• The high-tech approach to cart security

    After my post about using gates to prevent cart theft, I noticed this sign outside of another convenience store just across the street. Attention shoppers!…

  • Push-It, Pull-It

    It is 50% more expensive to pull air through a hose than it is to push air out of one.

  • An Unusual Gated Community

    An interesting interplay of product design, user experience, and theft occurs in the unlikely “shopping cart” world, specifically in urban areas. As you see in…

  • Classic Beauty

    Recently I’ve noticed a number of tools that are just gorgeous pieces of art. It is of course fantastic that they are also functional pieces…

  • A different kind of reusable

    It seems quite popular today for grocery stores to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable bags (usually made from heavy duty fabric) from home…

  • Soap Simplicity

    This sign is posted on a mirror above a public bathroom sink.  It provides verbal and visual instructions on how to get soap from the…