Desktop shopping app, anyone?
Having started using the Tesco.com API, I'm trying to gauge interest in ways to implement it.
Online groceries shopping is, for me, a laborious process, even with the supermarkets' well engineered sites. I think there could be some benefit in having a desktop application which aims to help simplify groceries shopping, as well as a mobile application, and supporting website for quick access on-the-go.
Some of the main features I'm thinking of are:
- Lookup from barcode scanning
- Supporting in-store (offline) shopping - Being able to print the shopping lists according to the shelf locations in-store (also transferring to a mobile app for the same purpose)
- Rebuy rules - Keeping track of different 'rebuy rules', knowing when certain foods go out-of-data and reminding you to buy them again
- Recipe planning - Import recipes and dissect them to work out what needs to be purchased.
I'd be very interested in hearing any other feature ideas that would make your shopping experience better.



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