In article >,
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.

If 10 people buy 10 items each, or one person buys 100 items, then
ignoring checkout costs, the store makes the same amount of money.
During checkout, it should cost the store the same to scan and bag those
100 items. The only difference is accepting payment from 10 people
versus one. The store knows darn well that people will not wait in line
to buy one item unless it is a quick checkout station. They'll go to
the convenience store instead.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA