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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Bruce" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 8/10/2016 5:48 PM, wrote:
>> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:40:05 +1000, >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> >I know en entire country where people bag their own groceries. Life
>> >> >must
>> >> >be hell there.
>>
>> What the heck does Bruce know about groceries or cooking?
>>
>> > I even ring my own groceries in, sob, I think maybe I should shoot the
>> > PM - or something !
>>
>> Grocery stores *pay* people to bag groceries. It's not a luxury, it's
>> part of the service. There were baggers at the grocery stores when I
>> lived west Tennessee for 35 years, too. There's nothing new about the
>> concept.
>>
>> Even the folks at the farm stands around here will put things in bags
>> for you. No extra charge.
>
> Only a city biddy will become psychologically dependent on it though.

Apparently so. She'd never make it here.