<story><title>Walgreens replaced some fridge doors with screens, and some shoppers hate it</title><url>https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/12/business/walgreens-freezer-screens/index.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>justinlloyd</author><text>I just want Haagen Dazs ice cream. But I cannot see which freezer it is actually in until the ad stops, then it states it is in this particular freezer. But it isn&amp;#x27;t because they ran out and an employee hasn&amp;#x27;t restocked.&lt;p&gt;Next the doors on the freezer will lock until the ad has finished playing all the way through, and the ad will stop playing if you look away in distraction.&lt;p&gt;Also, the gas will stop pumping if you don&amp;#x27;t look at ad on the screen on the pump at the gas station and you must also verbally engage with the ad when it asks a question otherwise it stops pumping. If you answer enthusiastically it will waive the $2 surcharge because you had the audacity to use a debit card.&lt;p&gt;I am so glad I am getting old and will die soon so I don&amp;#x27;t have to live in this dystopian hellhole the new generation are creating for us.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>thedrbrian</author><text>&amp;gt; Next the doors on the freezer will lock until the ad has finished playing all the way through, and the ad will stop playing if you look away in distraction.
Also, the gas will stop pumping if you don&amp;#x27;t look at ad on the screen on the pump at the gas station and you must also verbally engage with the ad when it asks a question otherwise it stops pumping. If you answer enthusiastically it will waive the $2 surcharge because you had the audacity to use a debit card.&lt;p&gt;I’m getting vibes of DRINK VERIFICATION CAN TO CONTINUE and Sony’s advert patent
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.engadget.com&amp;#x2F;2012-08-24-sony-patent-wants-to-make-advertising-more-interactive.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.engadget.com&amp;#x2F;2012-08-24-sony-patent-wants-to-mak...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Walgreens replaced some fridge doors with screens, and some shoppers hate it</title><url>https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/12/business/walgreens-freezer-screens/index.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>justinlloyd</author><text>I just want Haagen Dazs ice cream. But I cannot see which freezer it is actually in until the ad stops, then it states it is in this particular freezer. But it isn&amp;#x27;t because they ran out and an employee hasn&amp;#x27;t restocked.&lt;p&gt;Next the doors on the freezer will lock until the ad has finished playing all the way through, and the ad will stop playing if you look away in distraction.&lt;p&gt;Also, the gas will stop pumping if you don&amp;#x27;t look at ad on the screen on the pump at the gas station and you must also verbally engage with the ad when it asks a question otherwise it stops pumping. If you answer enthusiastically it will waive the $2 surcharge because you had the audacity to use a debit card.&lt;p&gt;I am so glad I am getting old and will die soon so I don&amp;#x27;t have to live in this dystopian hellhole the new generation are creating for us.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>screamingninja</author><text>Reminds me of that episode of Black Mirror - Fifteen Million Merits</text></comment>