry and for a society in which the cell phone has become integrated with daily life, this payment method makes sense. Hopefully, though, the time savings part will not be nullified waiting for that grande latte to be made! Of course, you can always make good use of your time checking emails, news, your FB page, etc. on your mobile device.
Source of photo: http://mashable.com/2011/01/18/Starbucks-mobile-payments/
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2 comments:
well that already happened in Poland. recently you can pay for your bus ticket by sending a cellphone message... I personally like that idea.
This is really cool, I know that in Europe you can pay your bills using the ATM but I never knew that you could pay for things at a store using your mobile device, I'll use it next time I'm at Starbucks!
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