These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Queue Lines

Many companies have already implemented an "online" line system, where an operator will simply call back when the person has moved to the front of the queue. It's likely that physical lines will soon be a thing of the past. Technology that automatically charges credit cards when we leave a store would be a time-saving invention.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.