In article >, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > I still have trouble with the idea of a store being expected to keep a
> > checkout station open to accommodate the the shoppers buying the
> > smallest amounts and making the customers with more purchases wait
> > longer when they are making more profit from a cart full of goods than
> > 12 or less.
>
> You bring up an interesting point. Trader Joe's
> doesn't have express lines, and they usually are
> pretty quick to open a new checkstand if the
> lines are getting long. (I wonder how many of
> their customers get heart attacks when they
> ring that dang bell.) However, I don't usually
> notice people with very full carts shopping at
> Trader Joe's.
>
> A regular supermarket would seem to be very
> unfriendly toward single people if they did not
> have express lines. I shop frequently, visited
> 3 grocery stores just this morning, but usually
> make small purchases.

Oy. I did MAJOR shopping this morning, including pet food and litter.
Total bill was $230.00.
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