In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> > Dan Abel wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> Dave Smith > wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >
> > I like that idea. It beats playing checkout roulette. No more checking
> > out the number of people in line and the number of items in their cards,

> But then you have to wait for the person to unload the cart. A
> cashier can ring up items twice as quickly as a person can unload
> the cart. That's not making the best use of your cashiers' time.

Maybe that's why only the military does it this way? They aren't
exactly known for efficiency sometimes.

sniff, sniff

Anybody else remember back in the old days when the checker unloaded the
cart?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA