System for sale-restricted items management

A computer-implemented method for managing sale-restricted items for hosted self-checkout, the method comprising:

• displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), a list of sale-restricted items, the sale-restricted items stored in a smart storage device in lockable storage inaccessible to unauthorized users;
• receiving, via the GUI, a selection of a sale-restricted item from the list of sale-restricted items, the selection associated with an unauthorized user;
• responsive to receiving the selection of the sale-restricted item, sending a notification to a user device associated with an authorized user, the notification including an age verification prompt corresponding to the selected sale-restricted item associated with the unauthorized user, an identification of the selected sale-restricted item and a location of the selected sale-restricted item within the smart storage device;
• responsive to receiving, from the user device associated with the authorized user, age verification for the unauthorized user, authorizing completion of the transaction corresponding to the selected sale-restricted item;
• and
• responsive to the authorized completion of the transaction, sending an unlocking signal to the smart storage device storing the selected sale-restricted item, wherein the smart storage device is unlocked to obtain the selected sale-restricted item responsive to receiving the unlocking signal based on the authorization of the completion of the transaction.

One or more computer storage devices, having computer-executable instructions for managing sale-restricted items that upon execution by a computer cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), a list of sale-restricted items;
• receiving, via the GUI, a selection of a sale-restricted item from the list of sale-restricted items, the selection associated with an unauthorized user;
• responsive to receiving the selection of the sale-restricted item, sending a notification to a user device associated with an authorized user, the notification including an age verification prompt corresponding to the selected sale-restricted item associated with the unauthorized user, an identification of the selected sale-restricted item and a location of the selected sale-restricted item within a smart storage device, the smart storage device storing the sale-restricted items in lockable storage inaccessible to unauthorized users;
• receiving age verification for the unauthorized user from the user device associated with the authorized user:
• responsive to receiving the age verification for the unauthorized user, authorizing completion of the transaction corresponding to the selected sale-restricted item;
• and
• responsive to the authorized completion of the transaction, sending an unlocking signal to the smart storage device, wherein the smart storage device is unlocked to obtain the selected sale-restricted item responsive to receiving the unlocking signal based on the authorization of the completion of the transaction.