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Paul Oter · May 2nd 04, 05:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Sun, 2 May 2004 10:20:38 +0000 (UTC),
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In article ,
(Ian F.) wrote:

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
...

Today in the supermarket I use, half the lanes are set up for the
customer to bag the stuff -- I hate this, as it takes much longer,

That is definitely not true here in my experience. It may be that US
supermarket checkout people are much more experienced at packing, but I
can
pack my purchases twice as fast as any spotty "clerk".

What really infuriates me - and I think it may have been covered here
already - is the people, mainly women, who take an age to get out their
means of payment. It's the shocked expression on their faces when the
checkout person tells them the cost of their shopping - did they think
they
wouldn't have to pay? And then the delay while they root around in
their bag
for their cards/money...sometimes I could scream!

Ian

I really hate those who insist on (slowly) packing every single item away
before then deciding that they will turn to the checkout person to see how
much their bill is before eventually paying it. Although I usually keep up
with packing the stuff as it comes off the conveyor belt, I will stop and
pay as soon as the bill is ready. I can then go back to packing any
remaining items and the checkout person then has the option to wait until
I'm out of the way or start on the next person.

We're getting *way* off-topic, but I always wait until I have packed
every single thing in my bags before paying. It's the only sure way of
preventing the cashier starting on the next person before I've gone.

PaulO

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