Batteries not included: The Valentine’s Day debut of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is expected to drive up orders for sex toys. “People are really demanding the official branded ‘Fifty Shades’ items,” said one retailer.
Among the more popular items is the “Fifty Shades” big floppy hat and trench coat with wide flip-up lapels that allow movie-goers to buy their tickets for the movie without being seen by their neighbors and friends.
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Speaking of plain brown wrappers: Amazon.com showed off one of its new “fulfillment centers,” otherwise known as a warehouse, in Dupont. Along with about 500 employees, computer-controlled robots do much of the handling and moving of merchandise.
The robots do a lot of the work not because people can’t but because no one really wants to touch the orders for “Fifty Shades of Grey” sex toys.
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Little Brother is watching: Visa is preparing to roll out a new service that will allow it to use your smartphone to determine your location so it can confirm more easily, without calling you directly, that your latest transaction is legitimate and not a thief using your credit card.
It will also allow customers to avoid those embarrassing calls from Visa asking you if you just bought $250 worth of “Fifty Shades of Grey” sex toys.
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