On 4/18/2019 11:34 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:25:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 4/18/2019 10:44 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 4/18/2019 2:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 4/14/2019 1:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On 2019-04-14 12:40 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/14/2019 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe it is a cultural thing. There are a lot of Italians in that
>>>>>> city and old Italian women can be pretty pushy. We get most of our
>>>>>> meat from an Italian butcher these days. When we first started going
>>>>>> there it was pretty frustrating dealing with these little old ladies
>>>>>> because they would walk up to the counter ahead of me. The counter
>>>>>> people knew it was a problem and tried hard to deal with those who
>>>>>> were there first. Thank goodness they got a numbered ticket system.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Absolutely no markets like that anywhere I've ever lived.
>>>>
>>>> Weird!
>>>
>>> It's not weird.Â* It's demographics.Â* I've only ever encountered a ticket
>>> system like that at the DMV.Â* Definitely not when buying food, not even
>>> at the local meat market.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I see it a lot at the deli counter. They also do it at the DMV here but
>> you can also make an appointment and they give you a coupon for a free
>> car wash.
>
> DMV, plumbing/lighting store/deli counter/Costco eyeglass center, some
> parts of Home Depot -- there's more, I know. But, Jill is single and
> doesn't do a lot of the stuff that others do so doesn't go in many
> different stores .
> Janet US
>
I don't shop the deli counter at supermarket because I don't like cold
sandwiches or accompaniments like cole slaw, potato salad, etc. Maybe
they have a ticket thing, I really don't know.

I haven't had to lately but I've certainly shopped for appliances,
eyeglasses (I make an appointment), stuff for maintaining the house and
yard. There's no Costco here but a local hardware store, Grayco, which
always has staff availble to help, no waiting. No taking of tickets.

It's not a matter of being single. Stores are different where I live.
As I said, demographics.

Jill