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graham[_4_]

On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
>>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
>>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
>>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
>>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
>>>
>> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
>> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
>> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
>> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
>> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
>> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
>> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
>> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
>> suppose.
>> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
>> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
>> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
>
> Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
> that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
> assistance.
>
Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?
Graham