"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:49:36 -0300, wrote:
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>>But it is old - we haven't had 'baggers' here for zonks.
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> To the best of my recollection, we have never had 'baggers' in
> Australia, or at least not for the past 40 years anyway. Here, the
> checkout person also does the bagging. Why does there need to be a
> separate person to do that job anyway? It takes like a second for the
> checkout person to scan and then place the item in a bag... <shrug>
Most stores here employ a person or two that can do things like bagging if
necessary. They also clean up spills, get carts, check prices or anything
else that might need to be done. From what I can see, they are only doing
the bagging if not needed for something else and usually only for large
orders. For the most part, the cashier does the bagging unless it is a bag
your own place.
When I worked at K Mart, we only employed baggers for about a two week
period prior to and perhaps for a few days after Christmas. We were often
busier after the holiday than before.