Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
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>>Often? The way I figure it is first come first serve, and customers
>>making larger purchases deserve some respect.
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> 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. If somebody has a lot of stuff, they don't
> hold up a line, they are just at the checkstand longer.
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I finally made a scene at local market the other day when the kid
standing in front of me with nothing to purchase waved over its mother
who had a shopping cart full of stuff and was standing in another line,
at which time 2 other kids standing in 2 other lines joined her in front
of me.

I didn't exactly go "postal" but i made my dissatisfaction so apparent
the manager opened another register for me.

If it had been the first time it had happened i wouldn't have got quite
so upset but it seems to be the new thing with long lines and families
with lots of kids, have the individual kids stand in various lines and
the parent rushes to whichever kid gets to the register first.

Im not quick to anger but after the 3rd or 4th time this has happened to
me in a crowded market i got quite angry, which given the response of
the parents and kids to my indignation only made matters worse.

I had 2 items and if they had just waved me ahead of them i would have
just frowned and went ahead, but they acted like i was 'disrespecting'
them, actually said as much to me and THAT set me off!

Its amazing how some people will feel 'disrespected' when they are
called on their lack of respect for other people.

Grrr....just thinking about it gets me angry.
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JL