SEATTLE - At the West Seattle Thriftway, if you touch it, you buyit.
In addition to using cash, checks or charge cards, shoppers cannow pay for groceries by touching their finger to an electronicsensor and linking to their credit cards or checking accounts.
The new system, operated by Oakland, Calif.-based Indivos Corp.,gives customers a convenient and secure way to pay for groceries,store owner Paul Kapioski said Wednesday.
"It is a hassle to have to pull out your cards," said PearlMcElheran of West Seattle. "This will be much more convenient."
Philip Patten joined hundreds of other customers to enroll in thenew system Wednesday. Patten placed his index finger on a smallscanner several times, allowing the system to record several pointson the pad of his finger. After typing in his phone number andswiping a debit card through a reader, he was able to use the "pay-by-touch" program.
The store has sensors used to scan fingerprints installed at eachof its 14 checkout stands. The sensors cost about $150 each.
Customers using the program felt secure supplying the company withtheir fingerprints and credit card numbers.
"I figure they must have perfected it or they wouldn't be doingit," said Judy Waring.
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