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Article #844Re: Buy coffee with your mobile
From: Kelpie
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:20
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:20
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Only bogans buy coffee from Starbucks. "Aussie Bob" <aussiebob@telstra,com.au> wrote in message news:4d37971c$0$3035$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... > What does everytone think of this idea? Using your mobile to pay for > coffee at Starbucks (yecch!) > > http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/starbucks-stop-here-forget-cash-use-your-phone-to-pay-20110120-19x9r.html > > "US coffee chain Starbucks has started allowing customers in its US stores > to keep their cash and credit cards in their wallets and pay for their > drinks with mobile phones." > > But I don't see how it would work if you're on a cap plan. Say I've got a > $400 cap, does that mean I can get $400 worth of coffee each month > instead?
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