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Bruce[_26_]

On 4/1/2016 11:11 wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Jan 2016 18:50:29 -0500, 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.
>>
>
> Yes we should because the biggest offender I see like that is ... THE
> MAN !

Chip.

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Bruce