[Tagging] Honesty Boxes / (incl. Schnappsbrunnen in Schwarzwald)? (unstaffed “shops“ selling things based on honour system)

Craig Wallace craigw84+osm at gmail.com
Mon May 30 22:35:20 UTC 2022


On 2022-05-29 15:15, Amanda McCann wrote:
> What about `shop=honesty_box` or `amenity=honesty_box`?
>
> Mostly, the value in a `shop` tag is based on what is sold (e.g. `shop=clothes`) rather than the *type* of shop it is. Hence `shop=honesty_box` sounds like a shop that sells actual boxes. Perhaps `amenity=honesty_box` is best?
>
> Obv., the mapper should add `sells=eggs` or `sells:schnapps=yes` etc. Tags like `payment:cash=yes`, `payment:cards=no`,payment:credit_cards=no`, `supervised=no,self_service=only` (etc) should be assumed by data consumers.
>
> What do yous think? Comments? Ideas?

There are also some honesty boxes where you can by phone. ie sending an 
SMS, or through a website or app. Or send money through Paypal or bank 
transfer.
So it is not just cash.




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