People should be allowed to set the rules corporations have to agree to to be allowed to do business near them. "Can't require a phone to purchase things" is a perfectly reasonable such rule... And in some states is a real one.

Maybe we should also recognize that "you get what you pay for" and "lowest bidder" are related topics.

So many businesses try so hard to save money that they end up losing a lot.

I guess it's better than the apartments where you phone is your (only) house key.