Some retailers are testing a way to let customers use their cell phones to open locked shelves.
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Some retailers are testing a way to let customers use their cell phones to open locked shelves.
Mandatory Credit: SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images

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Your phone number might be key to unlocking deodorant from store shelves

People tend to hate going to a store and finding deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, cosmetics and other everyday products locked up on shelves behind display cases. Now, some stores are testing a new way to let customers open the locked displays.