Why do all the other supermarket checkout queues always move faster than yours?

Telegraph United Kingdom ^ | 08 November 2015 | Victoria Ward

[sparklite2]

How to choose the best queue:

•     Pick a queue that is mostly men they are less patient than women and more likely to give up
•     Veer to the left most people are right-handed so we have a natural inclination to turn right. Do the opposite, queues on the left may be emptier
•     Avoid the supermarket express lane what dictates speed is the number of people in front of you, not the number of items they are buying
•     Select a cash-only queuestudies show cash is quickest
•     Don't overthink it sometimes you are best off just joining the queue with fewest people in it

[kevao]

Because...

[fatnotlazy]

If you live anywhere near an NFL team, the best time to shop is while the game is on. Supermarkets are practically deserted.

[relictele]

Or, go to Walmart, where they have 64 lanes but only one staffed by a cashier and all can wait together.

[Westbrook]

I always pick the line with the most men in it.

They always seem to be in more of a hurry.

;)

[forgotten man]

I always chose the longest line and I use the time to read the National Enquirer without paying for it.

[Fast Ed97]

I am shocked that people still write checks at the grocery store.

[Moonman62]

Some people don’t even get ready to pay until they’ve argued about some price for ten minutes. And this happens at Walmart more often than anywhere else.

[Sacajaweau]

The lesson is....never switch lines. It comes with some kind of curse.

[umgud]

If I get stuck in line and get tired of waiting and move to the next stand, something will go wrong and take even longer.

[Fast Ed97]

I actually prefer self-checkout if buying only a few items. Many of the “slow” customers in the lines avoid them. However, occasionally I encounter self-checkout customers who seem to have no idea of how to work the terminal or act as though they recently had a lobotomy.

[Proud2BeRight]

Self checkout.

[21twelve]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUlf1F05gTA

John Pinette comedy routine on waiting in lines.

“Oh jeeeezzz! COUPONS!!!!!”

[fella]

no matter what line I get in someone in front has an unmarked item that needs a “price check”.

[Mugwump]

Third corollary to Murphy’s law: The other line always moves faster.

[rellimpank]

—because I am a jinx on anything that is supposed to move faster—

[Sasparilla]

Avoid supermarket lines where women wear burkas or hijabs.

[Farmer Dean]

Good old Walmart checkout,high on my list of what pisses me off.

[GnuThere]

The people who DO write checks, it’s funny how they don’t write anything until they know the amount...uh, is the date, or name of the store gonna change in that time?!?

[pa_dweller]

The lesson is....never switch lines. It comes with some kind of curse.

Especially if your wife's with you!