Wayne wrote on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:37:48 GMT:

> Machines vary widely from store to store. Most of the stores
> I frequent have machines that have touch screens with pictures
> of the produce. All you have to do is touch the picture and
> place the produce on the scanner.

> Obviously, too, people have different needs and priorities. I
> doubt that the majority of posters here would be the type that
> drive me nuts.

Unfortunately, the variety of produce items often means that several
screens have to be searched and, even then, you may end up spelling out
the name on a keyboard. That's not particularly fast. It's also true
that things get slowed down a lot by people who seem to have a need to
write their autobiographies in their check books :-)

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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