Shopping assistance systems, devices and methods to support customers

Systems and methods are provided herein which allow customer devices to automatically authorize and initiate purchases. A system 100 comprises a purchase control system 102 comprising a control circuit and a memory storing computer instructions for execution by the control circuit. In receiving a request to register a remote consumer device 106, the control circuit identifies a registered customer with which the customer device is to be associated and associates the customer device with a customer account. The control unit also defines purchasing authorization limits for the customer device which limits the customer device's authorization to initiate purchases. Over time the control circuit initiates purchases on behalf of the customer for one or more products corresponding to the operation of the customer device. Systems and methods of the present application therefore relieve the customer from having to track the consumption of a product and remember to purchase the product.