Okay, so last weekend I was watching people shuffle in and out of this big shopping center near my place. Got me wondering how they actually count all those folks. Seemed like magic, so I decided to tear the mystery apart myself. Went full nerd mode and built a tiny...
Why I Started Tracking Mall Visitors Last month, I noticed my local mall seemed either packed or completely dead, with no real pattern I could figure out. Staffing was always a gamble – busy days felt understaffed, quiet days had people standing around. Clearly, I...
So I was standing in the supermarket checkout line last Tuesday, watching people pile up like canned beans. Thought to myself – there’s gotta be better times to shop when it’s less crowded but prices ain’t jacked up. Everyone knows they change...
This all started when my cousin asked me to help manage his grocery store during the holiday rush. We kept dealing with crazy long lines or empty aisles at random times, and staff would be scrambling or bored with nothing to do. So I decided to experiment with...
Starting My Visitor Counter Project So my neighbor runs a small supermarket and kept complaining about not knowing when his store gets crowded. I thought hey, why not build a simple visitor counter? Figured it’d be a weekend project but man was I wrong. Choosing...
I got curious about visitor counters for my little shop setup. Wanted to see how many people actually browse vs buy. First thought: obviously grab a free counter! Downloaded three popular free ones off the web. Installed them super quick – just copied some...
