Great grocery store technology

Maybe you all will say "We've been doing that for years, why is she so excited?" but I have to gush about a new grocery store technology we have found here in the northeast.

In Stop and Shop stores up here, when you enter the store you can pick up a hand-held scanner to carry with you as you shop. They even have specially designed holders in the shopping cart to carry the scanners. Whenever you put an item in your cart you scan it first using the scanner. At the end of your shopping, you simply scan an End of Order tab at the cash register and pay. That is it -- you are done.

This means you can bag your groceries in the shopping cart as you go. You only have to touch them once, not three times (shelf to cart, cart to checkout scanner, then bagging). It saves an amazing amount of time, keeps a running total of how much you've spent, and even displays specials in the store on items you've purchased before, or items that go with other things you've already purchased. They also have an automated deli order machine near the scanners, so you can place your deli order online when you enter the store; they call your number after the order has been assembled and is ready for pick-up.

I want this in every grocery store I use!