Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Often? The way I figure it is first come first serve, and customers
>> making larger purchases deserve some respect.
>
> I like the way they do it at the military commissary here in the US.
> It's like a bank, there is only one line. You don't have to worry about
> which line to get in. When you get to the front of the line, you just
> go to the next free checker.

Many of us can relate better to Fry's Electronics ;-) 75 yards of
checkout line, with 150 yards (both sides of the line) of checkstand
merchandising for the impulse buyers.

-sw