On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 1:50:43 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-01-03 2:51 PM, graham wrote:
>
> >> Just once in a while, you see that check come out. For some reason it's
> >> usually when there's been some other holdup that makes you even
> >> take note how someone's paying.
> >>
> > I've noticed that a large % of the elderly now pay by card.
>
> A lot of people pay by debit card. The biggest slow down I see is when
> the old ladies are standing there watching their groceries getting rung
> up and they stand there until the cashier tells them the total. They
> know they have to pay for the groceries. They know the total is about to
> be rung up. Most checkouts have a running total displayed, so they know
> approximately how much it is going to be. But do they get out their
> wallet and their cash or card??? Nope. They wait until it is all done.
> Then they open up the purse and start rifling through the big bag to
> find the wallet that has the card in there..... somewhere.
>
>
> We should be able to give them a whack in the back of the head to
> smarten them up, or at least to express our displeasure at the stupidity
> that wastes the time of the people behind them.

I think it's pretty cute when a little old lady does that. They're intently watching the cashier until he rings up the total. Then she goes into her bag and pulls out a checkbook and writes the amount in her check register and then fills out the check. I don't mind at all. It relaxes me when people around me start huffing and puffing. I like to do the exact opposite of other people,