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RFID in the Sheets

By on January 28, 2013 in Ideas

Rfid Sheets

USA Today:

The plush robe in your hotel room now comes with an electronic leash.

To keep robes and towels from checking out, a small but growing number of hotels are starting to use new radio frequency chips to keep track of their inventory.

The RFID technology — which stands for radio frequency identification and requires an installed chip that can be read by an electronic reader — has been used by various industries for several years to organize product storage and tally shipments.

With cotton prices rising and fewer employees in housekeeping, hotels are using the tech to monitor the whereabouts of bathrobes, bed sheets, duvet covers, bathmats, pool towels and banquet linens.

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  • http://wahm.business-opportunities.biz Angela Shupe

    How are they scanning for the stuff? Do they have scanners at the entrance/exit? I am surprised they are only just starting to do this. People sure love taking stuff from their hotel stays, whether or not it is made to leave.