In article 7>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Thu 13 Nov 2008 09:03:50p, Dan Abel told us...
>
> > In article 7>,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I agree with that. If there’s an empty checker, I’ll get in their line,
> >> but most often the lines are crowded. I don’t think their wanting for
> >> work.
> >
> > I'm not sure that is correct. There are about three days a year where
> > all the checkstands are in use. Other than that, there are lines
> > because there aren't enough checkers. Being retired, I try real hard to
> > go when the stores aren't busy, so I don't see long lines. But at
> > certain times, they get busy, and the store can't afford to have enough
> > checkers on hand to handle the rushes. There's some planning they can
> > do about times for stocking and when people take breaks, but they can't
> > have people come in for short shifts or split shifts to handle the
> > rushes.
>
> Well, yes, you’re right about that. However, at the moment I happen to be
> in the store, I will go to an empty checker if there is one. Otherwise, if
> I don’t have a cart full of items, I go through self-check.

OK. I didn't understand what you had posted. We don't have many self
checks. There's a store about ten miles away, but I almost never go
there. My wife goes there sometimes when she's up that way. When I
visited my sister she went through some self checks. I think that I
would use them if we had them.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA