The invention relates to a device for collecting a soft biological sample and to a method for using the same. The rigid or semi-rigid material includes a flat plastic layer and the softer, patient contacting material includes a fabric layer provided between the flat plastic layer and the patient’s skin and adapted to contact the patient’s skin. In the second process, a bulkhead is placed on the element substrate. For each bit plane the scanning and transmitting are performed in a rectangular scan zone starting from a corner of the block. Offers are customized for each individual consumer based on the particular consumer’s purchase history information and the consumer’s response to the offers.