Dispensary Corner 13 Jun 13
June 13, 2013
YES, there’s even an app for that.
The Venezuelan toilet paper
crisis (PD 21 May) shows no sign
of abating, but a new smartphone
app has been developed to help
desperate citizens keep on wiping.
Called Abasteceme (“Supply
Me” in English), the free Android
app uses “crowdsourcing
technology” to alert users about
which supermarkets have stock.
Released last week, the app has
already been downloaded more
than 12,000 times.
The crisis is being blamed
on official price controls, but
some politicians are claiming
that anti-government forces are
deliberately buying up basic items
to destabilise the country.
The app was created by Jose
Augusto Montiel, who said “lots
of things are in short supply, but
what people are most worried
about is finding toilet paper.
“People never knew how much
they needed it until it started
running out,” he added.
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