Inspiration
We noticed that many stores still distribute physical receipts, resulting in an excessive use of paper. Not only is this not sustainable, it is also inconvenient for customers, as they have to actively ensure they do not lose it in case they need to return something or need it to exit the store (for example, Costco). We wanted to develop a sustainable and convenient solution to these issues.
What it does
Receive Receipt emails digital copies of receipts to customers, eliminating the need for paper receipts. Moreover, for stores like Costco, it uploads the receipts to a local database. This means that when customers exit the store, they don't have to hand over a paper receipt to an employee. Not only does this alleviate the stress of losing the receipt, but it also ensures that customers and employees don't have to exchange physical pieces of paper. This would drastically increase customer satisfaction with the COVID-19 pandemic.
How we built it
- Created a script to build receipts (Python)
- Created a script to send the receipts to given emails (Python)
- Configured the CockroachDB
- Connected all the pieces
Challenges we ran into
- Configuring and debugging our CockroachDB system
- Going into this project, we had a number of knowledge gaps we had to fill (which meant we got to learn a lot!)
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- Learning CockroachDB, completing the online course, and receiving our certificates!
- Successfully creating a script that emails receipts
What we learned
- CockroachDB
- SQL
- How to make Python scripts
What's next for Receive Receipt
Pitching Receive Receipt to commercial stores, like Costco!
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