or mobile phone the shopper scans a second bar code or universal symbol printed on a piece of paper or substrate using the wireless device from a remote location with respect to the physical location of the shopping center or mall the second bar code or universal symbol indicates price tax and information about a third object the shopper adds the third object to a virtual shopping cart the shopper removes a fourth object from the virtual shopping cart calculating a total value of the virtual shopping cart establishing a virtual shopping list as an alternative to the virtual shopping cart calculating a total value of the virtual shopping list and stores the virtual shopping cart and the virtual shopping list on the wireless device and the cellular or mobile phone some of the capabilities of this system are but not limited to combining the data from the virtual shopping cart and the virtual shopping list on the wireless device and cellular or mobile phone with the data from the first shopping cart and the first shopping list on the wireless device and the cellular or mobile phone it is also capable of checking the available inventory at the store shopping system checking the available sales and coupons at the store shopping system displaying all the objects selected by the shopper comparing all the objects selected by the shopper with each other and with a database it is also capable.