System and method for facilitating shopping

A system for facilitating purchase of one or more items on a shopping list comprising:

• one or more servers that maintain the shopping list;
• and
• a wireless scanning devices that connect to the server via a global communications network;
• wherein the shopping list is displayed on the wireless scanning device;
• wherein, using the wireless scanning device and the shopping list, a checkout list is created by scanning codes on selected items at locations proximate the selected items in a store;
• and
• wherein one or more of the locations proximate the selected items corresponds to a location that is different from a point of sale in the store, said point of sale corresponding to a location in the store where goods on the checkout list are purchased using the wireless scanning device.

In a system comprising a wireless device of an end user, a point of sale terminal and a remote server, a method of facilitating payment for one or more items selected for purchase, the method comprising:

• receiving at the remote server from the end user employing the wireless device over a global communications network a purchase price authorization for the items, the purchase price authorization comprising end user identification information and price information;
• storing at the remote server the purchase price authorization;
• receiving at the remote server from the point of sale terminal a request for payment authorization, the request comprising the end user identification information and the price information;
• transmitting to the point of sale terminal from the remote server the purchase price authorization;
• and
• consummating the payment for the items.

A system for facilitating payment for one or more items selected for purchase comprising:

• a wireless device of an end user;
• a point of sale terminal;
• and
• a remote server that receives from the end user employing the wireless device over a communications network a purchase price authorization for the items, the purchase price authorization comprising end user identification information and price information;
• stores the purchase price authorization;
• receives from the point of sale terminal a request for payment authorization, the request comprising the end user identification information and the price information;
• and transmits to the point of sale terminal the purchase price authorization;
• wherein the payment for the items is consummated at the point of sale terminal.