re: #318 Dangerman

just to kvetch, i saw this in whole foods the other day at the self checkout line

scan, beep put down, repeat ad nauseum
tick tock tick tock
open wallet, find credit card, process card, etc
put credit card away
take a bag
put an item in
put the next item in
etc etc etc

must have taken more than 4 minutes

i stand in line with card ready, i mean I know i’m gonna….
scan and place in bag - again i know i’m gonna…

im through in a minute

ps - at publix in the cashier lanes, i put my c/c in the slot after the first item is scanned. i’ve got my card back in my pocket before the cashier is done scanning and bagging.

I bring my own canvas bags and often after I punch in my discount card info I start bagging the stuff myself* while the cashier is still scanning it. When the cashier is done I put my c/c in the slot since I have it ready. And then one of us finishes bagging the remaining items. Sometimes the cashier thanks me for helping with the bagging work.

* - I am picky about how items are loaded into bags. (I blame my mother.) Some cashiers/baggers just toss things in as they pile up and apparently have not been trained well about how to handle more delicate items. I also try to control the process somewhat by putting my canned goods and tougher items on the belt first so that they are there to put in the bottom of the bag first.